Largest 8 pointer ever

[sticknstring]

Here's a few different pics from the strib.

[Still_Huntin]

Yup, thats not the hunter though, thats the taxidermists son. Looks like just the cape to me, The bucks neck was way bigger!

[dukhnt]

Awesome buck, horrible story. Hope he is done hunting for a long time.

[tomtankster]

this buck was shot illegally...poached.......read minneapolis tribune for the story

[propster]

Finny, no problems. My post was directed elsewhere. Not sure who the DNR had "officially" score him, but I think they jobbed him of an inch or so. And they could only find a 180 as the biggest previous? I'll have to check but I believe there is a 185 and some change that was killed some years ago. Maybe it was never entered though.

[Big A]

I love that its the DNR Officer in the Bottom Photo !

[Still_Huntin]

Hey everyone check out our new World Record Whitetail we got!

The news said if moron is convicted (which he will because you don't win against DNR) and he already admitted to shooting 2 other deer and not tagging them. The DNR is going to put it in the record book under the state of MN, so take a good look at our buck!!

[Still_Huntin]

By PAUL WALSH, Star Tribune

Last update: November 12, 2009 - 3:56 PM

A "monstrous" trophy buck taken in southern Minnesota during bow-hunting season has been confiscated, and the hunter who killed it was charged today with a host of gross misdemeanors.

Troy Reinke, 32, of Cannon Falls, was charged by summons in Goodhue County with 13 counts, among them exceeding his limit, failure to register a deer, leaving big game untagged and illegal transport of big game. The charges allege that Reinke was licensed to only shoot one deer but took three, with the last one being the prized whitetail buck on Oct. 31.

The state Department of Natural Resources is trying to determine whether the 8-point buck's rack is of record proportions, though no formal 8-point records are recognized, said DNR spokesman Rich Sprouse. The DNR, in a news release announcing a news conference for midafternoon in St. Paul to discuss the case, characterized the buck's antlers as "a record-book deer rack."

The buck -- including the rack -- was confiscated Friday after having already been butchered, Sprouse said.

Reinke, who has a criminal history in Minnesota of convictions for fifth-degree criminal assault and domestic assault, was not immediately available for comment.

According to the charges, Reinke at first told conservation officers that he only shot one deer. But under later questioning he acknowledged killing one doe and two bucks, with the third one being the trophy deer.

Chuck Corcoran, a Hampton taxidermist who processed the deer for Reinke, said today that the buck was "monstrous to see," weighing in at 269 pounds.

Corcoran, who described himself as an experienced scorer of deer racks, gave this one 192 inches gross and 188 net. "It's something you'll never see in your lifetime," said Corcoran, adding that he has heard of only one other 8-point buck taken in North America that is even close to those measurements

For comparison purposes, Michael Gregoire, of Sheboygan Falls, Wis., took what could be a world record 12-point buck with a bow and arrow last week. The whitetail deer weighed 240 pounds, and the rack has been unofficially scored at 217 5/8 inches.

In the Minnesota case, there is no evidence to back up speculation swirling on various hunters web forums that the deer had been shot with a firearm during bow-hunting season, DNR officials said.

Corcoran backed that up, saying, "I 100 percent witnessed an arrow [wound] and no gunshot wounds."

Along with jail time and fines, if convicted, Reinke is also subject to reimbursing the state for the three deer -- $1,000 for the trophy buck and $500 each for the other two deer.

[Meat-Run]

just curious but how does the DNR place a value on a deer? $500 for the does and $1,000 for the buck?

mr

[Chef]

The answer is Politics.

[BirddogBenelli]

It really disgusts me to see such great animals like this buck poached. In my opinion this chump is getting off to easy. I hope they throw the book at him. It is people like this I would love to get in a padded room for 20 minutes.

[Wanderer]

just curious but how does the DNR place a value on a deer? $500 for the does and $1,000 for the buck?

mr

$1000 is getting off cheap. A pay to hunt place would have charged way more for that deer.

But of course then he could keep it.

[sticknstring]

Turns out it was shot with a rifle afterall.

Yet he claims he found it dead and pushed an arrow through it?

I hope they can prove he was the one who pulled the trigger.

[Musky Buck]

That was always my thought, rifle, don't doubt this guy likes road trippin with a spotlight, eventually found this buck out and brought the gun next time. I could be 100% wrong also. It's very difficult to get any mature buck into good bow range the way it is. Wonder how many other deer were taken illegally in his career, doubt this was his 1st season of bending and breaking the rules.

[96trigger]

Well, I guess we were all wrong for convicting this guy prematurely. He wasn't right in taking it, but at least he wasn't the one who poached it. Too bad he didn't get the license plate of whoever did shoot it.

[JacobMHD]

He stumbled across it?

I wonder if we will ever know the truth.

[blackdog1101]

I don't believe for a second that he "found" the deer. Interesting how he changed his story once the charges against him started piling up.

[paceman]

I have my doubts that some one would shoot this great deer and leave it behind.

[DonBo]

Well, I guess we were all wrong for convicting this guy prematurely. He wasn't right in taking it, but at least he wasn't the one who poached it.

How did you come up with that assumption after reading the report. Sounds like the DNR is about to add the charges to an already long list.

Here's the story:

Updated: 12/01/2009 08:10:40 AM CST

Troy Alan Reinke, 32, of Cannon Falls was charged this morning in Goodhue County with 13 counts of illegal taking deer. If convicted, he faces $19,000 in fines, up to a year in jail and revocation of his hunting license. November 13, 2009. (Pioneer Press: Chris Polydoroff, file) The world-class eight-point buck poached this fall in Goodhue County was shot with a rifle, not a bow, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said Monday.

