Recently, the supposed scoresheet used to score Rompola's buck has surfaced. It was originally posted on the , which is "dedicated to Mitch Rompola and those of us hunters who either know Mitch personally, know of his stature, ethics, morals, and credibility, as well as his remarkable bowhunting skills, etc., and those of us that believe Mitch isn't a fake, didn't fake his legendary bow kill of what would be a record buck as well.", This legendary whitetail hunted by Mitch Rompoloa was deemed a hoax. Why? The facts on the ill-fated world-record Rompola buck controversy., The single most controversial and mysterious whitetail story of all time is that of the Mitch Rompola Buck. As the story goes, in 1998 the experienced deer hunter shot an enormous typical whitetail buck in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, that reportedly scored 216⅝ inches net..