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 My son help with the story and this one of kind picture. |
This rumor was put to rest today also. Andrew French of Bertrand, Mo.has
taken with his bow on Nov 28th of 2001 a 24 pointer non-typical.
I have an agreement with Andrew that, I will not publish the story and
picture until North American Whitetail Magazine has publish their version.
But, I will tell you this you will want to read every word of this amazing
story.
The first time you will get to see this rack will be in the July issue of North American Whitetail Magazine which is out now. The current score of this rack is 250 4/8" non-typical Boone & Crockett which puts it No. 2 all time bow harvest in Illinois. This may be the 3rd largest harvested in the 2000 season. Falls in the category of 5th or 6th in the world taken with a bow. See Story below 
Andrew French III with his 24 pointer |
| FRENCH BUCK (Story by Allen "horntagger" Morris) |
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This story is about a Missouri deer hunter by the name of Andrew French
of Charleston, Mo. and his 24-point buck that was taken with a bow in
Alexander county, Illinois, on his friends land.
The story begins about 1:00 p.m. on November 28th. When
Andrew and his friend Brian started into the woods, since it was a warmer
day and they a to walk awhile, Brian decided to carry some of his hunting
clothes, when he told Andrew “STOP, your not going to believe it I forgot
my bow at the truck.” Andrew went to the edge of the cut bean field
and at the base of the tree sat on his API Supreme Climbing Stand. Waiting
for Brian, when a doe came running by and stopped and looked at him.
It took off running again into the woods.Then
the first glimpse of this monster occurred about 20 yards back in the
woods. This buck runs by also. Andrew told me at this time all he new
was that it had long tines.
Brian showed up and, Andrew told him what he had seen. Andrew had
been hunting a different piece of land before this day but, Brian had
convinced him to hunt this area because he had seen a huge buck in the
bean field twice before and more than likely this was him. |
| Brian went to the other side of the bean field about 200 yards away
directly across from Andrew, about 3:30 p.m. the 24 – pointer appeared
200 yards way on Brian side. Then a little broken tine 4 - pointer showed
up on his side of the field. Both bucks saw each other and headed toward
the center of the cut bean field and meet. Sizing each other up and
sniffing each other’s nose, the 4 - pointer then decided to head out
of the field. The 4 – pointer passed by the Andrew within his bow range,
but Andrew was after the big boy today.The
24 – pointer started to pass by at 50 yards. Andrew stood up. Which
by this time was hard thing to do, since big buck fever had kicked in.
He drew back but, would not take the shot, since it was out of his effective
bow range, he would not take the shot. |
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| This entire time Brian was watching with his Binoculars, all the events
unfold.The buck stayed out of
Andrew range and stopped and started feeding again. Brian decided to
make things happen. While Andrew was watching the deer just north of
his location at about 100 yards and the deer could not see Brian across
the field he climb down and entered the woods.With
Andrew having no idea of what Brian was about to do, all he could do
is watch.A short time later Brian
appeared on the north side of the field. |
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Brian had decided since it was getting close to dark he would try
to get this monster of a buck to pass by Andrew for a shot. Brian slowly
walked at angle, in the direction of his original location across the
field at an angle, hoping the buck would move.The
buck would raise its head and look at Brian but then just started feeding
again.When he got within 100
yards the buck looked up again and Brian started waving his hands, the
buck then decided to start feeding again and put his head back down. |
Brian now had worked his way back to the edge of the woods across the field and sat down about 5:00 p.m. the wind changed. Now the buck had winded Brian and started following the same path the 4 – pointer had taken.At 30 yards Andrew, drew back on his PSE bow, but the 24 – pointer then turned into a drainage ditch into the woods.Andrew know had to turn 90 degrees in his API Supreme Climbing Stand so he could take the shot in the woods behind him.He could no longer see the buck, then all of sudden at 20 yards the rack appeared coming out of the ditch and at 18 yards the Easton arrow tipped with a Thunderhead Broadhead found the buck. But, the arrow had hit high and back. He watched the buck disappear around 75 yards in the woods.
Andrew yelled at Brian to come over, they started looking for a blood trail but could not find any.They decided to go for help and went and got a long time friend Tommy.
On the way back to the woods Tommy watched a 8 pointer running across a field headed his way and before he could get stopped the 8-point buck ran into Tommy’s driver side door of his pickup.
Once back to the woods they finally found a blood trail about 75 yards away. At 150 yards the buck had bedded down, it showed promise, because of blood on both side indicated a through shoot. The blood trail was not that great but the buck had bedded again 20 yards away for a second time, but that when it all ended.
At 9:00 p.m. and no blood trail and with opening day of gun season they hated to give up but had no choice.
| Just before daybreak with the light of the four wheelers, Andrew and
Brian made it back to the edge of the bean field.They
picked up the paper trial they had left behind.Andrew
took one direction and Brian took the other. With the river bottom like
a jungle the searching was hopeless. Andrew then heard Brian yell out.
