DID YOU KNOW: Looks like Alberta is again producing some outstanding whitetails.  On the first week of the 2009 archery season, a Grande Prairie bowhunter put a true monster on the ground.  We will be running this great specimen in an upcoming issue.

DID YOU KNOW: Iowa produced a gigantic non-typical whitetail in 2008. The longest main beam  is 27 1/8 inches. The right antler scores 104 5/8 and the left goes 101 2/8. The monster grosses 229 7/8 typical, and with 14 5/8 of deductions, its net typical score is a staggering 215 2/8! Now add  the 60 3/8 inches of abnormal points and the magnificent specimen's final score is 275 5/8 non-typical points.

DID YOU KNOW: When it comes to big non-typical whitetails in Canada, no province produces more than Alberta. During the 2007 hunting season, Helgie Eymundson downed a whopper buck that ended up scoring 276 1/8 non-typical points. The all-time record for Alberta is Neil Morin’s giant that ended up netting 279 6/8 non-typical points.

DID YOU KNOW: Saskatchewan keeps producing outstanding numbers of trophy mule deer. In fact, the 2007 season produced 101 typicals alone that scored over 175 net typical points. The highest scoring buck for 2007 was a colossal mule deer that netted 210 6/8 typical points. Also, 60 mule deer scored over 200 inches in the non-typical category. The largest went 254 4/8 inches.

DID YOU KNOW: The top 10 non-typical whitetails in the world are a sight to behold. In order to achieve these high scores, these bucks had to grow a lot of points. The buck that grew the most points scores 284 3/8 and ranks in fourth place. It was taken in McCulloch County, Texas. It has 21 points on the right side and 26 on the left.

DID YOU KNOW: In 1973, the province of Manitoba produced two tremendous whitetails in the non-typical category. One scored 258 6/8, while the other went 257 3/8 inches.