408 lb freak from MO.

[spectr17]

Whopping 408 Pound Deer!

KHQA News

11/26/03

It's deer season in Missouri, and every hunter has a story to tell. But it's going to be hard to top the story Mike Kuda of Perry has. He shot a buck that weighed a whopping 408 pounds!

Here's the catch...no one seems to know exactly what type of deer he shot. As you can see it has shaggy fur and an unusual nose...and although it had some features of a white-tailed deer...it didn't have the obvious one...no white tail on this buck.

As for the rack...it's a wide one, but only a seven-pointer.
Missouri Conservation officials who were at the check-in station originally thought Kuda shot an elk, but ruled that out.

They also considered it to be a red stag...and then thought otherwise.

After awhile, they gave up deciding what type of hybrid this is...so they gave Kuda the big buck and his deer tag back so he can head back to the woods for another shot.

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Sambar Deer or Sitka deer maybe?

 

[Chairman]

I'm wondering if the animal escaped from an exotic animal farm?!

 

[marmot]

It's not a Sika, a big one won't weigh 100 pounds on the hoof. looks like a cross between a Sika and an Elk. I know the like to hang out together in high fenced areas.

It really does not look like it weighs 408 pounds. I would guess maybe 165 field dressed.

 

[Hideandwatch]

Looks like a cow to me, just they added a rack to it

 

[Hideandwatch]

After looking at the photo more closely, I dont think it could be a cow, the legs are too skinny, and ya can almost see a very small hoof. My brotherinlaw who doesnt hunt thinks that the man who shot it should be fined, since it was "whitetail deer season" not a season for exotics or crosses. I think that he may have something there. Wonder why MDC didnt do anything about this???

 

[YH88]

Originally posted by Chairman@Nov 29 2003, 09:33 AM
I'm wondering if the animal escaped from an exotic animal farm?!

Looks like it !