The Heart Attack Buck
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I received this “big buck story” via email, so don’t take these uncomfirmed facts to heart. Allegedly, the buck pictured above is named “Heart Attack” — and I can plainly see why. I would probably feel some chest pains rather quickly if this monster white-tailed buck stepped out in front of me!
With that said, here is how the story goes:
“Some guys went on a deer capture in Uvalde County, Texas, about 2-weeks ago and netted this whitetail, “Heart Attack.” The deer scored roughly 248 Boone & Crockett inches. He has 21 points, an inside spread of 32 1/2 inches and an outside spread of 34 1/2 inches.
The big buck is only 4-years old. If you hunt, that proably means something to you. If you don’t, this will. They put a price tag on him of $1 million dollars.
Enjoy the photos. There is one of Heart Attack in velvet and the others are once they had him captured.”
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Get real deer people, not one that’s fed all its life! I want to see something from the wild!!! This Heart Attack buck is obviously from some type of breeding program.
Dick | Mar 3, 2008 | Reply
man that sure does look like a real deer to me…. and yea he is prolly wild also…. just cause he is in a high fence and all he does is breed to produce huge off spring for the ranch doesnt mean he isnt real
Zach | Aug 17, 2008 | Reply
The big buck is only 4-years old. If you hunt, that probably means something to you. If you don’t, this will. They put a price tag on him of $1 million dollars……
Now, who the heck is going to pay a million, and for what?
rheid | Nov 10, 2008 | Reply
That deer is not nothing – I have killed one just as big as that one and mine was from the wild. And 1 mllion dollars for a deer –they’re stupid.
jessie | Nov 10, 2008 | Reply
So Jessie, where are the pics? Please link them.
inhunt | Dec 2, 2008 | Reply
The Heart Attack buck recently died. A taxidermist down the road where I recently took my deer has him European mounted, which is all they wanted. They have been mounting his sheds for several years and I believe they said the buck was 6 years old.
Cody | Dec 16, 2008 | Reply
Dick is clearly right. Take a look at the pic closly and notice that both of the deer are tagged.
Haas | Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
Hey now fellas, we all like lookin at monster bucks of any species, so I dont care if it is a farm deer thats been fead its whole life, but I would never hunt one. That’s why they call it hunting — and not killing — and besides the ear tags are dead giveaways.
Moose | Jan 30, 2009 | Reply
Yep, I’m with Dick on this one. Yea it’s a nice buck, but I totally disagree with the fenced-in hunting? I’m a hunter myself and that’s something I would never do. It takes the challenge out of it.
Zane | Mar 9, 2009 | Reply
Why did people give the Heart Attack Buck that name? Was it because whenever you saw him you got chest pains? The three locked bucks story was cool! How was the one surviver? Hope he’s ok, or made some good venison!!!!
Kassidy Coleman | Jun 5, 2009 | Reply
Zane, if you think a high fence takes the challenge out of a hunt, then you’re the blind leading the blind. I hunted a 300 acres high fenced property last year and there were bucks on there I never saw, except on camera. Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it. Praise God.
Jared | Oct 5, 2009 | Reply
Jared, you’re not a real hunter if you hunt farmed deer or even pay for a guided hunt in my book. Anyone can kill a deer that way. You take the sport out of the game and give hunting a bad name. How can you show off a rack and be proud of it if you never really had to hunt hard for it?
Clive | Oct 30, 2009 | Reply
Easy now guys. It is true that the tag in the deers ear is an ID tag. But here is the thing. I love to hunt as much as the next guy, be it high fence or low fence. Just being out ther is what it is all about. I believe that a high fence is good because it is a way of life for a lot of my friends. That is there business. Rock on guys.
I do like low fence, too. I have over three thousand acres of low fence. The difference is high fences can better determine which deer gets shot. The bucks get to live longer breed more and get larger. Low fence brings the idea that if it has hair, shoot. Why do you think that the deer desnity of low fence deer is often less than high fence deer? High fence they get the chance to live, low fence they don’t.
David | Nov 10, 2009 | Reply
If they are not in the wild with out high fences they are not really deer. Might as well go the the closest farm and shoot cows. Great pics and love to look and them and imagine it possible that that could be a wild buck, but if you youtube the buck it tells you that it is a game farm deer that they are trying a special hormone out on. Cool, but not a real hunters thing.
Jason | Nov 15, 2009 | Reply
What an amazing deer! Bred in captivity or not, that is an amazing specimen. I agree that breeding deer takes the sport out of hunting, but I still would say that that deer is still something to be proud of, home-grown or not.
Jay | Nov 17, 2009 | Reply
High fence or big woods, who cares? Most high fence game ranches are thousands of acres. You still have to hunt. It’s not like you walk into a 5 acre fenced-in area and shoot the big guy. With my work, I go through high fenced game ranches all the time and most of the time I may never see even a doe. And yeah, there are people that would pay a million dollars to shoot that deer.
Most northern hunters wouldn’t pay because you guys have millions of acres of public hunting lands. Here in Texas, we don’t. You have your own property or you have to pay to go onto other private propery. So if you don’t have your own place, you will pay for the most your money can buy. Some guys have a lot of money, some don’t. Besides, most hunts are not guaranteed anyway.
Logan | Dec 1, 2009 | Reply
Hey, I think that buck is amazing. And I think all of you guys who are saying that shooting on a guided hunt isn’t really hunting are all wrong because I go on guided hunts and I love it. I go out and hike a lot. Just because you’re being guided doesn’t mean it’s a walk in the park. We’re hunting just as much as any other person! Think about that!
Shasta | Dec 2, 2009 | Reply
Actually the “Heart Attack Buck” was caught in the wild and placed in a high fence area for breeding purposes. Did any of y’all think maybe after they caught him that they put ear tags in so that he could be identified after he sheds his horns every year? Use your head, and don’t put your foot in your mouth until you are sure you are correct.
Guy | Dec 3, 2009 | Reply
Jason, FYI, I want to buy a cow from some farmer and kill it my self with my bow. No lie. As far as shooting deer within a high fence, I don’t really care either way. If someone wants to pay go for it, guided hunts are different IMO.
Travis | Dec 3, 2009 | Reply
What a deer!!! The arguement of hunting fenced deer??? Well, what a discussion it is. Even offshore of south Texas they have penned Marlin and bluefin tuna you can pay to catch. I’m glad that some people do pay too hunt true trophy animals and fish. Keeps them out of my honey holes. Gives me the opportunity to hunt fare chase, free roaming, wild monster bucks on public lands. Not often am I successful, but to me it is so much more rewarding when a long time goal is accomplished. Who’s up for a real challenge???
The secret is to drive around, figure where everyone is at say 8 am, then get in the woods around 9 am and hunt from 10-2. As the other hunters leave, the bucks will begin to move. 11am-1pm, try it you will be suprised. You can also enjoy your coffee, read the paper, and sleep in. The big boys roam around lunch time on public lands
John Grass | Dec 26, 2009 | Reply
Just to clear up a little confusion of the story of the Heart Attack buck. He was NOT breed in captivity. He was a native born and raised South Texas whitetail. He was captured and released in a DMP pen to breed 20 does. That deer is truly a beautiful native whitetail whether born behind a high fence or a low fence because he was never seen until he was a mature buck.
Jared E. | Jan 22, 2010 | Reply