A recent investigation by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has confirmed that the now-infamous 49-point buck that appeared at a hunting expo this spring was indeed a high-fence deer.⁠ ⁠ The 306-inch nontypical had been under suspicion even before it was submitted as a fair-chase state-record muzzleloader buck by Richard Waters, a 62-year-old from Markesan, Wisconsin. While high-fence deer operations aren’t illegal or even unusual in Wisconsin, it is against the law to attempt to pass off a high-fence animal as a potential free-range record. The hunting community and the Wisconsin Buck and Bear Club scorers who saw the rack — and photos of it — had doubts about its authenticity but had to wait on the DNR investigation to verify those concerns.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in profile for the full story 🔗⁠ ⁠ #wisconsin #bigbuck #bigbucks #hunting #huntingseason #deerhunting #deerseason #outdoors #conservation #highfence #outdoorlife⁠ 📷: wi_dnr⁠ Story by: krebfish