probably fake

Believe it or not, these antlers were CARVED!

This fella resides in Walla Walla WA and does this as a hobby. I remember when this "buck" hit the internet perported to shatter the current world record.

This guy, and I can't remember his name, never intended for this to circulate this way. He never tried to pass it off as a geniune buck either. Someone either tried to pull a fast one or ASSUMED that it was real and started the whole mess.

I must say, this guy does one heck of a job though!

Ralph Tretheway!!!

That's the fella's name. He also carved a great whitetail rack that far surpasses the world record.

Here is the brief breakdown as it's read from the Boone and Crockett web site (Same photo accompanies this blurb):

Some of you may have seen this "pending" World's Record mule deer circulating around the internet during the last few months. Rumor has it that it was taken in Colorado in 2001. Later rumors surfaced stating that it was actually taken in Idaho. The buck is actually from Washington, but it wasn't taken, it was cast.

These are actually cast antlers made from a wood carving done by Ralph Tretheway from Walla Walla, WA. After the carving, Ralph made a cast of the antlers and has sold several copies to the curious.

The Burris Buck is still the Boone and Crockett Club's #1 typical mule deer taken in 1972 from Delores Co., Colorado, by Doug Burris, Jr. It scores 226-4/8 points.

I look at the Trophy Watch section on the B&C website occasionally to sort fact from fiction. But I had never seen anything about Tretheway. How did you find it? I'm not a B&C member, if you are then maybe you are granted more access.

someone mind posting a pic of the burris buck? Dont know that i've ever seen it but surely would love to :)

Yep these pics have been around before, that is the info that I remember also.

Antlers are carved!

The guy does a heck of a job :thumb

No special access. I just remembered seeing it so I did some digging and found it.

Here is the link to the pic/post.

http://www.boone-crockett.org/news/trophyWatch_detail.asp?area=news&ID=71AA112F-2309-4B71-BD1C-E743D7C426D9

Here's a pic of the famous "Burris Buck"

wow its amazing what someone can do with some time thats huge! But this happens whay too much { fraud record} bring more respect to the real record

uhhu :good post totaly agree but thats still a heck of a job on those. they look way real

haha thats huge