"Nontheless That is a really cool buck!"
Yes it is. Look at those freaking long main beams and awesome g-4's!!!
The original poster said, "It scored 196..." By that, i'm not sure when it was scored or if it was an official scorer at that. It might have what's needed and always tough to tell until officially scored. I might, if it were my family's, also have another cape and mount job done.
If, or not, a big buck makes the all times "Book" is never a cut or disrespect to a hunter or individual buck. I used to score a lot of really huge outa state bucks and have scored many that grossed plenty high enough but when all the figuring was done, for one reason or another, they would come up inches short of the set mark. My hunting partner likes to tell the story of an old Indian ranch hand who was telling him of a ol "big buck" he had recently seen. My partner asked the wise old guy just how big was this buck. The Indian replied, "I seen a lota buck. When i say big...is BIG!"
This buck is big!!
Joey