It's been 62 years........

[THEdonkey0515]

And this still stands as tennessee's #1 typical deer.

Sonny foster buck Roane country 1959.
186 1/8

I remember seeing a old news paper with the story in it talking about how they all crammed in a old 4x4 jeep and drove as far back as they could up the mountain. Shot with iron sights, he didn't believe he did anything special at the time. According to the story he thought he had seen bigger bucks then this one back there.

 

[drawforce]

I've got that same picture .hard to believe it's been the record for so long.

 

[TN1BUCK]

I worked with Sonny for over 15 years. That deer is something to see in person.

 

[Hduke86]

Man what a giant

 

[THEdonkey0515]

Probably wearing the same type of clothing he has on in that picture with no scent killer or deer piss Setting on the ground with iron sights.

Just amazing people killed records before Stika and UA

 

[tree_ghost]

That's is as good a buck as I could conjure up in my dreams….wow just wow what an animal!

 

[RUGER]

Wow!

 

[Volbuck777]

Unbelievable, I heard that deer was killed in catoosa, am I wrong. I know catoosa is in part of roane from what I've heard.

 

[Gronk]

I've killed better, just too humble to take credit

 

[JCDEERMAN]

Helleva buck

 

[cecil30-30]

Unbelievable, I heard that deer was killed in catoosa, am I wrong. I know catoosa is in part of roane from what I've heard.

Thats what I thought also.

 

[Tnshooter15]

I worked with Sonny for over 15 years. That deer is something to see in person.

Did you ever see Crosby's buck that was killed on the same ridge ?

 

[Tnshooter15]

Unbelievable, I heard that deer was killed in catoosa, am I wrong. I know catoosa is in part of roane from what I've heard.

It was killed on Catoosa. There was a big non typical and another big typical killed the same week. I never saw the other typical but was told it was nearly as big and the rack was cut up for knife handles.

 

[wsm]

A stud buck .

 

[recurve60#]

Awesome buck! There was a 194in typical killed near my house three or four years ago with a muzzleloader. I dont know why, but that deer and hunter kinda disappeared. Wish i still had the pictures of that thing.

 

[bigjohn]

It was killed close to Catoosa but not on it. That area still produces some of the biggest deer I've seen killed in TN

 

[THEdonkey0515]

It was killed close to Catoosa but not on it. That area still produces some of the biggest deer I've seen killed in TN

This is what I've always heard it was not on Catoosa.

 

[buckbstr_1]

Gosh, what a deer! I would fall out of my deer stand if he walked by!

 

[Deer Assassin]

Good one

 

[fairchaser]

I'm sure it was pen raised. Lol