#302 - The Story Of Bootsie The Hermaphrodite Buck: B&C's only Freak of Nature Record Book Buck with David Powell

The WHTL Podcast - Whitetail Deer Hunting Tactics, Stories & Expert Guests

Jake Hofer

Sports, Wilderness

4.9 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In today's episode, we are bringing you a pretty special episode. Cameron sat down with David Powell at the 2023 Total Archery Challange at Seven Springs to talk about his once in a lifetime buck that he called Bootsie. This hermaphroditic deer stands out not only for its rare reproductive organs but also for its distinctive rack. David shares the details of his encounter with this extraordinary creature, shedding light on its unconventional behavior and characteristics. From Bootsy's powder wig-like headgear to his social outcast status among other deer, this captivating journey follows a davids years of observation before finally catching up with Bootsy. We discuss:

Bootsy was identified as a buck with organs of both antlers and a doe
The deer exhibited abnormal physical features, such as an underdeveloped neck and head
Bootsie had an irregular rack that looked like a headdress and carried velvet way into the season
Other deer avoided Bootsy, making it challenging to target him for hunting
David hunted and observed the rare hermaphrodite deer in Kansas for six years
The deer had a core area of only 75 to 80 acres, focusing solely on cover and disregarding food and water
It took three years for David to realize that rut activity was not a way to target this deer
The deer had bases 15" in circumference, not diameter with 21 total points
The deer panel scored as a "freak of nature" and doesn't carry an official Boone and Crockett or Pope and Young score
Understand the significance of this deer being classified as a "freak of nature" rather than receiving a formal scoring
It is listed as 1 of 1 in the Boone and Corckett records under whitetail freak of nature

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0:00.0	What is going on? Welcome to the Exodus podcast. This week we have a great episode from the Total Archery Challenge in Seven Springs, Pennsylvania, and it is with David Powell, and he shares a story you guys are going to want to hear. It is a story of an extremely rare deer. He killed in Kansas. You get to hear the entire story along with so many other things here. I hope you guys enjoyed this episode. Be sure to check
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0:26.8	anyone. Its value is $4,200 and you're going to win some Exodus gear. You're going to win a
0:32.0	DIY archery hunt in the mecca land of Big Bucks in Ohio Ohio head to the link in the description and click it
0:39.7	and sign up we're going to announce that winter late august early september via text and email so
0:44.1	keeping an eye out for communication from us when we announce the winner we're going to send it out
0:48.5	to everyone that signs up so hope you guys enjoyed this episode let's go ahead and get right into it
0:52.6	here we go. Lights.
1:00.5	If you know where a deer's betting and you know where he's eating, that deer should be dead.
1:04.2	If you're passive on a deer, what you're doing is you're teaching.
1:10.3	I've got 30 bucks in the Michigan record book. Everyone but one has had at least one previous wound on his body.
1:11.1	Some had as many as four.
1:13.5	The Exodus podcast.
1:15.5	Your source for all things, whitetail.
1:18.5	All right, everyone.
1:19.7	Good morning.
1:20.3	Welcome back to the Exodus podcast.
1:22.8	Again, this is the voice of Cameron Durr.
1:25.2	Unusual host today, but I'm down at the Total Archery Challenge
1:28.3	at the Exodus booth last day, day four of the shoot, and I'm joined by good friend David Powell. David, how are you? I'm well, Cameron. How about yourself? I'm doing pretty well. It's a little chilly this morning. It is. A little windy. I feel like the truck's not going to be won on a day like today.
1:23.8	You never know.
1:24.6	But I have David sitting here and David, why don't you tell. I feel like the truck's not going to be won on a day like today. You never know.
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