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Maine has long been famous for its “monster” whitetail bucks. Of course, the most fabled of these is the 1955 Horace Hinckley buck, a big-toed bruiser that field-dressed at a jaw-dropping 355 pounds! No other buck has since come close to this famous buck when it comes to sheer weight.
But weight is not the only yardstick that determines that a buck is worthy of special attention antlers are what it is all about in making a buck famous in the deer hunting community. Antler judging is an art form in itself. Boone and Crockett has over the years established the criteria for scoring antlers. And in Maine, the Maine Antler Skull Trophy Club (MASTC) gets involved in scoring and maintaining the archives of record Maine bucks.
Legendary Maine bucks defined by antlers Contributed • December 28, 2020
By V. Paul Reynolds
Maine has long been famous for its “monster” whitetail bucks. Of course, the most fabled of these is the 1955 Horace Hinckley buck, a big-toed bruiser that field-dressed at a jaw-dropping 355 lbs! No other buck has since come close to this famous buck,when it comes to sheer weight.
But weight is not the only yardstick that determines that a buck is worthy of special attention – antlers are what it is all about in making a buck famous in the deer hunting community. Antler judging is an art form in itself. Boone and Crockett has over the years established the criteria for scoring antlers. And in Maine, the Maine Antler Skull Trophy Club (MASTC) gets involved in scoring and maintaining the archives of record Maine bucks.