“ I FOUND IT.” Andrew then ran as fast as he could towards Brian.When
he got to the deer is when he realized what he had shot. “WHAT A DEER”
Andrew stated. “WHAT A DEER.”This
42 – year old veteran bow hunter since 1984 with a 13 point 170 3/8
typical Boone & Crockett Buck, and several other Bucks to his name.
But, one thing was for sure nothing compared to this Southern Illinois
Monster. |
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I green scored the deer on January 21st at 244 7/8” non-typical.
The official Boone & Crockett Score is 250 4/8 on January 28th.
Congratulations to Andrew French for taking a once in a lifetime buck. |
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Re-printed from the Joplin Globe. By Scott Meeker Globe Staff Writer NEOSHO, MO.- Just 45 minutes after first light on Saturday morning, Dustin McAffrey took the trophy he had always dreamed of. The opening day of deer hunting season with firearms found the 20-year-old Neosho man in a favorite hunting spot a few miles north of town. An avid bow hunter, he had taken several deer there in the past few years, but never during gun season. "I had been rifle hunting before, but I had never pulled the trigger on one," he said. But he quickly found that he was in the right place to real size his dream of taking the "big, big buck." The buck that emerged from the cover was one of the largest McAffrey had seen. It carried, he said, "what looked like a small tree-topfor a rack." Two shots later, he had brought down the 22-point,non-typical buck. McAffrey referred to it as "non-typical" because thet ines of the rack are not of matching lengths and come off at an angle. "This was a once-in-a-lifetime chance for me," he said. "I've seen another during bow season that was comparable, but I never got close to it. But it wasn't as big as this one. Allen Morris - the latest news on the Dustin McAffrey buck. It has officially scored BTR 179 3/8 with composite score of 193 3/8. His inside spread was 14 inches (Buckmasters Scoring) |
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It is a 14 pointer that officially scores 186 1\8 gross and nets 167 4\8. Taxidermy by, Mike McCawley Michael Harvey Buck By Allen Morris |
| Michael avid bowhunter from Huntsville, Missouri had put his time
in this bow season and had come across 4 very nice bucks which he believe
would put him the records books. If he did not take them with a bow, the
2000 Missouri gun season was coming up fast. Since he was hunting on his
land he had no worries that the bucks had no other hunters to worry about.
About 3 days before the gun season opened. His friend Bruce had seen a very nice buck on the Associated Electric grounds. The same place where Michael’s dad also works. He did not really want to leave the bucks on his own ground but Bruce had finally convinced him to go. On November 11th, 2000 Michael and his two friends headed out before daylight. Michael had found a nice big tree to sit by on the side of a hill over looking some rolling hill of re-claimed striped pits that had about 4 years of sapling growth. When Michael turn he saw a flashlight headed his way. Finally it was Bruce he could not find the spot he had planned to hunt and decide to hunt with Michael. |
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Finally, daylight had came and gone it was 8:30 a.m. when Bruce decide
to stand up then Michael watch a deer run through a clover field at about
150 yards from the direction some shooting had taken place earlier. Then
another deer, which they both believe to be a buck, ran through the same
area. Then another buck ran through the same opening. After three deer they decided they better move to that area to get a better shot. When they had walked about half way they could see another deer hunter. They decide to walk over and talk with him since he was only 50 yards from the location they had seen the three deer run through. Michael and his friend talked with the hunter a few minutes and decide to leave the area to let the other hunter have a better chance. They had started up a small ridge when they made it to the top Michael and Bruce could see a buck about 1000 yards off standing in a clover field. They also could see another hunter about 200 yards from the buck sitting on an ATV. But, by what they could tell the other hunter could not see the buck. |
| They had decided to split up, to be able to cut the buck off. Bruce
stayed in that location and Michael move off about 50 yards. When all
of a sudden they could see doe jump up and the buck followed her into
a small valley where they could not see either deer. They watch the other
hunter circle around to the back of that valley. Now 20 minutes had passed without seeing or hearing a thing. Then a shot from the direction of the other hunter rang out. The doe with the buck on her heels came running up the ridge. The buck had stopped broadside around 300 yards but Michael could not take a safe shot with the other hunter now in view behind the buck. He had to wait. Finally the doe took off running and the buck followed her and about 150 yards away they both jumped a fence. This time Michael had a clear shot and as the buck ran along the fence after the doe. Michael took three shots and missed, the buck never broke stride with all his attention on the doe. |
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Both Michael and Bruce decide to walk both side of the ditch just
in case the buck runs. Michael now had time to reload and when they got
to the area they had seen the buck disappear. Out of the ditch came this
huge mass of antlers. The buck turned and started running away this time
after two more shots had finally found their mark the buck had dropped.
For the first time they had realized how big this Missouri Monster was. Michael at the age of 28 had taken three nice bucks in 12 years of hunting, but nothing even close to this 14-point monster buck. On November 11th, 2000 a sunny cold morning the 14 point typical buck of Randolph county, Missouri had finally meet his match with Michael Harvey. This 14 point whitetail buck gross score is 186 1/8” and net score is 167 4/8” typical. |
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