By Paul A. Smith of the Journal Sentinel Feb. 2, 2016 10:06 a.m.
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A 10-point white-tailed deer shot in November by bowhunter John Kassera, 63, of Rockland was scored at 193 4/8 inches, making it the Wisconsin archery record for a typical buck, according to the Wisconsin Buck & Bear Club.
The deer was shot Nov. 5 in La Crosse County. The rack underwent the mandatory 60-day drying period and was officially measured Jan. 23 by a panel of scorers.
Kassera's buck topped the Wisconsin bowhunting record for the third time in the last four years.
A deer shot in Dodge County by Adam Hupf of Beaver Dam set the previous mark in 2014 (a 13-pointer that netted 191 6/8 inches). Before that, it was held by a 187 7/8 buck taken in 2012 in Fond du Lac County by Dusty Gerrits of Waupun.
The biggest typical whitetail taken in North America with archery equipment is a 204 4/8 inch buck shot by M.J. Johnson in 1965 in Peoria County, Ill., according to records of the Pope and Young Club.
The state record typical whitetail taken by firearms is the 206 1/8 inch buck taken in 1914 by Jim Jordan in Burnett County, according to records kept by Wisconsin Buck & Bear Club and Boone and Crockett Club. The Jordan buck is the second largest typical whitetail taken by any means.
Kassera's buck had a gross score of 201 5/8 inches, including main beams of 30 6/8 and 30 5/8, more than 42 inches of mass and five tines longer than 11 inches.
We'll have more information this week on Kassera and the record buck.
