What is the current world record non-typical whitetail?

327 and seven-eighth inches
Pope and Young Club has confirmed Luke Brewster’s 22-point non-typical whitetail buck is a world record. Brewster shot the deer during the 2018 archery season. Its antlers measured 327 and seven-eighth inches. Brewster’s buck beat out the previous record held by Michael Beatty in 2000 by over 33 inches.

Why are some bucks non-typical?

One of the most common causes of nontypical antlers happens when the buck or bull damages the pedicle or base where the antlers grow. If a buck or bull has a damaged pedicle, the animal will likely have nontypical antlers every year. Antlers in the velvet stage are also susceptible to becoming damaged or deformed.

Are non-typical bucks rare?

The buck tallied a net non-typical score of 263 4/8 inches. Non-typical entries are far less common in B&C records overall than are typical entries.

What makes a whitetail non-typical?

Typical means the antlers have antler points in the typical locations where points are found and the conformation on the buck’s rack are typical in nature. Nontypical white-tailed buck antlers, on the other hand, are sets of antlers that do not look normal.

Will a buck without brow tines ever grow brow tines?

Incredible Antler Data To sum up, a whitetail buck that has spikes as his first set of antlers has a 90 percent chance of developing into a buck with missing brow tines later in life.

What is cactus buck syndrome?

Cactus bucks are male deer with antlers with abnormal growth patterns that retain the velvet due to alterations in testosterone level usually as a result of testicular trauma, undescended testicles or from the effects of disease affecting the blood supply to the testicles.

What causes freak antlers?

Damage to the antler pedicle or the skull’s frontal bone is the most common cause of antler malformation. These injuries show up more often in older bucks due to their more aggressive fighting. Damage to the antler during the velvet stage can result in antlers growing in strange directions or weird shapes.

What qualifies as a non-typical deer?

First, when scoring deer antlers, all normal and abnormal points are measured. If a set of antlers has many abnormal points, the set is most accurately classified as non-typical and would be best scored as non-typical (but it is not a requirement).

What does a non-typical deer have to score to be Boone and Crockett?

120
Roughly, the abnormal points will need to total about 10 inches (current typical all-time records book minimum entry score is 110 and that for non-typical is 120), which means generally about three or four abnormal points on the rack.

How can you tell if a deer is non-typical?

Abnormal points add into the gross score of a buck scored non-typical and are subtracted from the gross score of a buck scored typical. If a set of antlers has many abnormal points, the set is most accurately classified as non-typical and would be best scored as non-typical (but it is not a requirement).