3-Year-Old Ohio Boy Finds Giant Irregular Buck Deadhead, & Ranks #6 for 'Ohio All Time Pickup Irregular Buck' Category

 A 3-year-old boy makes an amazing discovery in the Ohio woods on 15 March 2023. He finds a whitetail deer skull and antlers, commonly called a "deadhead." This nontypical buck is being recorded as one of the biggest ever recorded in Ohio history to date, according to the Buckmasters of Ohio.

Rhett Boucher holding buck antlers discoveredPhoto byToby Hughes-Buckmasters of Ohio (Facebook)

A young boy makes a big discovery that is putting him in the Ohio record books for finding a gigantic "deadhead" (deer skull and antlers).

Rhett's father Quentin acquired the proper salvage permit to keep the antlers and skull.

Toby Hughes of Buckmasters of Ohio Authenticates the Find

Professional scorer Toby Hughes of the Buckmasters of Ohio logged this deadhead found by 3-year-old Rhett Boucher while his grandfather was outside cutting wood on 15 March 2023.

Toby has entered 1,500 bucks into the Buckmasters whitetail trophy records and has posted photos and a video interview about Rhett's special find in the woods.

Field & Stream reported Toby gave the large antlers a combined score of 276 4/8' Buckmasters on these irregular buck antlers, and has 23 scoreable points with a unicorn point on the front right, and 38 abnormal points on the left side. The right side of the antlers has 126 5/8 inches, and the left side has 128 5/6 inches.

It is ranked #6 in the 'Ohio All Time Pickup Irregular Buck' category.

Photos can be seen below.

credit: Toby Hughes

This is a buck that they've seen alive out around their property.

Toby Hughes Posted a Video on Facebook Watch

Toby Hughes posted a video on Facebook Watch, speaking with Quentin Boucher and his 3-year-old son, Rhett, who made the discovery.

Quentin Boucher and Toby Hughes Photo byToby Hughes-Buckmasters of Ohio (Facebook)

Toby Hughes said this about the incredible find:

"This is the biggest wild deer I’ve ever seen. That is something, Rhett gets all the credit for finding it. It’s going in the record book under his name.” -Toby Hughes, Professional scorer, Buckmasters of Ohio (Source: Field & Stream)

Quentin said this about the buck:

“I’ve definitely seen it before down the road in the field,” says Quentin. “It was found on our property about 300 yards off the road…In my opinion, maybe someone down the road was hunting it and shot it, and it ran and died in my field. Or, maybe it was hit by a car. It also could have died of old age. It was an old buck, and it was a pile of bones when Rhett found it.” -Quentin Boucher, father of Rhett (Source: Facebook Watch)

This is something that 3-year-old Rhett will likely remember for the rest of his life. What an amazing discovery for this family and their legacy.

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Sources

Toby Hughes-Buckmasters of Ohio official Facebook account.

Toby Hughes-Buckmasters of Ohio Facebook Watch video.

Marshall, Sage. "3-Year-Old Boy Finds Massive 276-Inch Deadhead in Ohio." Field & Stream. 20 March 2023.