{"id":320,"date":"2022-10-04T04:40:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T04:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/?p=320"},"modified":"2022-10-04T04:40:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T04:40:04","slug":"could-this-buck-break-the-missouri-state-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/?p=320","title":{"rendered":"Could This Buck Break the Missouri State Record?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Bowhunter Josh Heuser tagged \u201ca buck of 10 lifetimes\u201d last week while hunting in his home state of Missouri. That\u2019s according to Clint Schwach, who captured some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ClintSchwach\/posts\/pfbid02PcxxxFr1muK2Lnhot8vrUQLX6kT3WP8HjdrZbzmwds2PhkGMse6Ni1vYkWkwaBYel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">beautiful photographs<\/a> of Heuser\u2019s goliath whitetail. The buck is an absolute stunner, and more than a few people are already wondering aloud if the deer could be a new Missouri state archery record.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archerybigbucks.com\/trophy-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">That record<\/a> currently belongs to Randy Simonitch, who arrowed a 269 7\/8-inch nontypical whitetail in Pike County in 2000. Although it\u2019s unknown if anyone has put a tape to Heuser\u2019s buck, many hunters are chiming in on social media claiming it could easily fall somewhere in the upper 200-inch category. Heuser, who is one of the hosts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RespectTheGameTV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cRespect the Game TV\u201d<\/a>, has not yet responded to interview requests.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FClintSchwach%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02PcxxxFr1muK2Lnhot8vrUQLX6kT3WP8HjdrZbzmwds2PhkGMse6Ni1vYkWkwaBYel&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"704\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cJosh Heuser, son of Kent Heuser, just shot the biggest free range Missouri buck I have ever seen! I am sure that we will hear more about this buck over the next year,\u201d Jesse Maruschak, an experienced public land hunter wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jesse.maruschak\/posts\/pfbid02jp2SmTsLgWhXmznV9uPasLQAgsRGt5EPoLcJh9vPpDJRm9vS9XwZYGSeWA7ArYZCl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook post<\/a> on Sept. 29. \u201cIt absolutely dwarfs my 193-inch buck. It\u2019s probably 280+!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Details around Heuser\u2019s trophy whitetail are still emerging. But according to social media posts by the hunter himself, Heuser had a long history with the buck he nicknamed \u201cLouis.\u201d He had watched the buck grow since 2018, which he proved by sharing trail cam photos on Facebook of the deer over the years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUs four covered countless miles in the pickup this summer,\u201d wrote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CjJbW0sp5_d\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Houser<\/a>, who said that bringing his family along to scout made the whole experience even more memorable. \u201cThe kids would watch movies in the backseat while I glassed. Truck piled with snacks and juices we were ready to roll. 5 years of watching him came to a close.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CjO9ZT5gp_j\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>The internet hunting world has already blown up over the buck, which has a jaw-dropping number of points coming off a set of massive, palmated main beams. For a proud Missourian like Heuser, the deer belongs in the same class as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buckmanager.com\/2007\/10\/17\/missouri-monarch-the-world-record-non-typical-whitetail-buck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Missouri Monarch<\/a>, the standing world-record non-typical whitetail buck that was found dead in St. Louis County in 1981. Even if it doesn\u2019t set a new record for the biggest buck ever arrowed in the Show Me State, the deer represents the pinnacle of Heuser\u2019s whitetail hunting career, which he alluded to in a heartfelt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/josh.heuser.7\/posts\/pfbid0mHD9PXpcQHskwUMH1vEU3AW16i6KxneCykgytJFd8tMUxhETuJ1Krbvd7NSFL32bl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook post<\/a> on Sept. 28.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Next: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outdoorlife.com\/hunting\/biggest-nontypical-whitetail-world-record\/?view=plan-select\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Biggest Nontypical Whitetails of All Time<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a child I dreamt of an animal like this. I would hide behind trees in the yard with a BB gun and pretend to shoot big bucks,\u201d Heuser wrote. \u201cFor this story to come to an end after many prayers. Many selfish prayers I may add is just incredible. I\u2019m still in shock. My very own Missouri Monarch. 5 long years of watching this deer is finally over. I learned a lot about myself on this journey. (Louis) you played one hell of a chess match. For everyone that helped me along the way I say thank you. Your presence and love goes farther than y\u2019all think.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v3.2\" id=\"facebook-js-js\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outdoorlife.com\/hunting\/potential-missouri-state-record-buck\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bowhunter Josh Heuser tagged \u201ca buck of 10 lifetimes\u201d last week while hunting in his home state of Missouri. 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