Largest Typical Kill of 2009 Confiscated

When Lewis County, KY resident, Johnny Clay, first put on display a 214 gross score whitetail deer taken by bow in 2009, the people who viewed the massive animal were in awe at the sight of it. In the end, the deer netted a score of 197 2/8 after the 60-day drying period, which in turn made it the biggest typical whitetail kill in the entire United States for the 2009 deer season as well as shattering many Kentucky whitetail records.

The story behind the deer according to Clay in a video provided by Ohio based Outdoor Insights' Game On, who runs a legitimate and professional business and who have been caught up in Clay's untruthful mess can be viewed by clicking HERE. In the video, Clay says he shot the buck on September 22nd in Eastern Kentucky but pulled a bad shot on the animal, which in turn caused him to not be able to locate the impressive deer until 11 days later. Clay said in the video he punched his release from all the excitement thus causing the bad shot, which according to Clay was a gut shot because he discovered evidence of a gut shot on his arrow in the form of feces. The video link includes pictures of the buck's condition on the day of discovery, which many who have viewed the story say there is no way the buck could be in the shape it was after only 11 days in the field. In the images shown, there is nothing but a skull and a big bunch of bones in the form of massive antlers attached to it. No hair whatsoever nor is there any other skeletal remains besides the head in the location the animal was discovered.

With information being made available through several online hunting forums such as www.kentuckyhunting.net and www.ohiosportsman.com it appears Clay recently had the deer he claims was shot with a bow in Kentucky confiscated by officials with the Ohio Department of Fish and Wildlife during an expo show in Ohio where the deer was on display. The reason for the confiscation of the deer is that it was actually taken illegally in Ohio, not Kentucky like Clay has stated.

Although the case has not officially ran it's course yet and is still under investigation, the information being talked about by countless hunters who are close to the story and know pertant information behind the confiscation are saying the biggest deer harvested in 2009 was not taken legally and the story behind the story is all lies.

Below are pictures of the deer before and after the mounting process took place. To say the deer is impressive is an understatement. However, as of right now, the way things look to pan out on this story, the deer's method of harvest appears to be the worst of the worst.....poaching. Another sad part of this story is that Outdoor Insights' Game On, among others have been caught up in Clay's web of deceit as well.















This picture shows Clay holding the massive buck he says was taken in Lewis County, KY during the 2009 hunting season. However, officials with the Ohio Department of Fish and Wildlife recently confiscated the buck because of it not being taken in Kentucky, but rather Ohio illegally. The picture shown was provided by www.awesomeantlers.com






















Here is what the finished mount of the biggest 2009 Whitetail deer harvest in the United States looked like while on display. The picture shown was first posted on www.kentuckyhunting.net