Deer with antlers scoring 492 dies

infection.

Sudden Impact, who lived at Wilderness Whitetails Ranch in Wisconsin, had horns that scored 492, and he was only 3 years old when he died in late August.

The lethal infection began in the buck’s massive antlers. The rack was removed to keep the infection from spreading, but veterinary care came too late.

Sudden Impact showed no signs of illness before caretakers discovered the infection, according to a press release.

\”Although Sudden Impact was watched very closely, because he didn’t show any signs of being sick, by the time his infection was noticed and the veterinarians got to him it was too late,\” the press release said.