▁Leg end ary ▁Wh itet ails ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁as ▁a ▁direct - to - consum er ▁catalog ▁and ▁internet ▁ret ail er , ▁and ▁is ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁Ap op ka , ▁Florida . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Leg end ary ▁Wh itet ails ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁by ▁Larry ▁H uff man . ▁ ▁H uff man ▁was ▁an ▁av id ▁out do ors man , ▁h unter ▁and ▁conservation ist . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Wisconsin ▁chapter ▁of ▁Safari ▁Club ▁International ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁regional ▁vice ▁president . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁representative ▁to ▁the ▁Wisconsin ▁Conserv ation ▁Congress . ▁ ▁Larry , ▁along ▁with ▁fellow ▁authors ▁and ▁de er ▁enthus iast s ▁Dick ▁Id ol , ▁David ▁Morris , ▁and ▁Gordon ▁Wh itt ington ▁compiled ▁stories ▁about ▁the ▁ 4 0 ▁world - class ▁bu cks ▁that ▁made ▁up ▁Larry ' s ▁original ▁collection . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁book ▁is ▁titled ▁Leg end ary ▁Wh itet ails . ▁ ▁Leg end ary ▁Wh itet ails ▁II ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁Leg end ary ▁Wh itet ails ▁III ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Larry ▁started ▁the ▁Iowa ▁De er ▁Classic . ▁ ▁Currently , ▁the ▁Iowa ▁De er ▁Classic ▁takes ▁place ▁every ▁year ▁in ▁Des ▁Mo ines , ▁Iowa . ▁The ▁popular ity ▁of ▁the ▁Leg end ary ▁Wh itet