Deer hunters abuzz about possible record buck
By JOE DUGGAN / Lincoln Journal Star | Posted: Thursday, November 19, 2009 6:35 am | (29) Comments
buy this photo Wes O'Brien of Lexington, Texas, shows off the massive whitetail buck he shot Saturday on private land in Richardson County. (Courtesy NEBRASKAland Magazine/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission)
Practically every deer hunter walking into Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium this week wants to see the picture.
They've already heard about the buck through online hunting forums, text messages or word-of-mouth. They know it was checked in at the aquarium.
So far, no one has been disappointed, said Tony
Korth, aquarium director at Schramm Park near Gretna.
"Everybody's saying 'state record' right now," Korth said Wednesday. "It's hard to say."
The 38-point whitetail generating the buzz was shot Saturday by a 24-year-old Texan hunting on private land in Richardson County. On Wednesday, Wes O'Brien told the Journal Star his trophy has received a preliminary score of 281.
The rack's official score won't be determined for 60 days. During the so-called drying period, antlers will shrink a little.
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