Look closely. What do you see? If you ask me, I’d say one of these things is not like the other!

You’re looking at close-ups of three historical whitetail racks.

Top: The General Buck

If it had been found intact, would have scored 218-1/8 points, making it the largest typical ever. The problem with it is that the rack was from sheds found in Nebraska, hence we could never know the exact inside spread of the antlers when the deer was alive. That deer, known as “The General” is still considered by many to be the best typical of all time, despite what seems to be a common base on the G-2 and G-3 points.

Left: The Johnny King Buck

This the famous Johnny King Buck from Wisconsin. That rack scored more than 221 points and netted 213-6/8, but it was “officially” scored at 180 inches after years of controversy over the G-2 and G-3 tines. B&C determined the points shared a common base. Many official B&C scorers disagreed with this ruling.

Right: The Curt Van Lith Buck

This is the famous Curt Van Lith Buck from Minnesota. This deer, despite having an obvious shared base of the G-2 and G-3 points, was given an official score of 197-6/8 points, and it is still listed as the #1 typical in Minnesota’s record books.

I’d be interested in hearing your thoughts on these deer!