Oct 18, 2023 · Mitch Rompola was a seasoned deer hunter from Traverse City, Michigan who already had some acclaim for killing big bucks. More than a few record book-caliber deer hung from his wall, most taken with a bow. Rompola had been staying a massive, 12-point buck in Michigan for over three years.

Mar 13, 2023 · Back in 1998, an experienced bowhunter named Mitch Rompola shot an enormous typical whitetail buck in Grand Traverse County, Michigan. The buck scores more than the buck that currently sits atop the list of Boone & Crockett records.

Dec 10, 2017 · Nearly 20 years have passed since a Michigan's Mitch Rompola set the whitetail world on its ear by producing a 12-point buck that netted over 216 inches.

May 12, 2023 · The former Commemorative Bucks of Michigan state record was also shot by Mitch Rompola in Grand Traverse County in 1985. That buck scored 181 7/8 B&C, but On November 2, 2012, Robert Sopsic topped that record by …

Feb 3, 2023 · That buck deliquesced into ectoplasm shortly after being shot, which Mitch greedily consumed. After consuming the Spirit of the Forest spoke through Mitch and compelled him to build an accurate representation of his Earthly body!

Feb 2, 2023 · A Michigan antler-scoring official yesterday broke his 25-year silence on what he knew about the infamous Mitch Rompola Buck at the time when the deer was allegedly examined. His comments shed unseen light on a subject which has …

Jan 24, 2022 · Rompola, a Michigan hunter, claimed to have shot a buck in Grand Traverse County that shattered Milo Hanson's typical whitetail world record on Nov. 13, 1998. But the buck was never entered into any book and Rompola effectively went into hiding, leaving the whole incident shrouded in mystery.

Feb 1, 2023 · The Rompola Buck was allegedly a free-range bow-kill of a 220-inch typical 12-pointer — with a 30-inch inside spread — from Michigan in 1998. Rompola claimed the buck had a field-dressed weight of 264 pounds and that he dragged it out of the woods by himself that day.

Oct 25, 2024 · A northern Michigan hunter named Mitch Rompola is sitting in a tree stand waiting. When the sun rises, Mitch watches two big bucks spar below him; the deer smash their antlers together violently. But Mitch doesn’t shoot.

Jul 4, 2003 · It's now widely believed that the Rompola buck was just an elaborate marketing scheme to launch "Buck Fever Synthetics"... Here's the story that has been circulating out there. Once upon a time there was a deer hunter by the name of Mitch Rompola.

Jan 22, 2022 · Does anyone know if the Rompola Buck is now #1 finally? Mitch hands down is probably one of the best whitetail hunters of all time and deserves to have his...

One of the most famous–or infamous–whitetails ever harvested was the Rompola Buck. It was one of the first “hunting stories” to ever catch my attention. I vividly remember one evening when my dad was in his hunting room cleaning guns. In his gun case lied a …

Mar 29, 2024 · In 1998, bowhunter Mitch Rompola shot an enormous typical whitetail buck in Grand Traverse County, Michigan. The buck scored higher than the current Boone & Crockett record and had an exceptionally wide inside spread.

Oct 25, 2024 · A northern Michigan hunter named Mitch Rompola is sitting in a tree stand waiting. When the sun rises, Mitch watches two big bucks spar below him; the deer smash their antlers together violently. But Mitch doesn’t shoot.

Mar 15, 2023 · After 24 years, the score sheet for the antlers from a buck that Mitch Rompola from Traverse City, Mich. shot with bow and arrow in Grand Traverse County on Nov. 13, 1998 has been made public.

Oct 31, 2024 · A northern Michigan hunter named Mitch Rompola is sitting in a tree stand waiting. When the sun rises, Mitch watches two big bucks spar below him; the deer smash their antlers together violently. But Mitch doesn’t shoot.

Mar 27, 2002 · Had a guy and his 16 year old son take MAGNIFICENT bucks on (so they said) opening day of the firearms season on private land not too far north of me. An 11 point and a 9 point that were both, hands down, Boone and Crockett. I'd never seen bucks in northern Michigan from the wild like that.

Rompola's Buck stops here, un der agreement. Question remains: What's the story with Rompola? The Michigan Hunting Guide. Contains loads of information on Michigan Hunting and Michigan Hunting resources.

Oct 24, 2005 · Traverse City, MI. This truly is the greatest feat in the history of mankind because out of the MILLIONS of people who hunt yearly in Iowa, Ill, KS, Kentcky, Manitoba, etc etc etc.... One of our own native son's, Mitch Rompola, arrows the biggest buck of all time in NW Michigan!!

Jan 29, 2008 · It's been discussed ad infinitum on these boards in the past and some guys get a bit passionate in their opinions about Mitch Rompola and the famed or infamous "Rompola Buck". There are believers and then there are those who disbelieve the authenticity of the Rompola Buck and a few voice their opinions with sometimes rancorous vigor and emotion ...