Michigan Hands- Mitch Rompola
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07/26/19 09:24 PM
07/26/19 09:24 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 9,082 Coldspring Texas
Savell
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...what’s yall’s take on Mitch and the buck ? ...do any of y’all know him ?
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Re: Michigan Hands- Mitch Rompola
[Re: Savell]
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07/26/19 09:49 PM
07/26/19 09:49 PM
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Joined: May 2011
Posts: 2,494 Garden,Michigan
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Hard to say,some people say they know him and they wouldn't put it past him to pull a fast one,others say they know him and he's the real deal.
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Re: Michigan Hands- Mitch Rompola
[Re: Savell]
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07/26/19 09:58 PM
07/26/19 09:58 PM
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Joined: May 2011
Posts: 2,494 Garden,Michigan
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The one thing I question right after the news came out about his buck was where he shot it.I've never hunted the immediate area where he was,but the northern lower peninsula was noted for very high hunter numbers(35+ per square mile in many areas)and small racks.I hunted for many years in the northern lower peninsula and a rack that size....its hard to believe.I'm not calling him a liar,strange things do happen,but the law probability says otherwise.
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Re: Michigan Hands- Mitch Rompola
[Re: Buck (Zandra)]
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07/26/19 10:05 PM
07/26/19 10:05 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 4,029 Otsego, MI 66
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Don't know him but remember the controversy well. I believe it was shot back in '98 in Grand Traverse County. Personally I think it was the real deal. 4 people witnessed the buck, 3 scorers from Commemorative Bucks of Michigan, and a Conservation Officer. So many people trashed him saying it was a farm raised deer, a hoax with fake antlers, etc. He basically said screw it and never had it entered into the books and pretty much disappeared. He has shot many big bucks in his life, a very good deer hunter.
Member NTA, MTPCA, FTA, NRA, MUCC 2 Cor. 5:17
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Re: Michigan Hands- Mitch Rompola
[Re: Savell]
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07/26/19 10:25 PM
07/26/19 10:25 PM
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Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 7,349 western mn
bucksnbears
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Don't know if real or false. Sure sucks if real. ,: Dear Lord:, please never let a potential world record come in front of me
swampgas chili and schmidt beer makes for a deadly combo
You have to remember that 1 out of 3 Democratic Voters is just as dumb as the other two.
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Re: Michigan Hands- Mitch Rompola
[Re: Savell]
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07/27/19 06:46 AM
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Posts: 718 Stanton Mi.
BigJoe.
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I remember all the controversy back then Savell. Myself and all my friends watched and read all about that. Lots of unanswered questions, then Mitch pulled it from the record books if I remember correctly. Lots of questions for sure.
Michigan Trappers and Predator Callers Association Director at Large
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Re: Michigan Hands- Mitch Rompola
[Re: Savell]
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07/27/19 06:15 PM
07/27/19 06:15 PM
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Joined: May 2011
Posts: 2,494 Garden,Michigan
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This story is just crazy from beginning to end.I remember reading one week where some guy said Rompala hunted out of their camp one year and was violator from the moment he got there,not just in his actions but the way he talked.I believe he even said it got so bad they threw him out of their camp and didn't want him back.When this came out he withdrew the rack,I don't recall him saying much but by that time he had already been called a fraud ,that latest charge sent the whole thing over the edge and he disappeared.After a time,more and more stories began to hit the hunting media about Rompala being a over the top whitetail hunter that really knew his stuff.His living room has other trophies on the wall that he shot thru the years that should prove he's the real thing,his friends on the other side said.I believe that's pretty much where the whole mess got left.
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Re: Michigan Hands- Mitch Rompola
[Re: Savell]
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07/27/19 07:02 PM
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bleeohio
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I remember this story well. If I recall, more than a couple of dnr official scorers handled the rack and skull and deemed it legit. I think the biggest question was if it was a farmed deer.
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Re: Michigan Hands- Mitch Rompola
[Re: Savell]
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07/27/19 09:28 PM
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Joined: Jan 2014
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52Carl
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Now that pic is proof, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that unscrupulous measures were taken to reduce that fine buck to possession. Why, just observe the snide facial expression, exhibiting pomposity, arrogance, and true lack of respectable character. Either that, or the Photoshop pic of that dudes face was pulled from a pic while he was taking a dump. I can see that going either way...
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Re: Michigan Hands- Mitch Rompola
[Re: 52Carl]
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07/27/19 09:56 PM
07/27/19 09:56 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 9,082 Coldspring Texas
Savell
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"Wilbur"
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Now that pic is proof, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that unscrupulous measures were taken to reduce that fine buck to possession. Why, just observe the snide facial expression, exhibiting pomposity, arrogance, and true lack of respectable character. Either that, or the Photoshop pic of that dudes face was pulled from a pic while he was taking a dump. I can see that going either way... :...take a breather Karl....it’s just good clean fun ....I am curious how you knew I was taking a dump though ? Lol
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Re: Michigan Hands- Mitch Rompola
[Re: Savell]
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07/28/19 10:37 AM
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Joined: Dec 2018
Posts: 5,214 Crivitz WI
Sprung & Rusty
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I remember the story, but I'm more interested about what happened to D.B. Cooper, where is Hoffa's body , who really was involved with the JFK assassination.
No Jab.
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