Final Project: "Albia Buck"

The "Albia Buck"

Tony Lovstuen's life forever changed the day he hit the 38 point 307 5/8 scored "Albia Buck," the largest buck ever shot in the world. Hunter all over the world dream about landing a buck the way this 15-year old kid did.

"That buck is in a class all its own. There were hunters from all over the United States, even the world, who were trying to get deer tags to hunt in Iowa because they wanted to hunt the Albia buck," said Dale Ream, an official measurer from Missouri for the Boone & Crockett Club in a previous statement. The club is said to be the most recognized scoring system.

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Iowan Dustin Gaskill also has dreamt about landing a large buck. The recent 170 scored buck he shot was nothing compared to the "Albia Buck," but that won't deter him from the state of Iowa.

“I never shot one that big, but there’s the possibility of always hitting one like that,” he said. “Especially in the state of Iowa.

Last hunting season, Gaskill shot a deer with an arrow. After waiting the standard 45 minutes or so for the deer to fully die, he stepped out of his tree stand only to see the deer run away.

“It wasn’t dead yet,” he said. “It was the biggest buck I ever shot. We just lost the blood trail. Never could find it. The point of the chip is, you don’t need a blood trail. You turn that sucker on and it takes you within 2-5 feet of the deer.”

Gaskill used the “Albia Buck” as an example of not wanting to lose the deer of his life. He said that “Albia Buck,” was a once in a lifetime buck that has made millions of dollars in endorsements. That is part of the reason he created a mircochip to help locate the wounded animal.

Here's a video of the "Albia Buck." The Lovstuen family watched the buck for almost five years.

"They knew everything about him," Gaskill said. "They made him not nocturnal. So they could keep him up during the day. Some people take it really serious."