Ohio record book whitetails by state

Wvs biggestever buck was anything but typical hunting. The only two wild whitetails scoring higher are the socalled hole in the horn buck, which scores 328 28 net, and the world record missouri monarch, which tops the list at 333 78 net. A state bystate breakdown of where the best bucks are coming from, with a look at historic record book deer, plus an update on the top trophies from the last five seasons. The club is dedicated to preserving our hunting heritage, scoring and keeping big game records, maintaining hunter ethics, and furthering conservation education. New ohio record whitetail shot by a bow hunter the ronnie stevens buck stephen esker, the ohio hunter who shot a pair of 200class whitetails inside the columbus, ohio city limits in backtoback seasons, shared news with field and stream of yet another dandy ohio whitetail that was taken last night by bow hunter ronnie stevens. This is the first day of the extended firearm season in ohio and rumor has it that this buck was shot in morrow county ohio by josh kraus. Big bucks galore, from the boone and crockett record book archives. Help us keep these areas open by practicing social distancing and avoiding gathering in groups. The former deer was found dead in portage county, ohio, in 1940, while the latter.

Not much is known about this deer at the moment, but one thing. Are these sheds from the largest 5x5 whitetail of all time. Last week, a hunter in ohio reportedly harvested one of the largest whitetail deer ever taken by a hunter, which has inadvertently launched a socialmedia firestorm that has people questioning the. This deer is one of the biggest that i have ever seen and one that could hold the record for a very long time. Kansas top 20 deer records deer big game information. In fact, this legendary deer, with his incredible rack and story to match, might well be the most famous big game animal ever to come from the north american continent. It remains property of the state of missouri on display for all its citizens to see. Licking county compares favorably with any county in the midwest for trophy whitetails. Like its nearby neighbors of illinois and ohio, indiana seems the perfect place to grow big nontypical whitetails, and the states bow and gun.

I assembled 5,568 whitetail entries spanning the years 18302001 only two. The first step was record book data from the boone and crockett club. Gallatin resident stephen tucker, 26, shows off the whitetail deer with a 47point rack he killed on nov. Buckeye big buck club records available online news. Pope and young is proud to announce our 2020 conservation hunt drawing. Whopper whitetails the biggest bucks on record grand. The top 40 typical and nontypical whitetails of all time outdoor life.

We analyzed where the top200 record book typical and nontypical whitetails were shot in 2010 to 2015. Another 33 years would pass before the huge deer would ever achieve record book recognition, and that accomplishment was directly due to the efforts of greens wife, sarah. Trophy buckeye state whitetails thrive on public and private land alike. The buckeye big buck club is a nonprofit organization created in 1957 to increase the appreciation of ohio s whitetailed deer. Lafayette county buck crushes state archery record clark climbed down and walked to the rise in the land where he last saw the deer. This greatlyexpanded edition includes over 7,500 listings of whitetail deer from the boone and crockett clubs records program, which was started in 1932. The largest 5x5 typical sheds listed in the nashc record book belong to the socalled fleming sheds from saskatchewan with a net score of 181 28 again, no spread credit. Discover where the biggest bucks over the last five years were killed and why the. Its believed that coffman was hunting in neighboring fairfield county the evening he shot the deer, on october 27th.

When i left, i was walking out of the office and he said, youre going to shoot the biggest deer in. Furthermore, ohio, kentucky and indiana are the new kids on the block. The 5heaviest whitetail deer ever killed on record. Here is the new certified world record whitetail buck outdoorhub reporters 01. A closer look at mississippis state record typical buck as mississippi farmer will rives headed out for an afternoon bowhunt on dec. The previous record of 20718 inches set by a buck killed in mason county by james pauley had stood for.

