![]() ![]() But as stories of these massive antlers spread, collectors began to scour the Midwest like CSI detectives. In turn, the racks of some of the largest deer known to man were hung on barn walls and tossed under tool benches to be dusted over and forgotten with time. During many early whitetail seasons in North America, the purpose of hunting was more-so to put food on the table rather than tag an animal with massive headgear. In the early years of whitetail hunting, the antler craze did not exist to the extent that it does today. The legendary sheds started as a quiet rumor but the secret quickly spread among antler collectors across the country. The “Minnesota Monarch” is believed to have been the largest recorded non-typical whitetail in history but what about the largest typical? Once again, the largest typical ever recorded was never killed by a hunter but rather his sheds were discovered by a rancher in central Nebraska in the late 1950’s. More on the story of the largest non-typical shed antlers ever found here: Minnesota Monarch. His sheds were picked up in the early 1990’s, and it is estimated that with an inside spread of 23″ he would have grossed 334″ a truly incredible whitetail. We previously featured a story on the BCA Blog detailing the largest set of whitetail antlers in recorded history belonging to the buck dubbed the “Minnesota Monarch.” The “Minnesota Monarch” sported a non-typical rack that scored well into the 300’s but because he was never killed his exact score remains unknown. ![]()
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