A Kentucky Buck Named "Moose"

Jeremy Huffman of DeMossville, Ky harvested a 200 and 3/8-inch buck with his crossbow on his farm in Morning View, Ky on the evening of Sept. 24.

Buckmasters Whitetail Trophy Records (BTR) scorer Hunter Schmittou measured the beast of a buck and gave Huffman the final tally. At 200+ inches, Huffman’s deer becomes the new Kentucky state record for typical bucks taken with a crossbow.

Going into the 2020 deer season Huffman was determined to end his four-year-long quest after the buck he named “moose”. During that time, the buck was only seen a few times, the majestic giant’s mere existence was confirmed mostly by trail camera throughout Huffman’s pursuit. After countless hours in the stand and a lot of patience, Huffman has finally put a tag on his buck of a lifetime.

“It’s kind of bittersweet,” Huffman said. “I finally got the deer I was after. It’s like what am I going to do now? For the last three years and into this season, that has literally been my life once hunting season comes in. It has always been, let’s go find moose.”

The big buck had a 22-inch spread and weighed 236 pounds on the hoof. A typical 7×6, 13 scorable points.  (Written by Mike Collins)

A big congratulations to Jeremy Huffman on a very nice buck in our great wild Kentucky outdoors!  Patience and time paid off!

A mother, stepmother, grandmother and great grandmother who was taught deer hunting by my second husband, Bob, in my mid-forties. I’m still hunting today and loving it!