Iowa Giant

After Iowa opened its first deer season in the early 1950s, Champlin, Iowa, resident Lloyd Goad and his brother-in-law hunted with shotguns for six or seven years.

In 1961, Lloyd got very interested in the challenge of bowhunting. He actually missed two small bucks that first season with a recurve, but no matter--he was hooked on this archery thing.

The next year he bowhunted all season long with no luck.

Then the last day of the season arrived. It was Dec. 2, 1962. The woods seemed full of other hunters that day as Lloyd took a stand on the ground next to an elm tree not far from a fence line. Despite the crowds, it didn't take long before he was faced with history.

All at once a massive buck appeared and jumped the fence only eighteen paces from Lloyd's spot. Inexperience aside, Lloyd managed to pull back his bow string and make a lethal shot on the massive buck.

The 224-pound brute sported a perfect 7x7 typical rack that later scored 1976⁄8 Pope & Young points, good enough to make it a new archery typical world record. Three years later, in 1965, that record would be broken by Mel Johnson's 2044⁄8-inch typical giant from Illinois.

Antler Vitals (P&Y method)

Total Points: 14

Greatest Spread: 21 2/8

Inside Spread: 18 6/8

Main beams: 25 6/8, 26 4/8

Longest Tine: 11 3/8

Antler Bases: 5 1/8, 5 2/8

Abnormal Points: 0

Gross Typical Score: 210 5/8

Deductions: 12 7/8

Net Score: 197 6/8