The WHTL Podcast - Whitetail Deer Hunting Tactics, Stories & Expert Guests #302 - The Story Of Bootsie The Hermaphrodite Buck: B&C's only Freak of Nature Record Book Buck with David Powell
In today's episode, we are bringing you a pretty special episode. Cameron sat down with David Powell at the 2023 Total Archery Challange at Seven Springs to talk about his once in a lifetime buck that he called Bootsie. This hermaphroditic deer stands out not only for its rare reproductive organs but also for its distinctive rack. David shares the details of his encounter with this extraordinary creature, shedding light on its unconventional behavior and characteristics. From Bootsy's powder wig-like headgear to his social outcast status among other deer, this captivating journey follows a davids years of observation before finally catching up with Bootsy. We discuss:
- Bootsy was identified as a buck with organs of both antlers and a doe
- The deer exhibited abnormal physical features, such as an underdeveloped neck and head
- Bootsie had an irregular rack that looked like a headdress and carried velvet way into the season
- Other deer avoided Bootsy, making it challenging to target him for hunting
- David hunted and observed the rare hermaphrodite deer in Kansas for six years
- The deer had a core area of only 75 to 80 acres, focusing solely on cover and disregarding food and water
- It took three years for David to realize that rut activity was not a way to target this deer
- The deer had bases 15" in circumference, not diameter with 21 total points
- The deer panel scored as a "freak of nature" and doesn't carry an official Boone and Crockett or Pope and Young score
- Understand the significance of this deer being classified as a "freak of nature" rather than receiving a formal scoring
- It is listed as 1 of 1 in the Boone and Corckett records under whitetail freak of nature
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