A 49-point, 300-inch nontypical buck that was entered as a potential new Wisconsin record allegedly came from an area 5 miles east of Westfield in Marquette County.
The buck was entered with the Wisconsin Buck and Bear Club on March 29 at the Open Season deer and turkey expo. According to a source close to the situation, the hunter signed affidavits that it was a free-range whitetail that he shot with his muzzleloader in December 2024. According to those affidavits, the buck was shot in or near a swamp close Harrisville, Wisconsin. Harrisville is about 4.7 miles east of Weston, WI.
There are two large swamps east of Westfield, including the 1,000-acre Comstock Bog-Meadow State Natural Area, and the 2,400-acre Germania Marsh State Wildlife Area. Comstock Bog-Meadow is owned by the Wisconsin DNR and was designated a State Natural Area in 1975. The Germania Marsh property offers various outdoor recreational opportunities, including public-land deer hunting.
A photo of a large nontypical buck in velvet circulated earlier this week, and much speculation has surrounded the buck since March 29, as the ivory-white rack is unlike any other wild deer killed and entered into the record books during recent memory. The 49-rack appeared nearly unblemished — no broken tines and no signs of staining from rubbing on trees and native shrubs. Thousands of deer hunting enthusiasts saw the shoulder mount of the head on display at the deer expo that weekend. It was part of the annual room of trophy heads scored and displayed by the WBBC.
In addition to signing the WBBC entry form indicating it was a fair-chase kill, the hunter also had two individuals corroborate his story by either signing papers or appearing at the deer expo in person.
Attempts to contact the hunter have been unsuccessful. D&DH is not naming the hunter at this time, as this is a developing news story.
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