Lead fragments found in the animal's hide show that a firearm was used, the DNR said.

Troy Alan Reinke, 32, of Cannon Falls, who is accused of illegally killing the whitetail on Halloween night, now might face additional charges because the firearms season was not open Oct. 31.

The buck was the largest eight-pointer ever officially measured.

Reinke reportedly told investigators he shot it with a bow and arrow near the town of White Rock. He also reportedly admitted to killing a buck and doe earlier in the season with a bow and not tagging or registering them.

Calls to Reinke on Monday were not immediately returned.

Reinke could legally kill only one deer during the season. Goodhue County prosecutors have charged Reinke with 13 counts of illegally killing all three deer.

Assistant County Attorney David Grove said he would review the additional information and decide whether to file additional charges, possibly as early as today.

"If I can prove additional charges, I'll make them," Grove said.

But without witnesses or additional evidence, prosecutors might have difficulty proving Reinke pulled the trigger. During a recent interview, DNR conservation officer Tyler Quandt said, Reinke claimed he found the trophy buck dead and pushed an arrow into it to claim it as a bow kill.

DNR officials are looking for anyone who might have heard shots, seen the killing or was with Reinke the night the buck was shot. Tipsters can provide anonymous information by calling the Turn in Poachers hot line at 800-652-9093.

DNR investigators said they found lead fragments in the cape, which is the hide around the neck and shoulder area, when it was recovered from a taxidermist. The bullet apparently hit the shoulder and delivered the killing shot. A forensic specialist at the University of Minnesota confirmed the lead fragments.

DNR officials said they believe the deer was shot near the corner of 110th Avenue and Goodhue County 8, about three miles south of where Reinke originally claimed the deer was shot. He told investigators he shot all three deer on the Terwilliger property near White Rock.

New evidence strongly points to the buck being killed near 110th Avenue, according to the DNR. Investigators say Reinke's cousin, Matt Pientka, and his girlfriend drove to the 110th Avenue site to help Reinke load the deer on Halloween night, Quandt said.

No one else is expected to be charged in the case.

Quandt said shed antlers matching the trophy buck have been found in the area, where local hunters knew about the buck.

If convicted of all 13 counts, Reinke would face up to a year in jail and $19,000 in fines, in addition to $2,000 in restitution for the three deer. His hunting licenses could be revoked for three years.

He is scheduled to make his first court appearance in Goodhue County District Court on Dec. 10.

[JBone]

MN Hunting license revoked 3 years? I would hope it is longer than that, 10 years sounds better.

[gr8icefishinmind]

Revoked for LIFE is what he should get!!!!!!

[Rippinlip]

The DNR has the perfect chance to make a statement on how hard they will be on a poacher in this case.

I hope they do the max of everything for fines, time and rights.

Then I hope they make the final sentence so publicized on TV, Whitetail magazines, Outdoor news, local and state papers that everyone can see what will happen not might happen if they break any law to this extreme, this is just not 1 infraction.

This gentlemen broke multiple regulations.

Sorry to sound so 1 sided, but this is where our judicial system better start making points, you will not stop all law breakers, but you may curve some borderline law breakers.

Thanks for letting me vent.

Mark

[propster]

I'd have to agree with everyone here 96, no way was he prematurely convicted. You can't believe a word that comes out of his mouth.

[alex1]

I have to agree with gr8 here, if convicted I certainly hope he could loose his privlidges for life. With all the infractions he's facing, it's about time somone is made an example of.

[Still_Huntin]

I hope trigger was just kidding because that might be the funniest thing I've ever heard in my life if he believes this clown.

Sounds like this all ended up just how I thought it would, if you knew the guy you would of all thought the same. He's a textbook pathalogical liar as you can see now with his 10 stories, they will keep changing as this goes on, you'll never know the real story because this guy lies so much he don't even know whats real.

DNR should look for the empty shell casing, there would be fingerprints on them.

[mabr]

I hope trigger was just kidding because that might be the funniest thing I've ever heard in my life if he believes this clown

I,m pretty sure he was. Reading triggers posts on here he's got his head on straight. I think he was jabbing at me for a response I made on the gun forum under poached buck. All in fun I hope.

I wrote that we should wait and hear the whole story before we condem him. Im glad the DNR is using all resources to make sure he gets what he deserves.

[96trigger]

Just stirring the pot guys. I am definitely poking fun. All I'm going to say, is the guy either has a great lawyer, or he needs to get a better one.

Also, the initial report said that some charges might get dropped because they were going to have a hard time proving that he isn't lying and they really have no proof yet that he shot it.

[njpierz]

might as well charge him with making false statements to a peace officer and obstructing legal process on top of everything else. If they could prove he shot this deer he could be charged with felon in possesion of a firearm. Minimum 60 months in prison.

[Still_Huntin]

might as well charge him with making false statements to a peace officer and obstructing legal process on top of everything else. If they could prove he shot this deer he could be charged with felon in possesion of a firearm. Minimum 60 months in prison.

That would be justice! They should nail this character with every charge in the book, because after he plea bargains alot of it will be dropped anyway. It was only a matter of time before all this guy's lies caught up to him!

[walleyehunter80]

Yup they should throw the book at him, send him to prisson for 10 years!