MT Hunter Bags Giant 200-Inch River Bottom Whitetail

An elk and mule deer hunter's Mecca, Montana isn't typically mentioned as a trophy whitetail state. But hunter Bret Pullman found an exception to that rule in November 2023 when what looked like a 200-inch whitetail showed up in the river bottoms on his family's ranch near Cardwell. After chasing the deer for two seasons, Pullman finally got a shot on it late last month, dropping it from nearly 500 yards away as he was headed up the mountain to do maintenance on his nearby elk hunting cabin. If its 200-inch green score holds after a 60-day drying period, it could be the first Montana whitetail...