Jack reneau, director of big game records, provided the information i needed and explained how it was organized. Biggame hunters who are listed in the pennsylvania records book will want to bag a new patch recognizing their membership in this exclusive fraternity. The state conservation department calculated its live weight to be 511 pounds. The top 40 typical and nontypical whitetails of all time. The preliminary measurements of the indiana sheds will put them very near, or slightly over the fleming sheds as the worlds largest known 5x5 set. Ohios staterecord typical crossbow buck brad jermans decision to hunt a new area during the archery season resulted in ohios new staterecord typical crossbow buck and one of the biggest hunterkilled deer in the world. Especially for top end bucks 160 plus but fnf is correct, not an acre of public hunting. Nwtf wild turkey records national wild turkey federation. The 3,950 entries 74 percent of the record book total come from 41 states and 1,254 counties. The hoosier record book does list bucks by county and highest score decending. Nwtfs wild turkey records program offers nwtf members a way to register any legally harvested wild turkey, taken anywhere in the world. The lists above will not look like the lists below. Top 10 list these lists are based on the last printing of their respective record books state search.

Ohio department of natural resources division of wildlife. American hunter top 10 states for monster whitetails. Whether you hunt whitetails with a rifle, shotgun, compound bow, recurve bow or any other method, buckmasters will help you be a better hunter and learn more about whitetail deer. The hunter is dan coffman from junction city, ohio, a small community east of columbus in perry county. Simply gauging how many boone and crockett deer a state has pumped out doesnt provide an accurate snapshot of which states are truly the best for killing a boone and crockett buck. Kentucky is a onebuck state, but you can take as many antlerless deer as you like in zone 1 regions. Whats more, between state parks, wildlife areas, state forests and aep recreation lands, there is a mix of public land types open to hunting. This years hunt is a 10day allinclusive canadian safari from savage encounters. Kdwpt offices remain closed to the public through april 19. Gary trent, bbbc president, announced the score as 232 58, which certified it as the new state record. It could be argued that ohio s socalled holeinthehorn buck is the most famous whitetail in the world.

Ohio department of natural resources division of wildlife rack type. The highland county deer is the largest nontypical rack ever taken with a muzzleloader in ohio history, beating out the 2004 record of 225. The top states for boone and crockett whitetails in the last 10. With increasing numbers of deer came more interest in trophyclass deer. Kansas state parks, fishing lakes and wildlife areas are currently open to the public. A closer look at mississippis staterecord typical buck. This ohio record whitetail buck should rank among the top 16 typicals in the boone and crockett book after the 60day drying period. It also lists the top 50, by bow and gun state wide. Known as the famous hole in the horn buck, ohio s state record nontypical was picked up in portage county in 1940. What is not so well known is that the buckeye state also has plenty of public land, with more than a million acres of ground scattered across the state. This huge nontypical buck that was taken earlier this month, and apparently a game warden has seen it and theres video footage of the hunter making the shot. Her initial effort occurred in the mid1970s when they decided to move from ohio to michigan.

Incredibly, the years 19902001 account for 2,811 or 52 percent of the record book entries during this period. Here is the new certified world record whitetail buck. One variable in this stat thats a little deceiving is official scorer densities. When you look at state level data, the states youd expect to be present on the list are. Funds are apportioned to states based on the total area of the state and the total number of paid license holders. Mclaughlins buck sent shock waves through the state s deer hunting community.

Here are the top spots open to all in ohios top boone. Marion county may not have produced many record book bucks yet, but the ones it has are near the top of the list. Coming out of highland county, ohio, this whitetail took top honors for the deer with the longest main beam. The top states for boone and crockett whitetails in the. I had no idea that i had just taken the new state record typical whitetail, or that the deer would be the worlds largest typical buck ever take. All of those four are among the top 15 in the state in their respective category.

The club established and maintains a permanent database of ohio s record book bucks taken in fair. The pope and young club is one of north americas leading bowhunting and conservation organizations. As the definitive history book of trophy whitetail deer in north america, the much anticipated fourth edition of the boone and crockett club publication, records of north american whitetail deer is now available. Best whitetail states based on the record books field. Deer whopper whitetails the biggest bucks on record. County listing will list the weapon used but does not seperate scores. New potential ohio state record typical buck a new ohio state record may have just been harvested this morning dec. Four of the countys 11 biggest deer were shot during the past five seasons. Bradley jerman took a warren county typical in 2004 that would end up becoming the state record, and the no.