Not natural

[Moose Master]

https://www.bowhunting.com/article/the-worlds-first-1000-inch-buck-but-why/

What would it be western count.   Definitely different

[Dan-o]

Good grief.
What a freak.
What do you do with that thing?

[Mfowl]

That's one afro antlered buck! The look on his face in the live pic says just shoot me now!

I'm not a fan of the high fenced gmo bucks. It deserves an asterix next to it if they put it in any record books.

[baldopepper]

Looks like something Dr. Frankenstein would create. Certainly not something I personally would shoot or call a game animal. 

[Bunny Thumper]

Not lmpressed at all. I’d be embarrassed to pose with a game farm freak. I’d rather look at a picture of a forked horn someone went out and worked for.

[Sitka_Blacktail]

They ought to be charged with animal cruelty.

And "We give all the glory and praise to Jesus for allowing us to be a part of a harvesting this magnificent animal.”???  I don't think Jesus would approve of them playing God.

[highside74]

That's hideous 

[Lucky1]

They ought to be charged with animal cruelty.

And "We give all the glory and praise to Jesus for allowing us to be a part of a harvesting this magnificent animal.”???  I don't think Jesus would approve of them playing God.

Animal cruelty? Why?
Is killing a deer cruel?
If it was legal and they enjoyed the experience, why should I or anyone else decide that they shouldn’t be allowed to raise and kill their own “livestock”?
Breeding and feeding animals to produce desired traits is not offensive to me and is common practice in farming.
Some people are always finding reasons to wring their hands about what other people do. I guess that’s what I am doing right now. Guess I’ll stop.

[bankwalker]

They ought to be charged with animal cruelty.

And "We give all the glory and praise to Jesus for allowing us to be a part of a harvesting this magnificent animal.”???  I don't think Jesus would approve of them playing God.

Animal cruelty? Why?
Is killing a deer cruel?
If it was legal and they enjoyed the experience, why should I or anyone else decide that they shouldn’t be allowed to raise and kill their own “livestock”?
Breeding and feeding animals to produce desired traits is not offensive to me and is common practice in farming.
Some people are always finding reasons to wring their hands about what other people do. I guess that’s what I am doing right now. Guess I’ll stop.

If you don't understand it that's ok. No amount of explanation will help you understand

[bankwalker]

That poor deer looks miserable. 

[Ghost Hunter]

Pass  on all counts.

[bhawley76]

 Not sure I would even feel comfortable eating that deer. I wonder what king of horn roids they were pumping him full of?

[Bullkllr]

That ain't right.

[boneaddict]

Disgusting

[fishngamereaper]

Wouldn't shoot it if I saw it the wild

Some of their other deer that Ive seen are ugly as heck as well...not for me..
With hunts ranging from like 6k-20k....but hey it's only like 2k acres....so eventually you'll catch up to one..

[boneaddict]

About 9 out of ten whitetail photographs in your magazines are from these places.   Very few natural whitetail photos.   Toss AI into the mix.  I guess everyone likes the fake ones. 

[C-Money]

Thats crazy. I kinda feel bad for the deer to deal with all that. Can't imagine he'd win to many battles with antlers like that. He was probably penned up so he wouldn't break any inches off.

[raydog]

Can't even see the ear tag with all those points 

[MeepDog]

My dog would be thrilled to have that much antler to chew on. 

[birdshooter1189]

I would personally prefer to shoot a local average 3x3 than that. But it's no skin off my back if some people like deer like that.  Different hunters have different preferences and abilities when it comes to the animals they choose to pursue.

[JimmyHoffa]

Deer has to kill a forest of saplings to clear off the velvet.

[MADMAX]

Not a fan

[kellama2001]

No thanks

 

[Angry Perch]

Yep. Gross.

[hunter399]

Think about how tender that neck meat is..... 😂

[Ghost Hunter]

What did they leave for breed stock?

[OutHouse]

How is this even up for consideration for world record status? World record *** farmed deer****??

[link]

What did they leave for breed stock?

Oh, they've got freezers full of that.

[dilleytech]

I would be embarrassed to be In that picture. I’m guessing they decided to shoot it in velvet because they knew half of those times would break off when he started raking.

[bigmacc]

No thank you. For many reasons, “game farm” being the lead off hitter.

[lewy]

I like bucks with character but that's a little ott lol

[Pinetar]

My nephew lives in Texas and one of his friends is a vet/biologist. His friend spends most of his days working on these high fence farms.

He told me they have to keep these bucks penned up most of their lives as if they get in a fight with a smaller buck it will split their skulls and they obviously die/suffer. His friend also said that a lot of these bucks skulls will break in half even if they are running. Nature did not design their skulls to carry this much weight.

Disgusting and animal cruelty is an understatement in my eyes.

[chukardogs]

 I'm sure most understand that killing the deer isn't the cruel part. Most on this site fully understand that killing the deer is necessary, if the goal is to get to the backstraps. Having the deer carry around at least 4 times the amount of mass and weight on its head with its neck that couldn't possibly be suited for such a job, strictly because some moron wants to see how big a set of antlers can get, is the cruel part. Just like the guy in Wyoming, killing the wolf wasn't the cruel part. Running over the wolf first with his snowmobile and parading the animal through the bar before putting it out of its misery, was the cruel part. Some find it fine to treat another living and breathing being like its only purpose on earth is their utter enjoyment or intrigue.
 I'm not trying to tell you that animals have feelings too but I can only assume they feel pain like humans do. Pretty sure I've had a buck or two tell me it hurt when my shot wasn't spot on. I've branded and dehorned a few calves. I've cut my dogs nails too short and once pulled his punctured, bloody jowel off of his canine while he was screaming quite loudly, "hey that friggin hurts."
 The cruel part is watching a living breathing animal be miserable and suffer for ones own entertainment.
 I didn't open the link because I saw the article somewhere else and thought to myself then, hunters are their own worst enemies and maybe when we as a collective, lose our rights to hunt, there may be a few of us that deserves it. 

[Alchase]

Curious what that guy paid to harvest that buck 

[Joza90$$$$]

What is wrong with people?

[Magnum_Willys]

“The sense of accomplishment is in direct proportion to the degree of difficulty”, Jim Shockey

I doubt this shooter experienced much of either.

[GWP]

There are a lot of examples of this type of thing.
“Game Farms” of all sorts, Pheasant, Chukar, to name a few, but then they call it “hunting” when they plant birds in a field and send folks out to find them so they can pose with their limit on the tailgate. We used them when dog training as the drive was worth not having to raise our own Pheasant or other game birds, but it is not really hunting.
Buffalo would be another.
Not sure I agree with being able to put this rack into the record books though.
How would you differentiate between hybrid or natural? DNA testing?

[fishngamereaper]

Wouldn't put much concern in the SCI estate record....
Canned, farm raised animal "hunts"....
Record books for rich guys...

[chukardogs]

At the very least, an asterisk indicating the animal wasn't killed in a fair chase situation. Anyone that has any knowledge of deer antlers knows that's not natural. That animal wouldn't have survived in the wild like that.