Sep 21, 2018 for years researched showed the heaviest whitetail deer on record was killed in minnesota by carl lenader in 1926 and weighed 511 pounds. Jun 10, 2009 take an inside look at the milo hanson buck, a monster 12point that scored 2 58 in 1993, and still sits atop the boone and crockett clubs record books as the largest typical whitetail in the. Scott allens buck officially scored 14628, good for third place alltime in polk county photo. It will be the intent of this article to educate whitetail deer hunters by providing them with a list of the largest whitetail bucks ever killed and placed in the boone and crockett record books. Minnesota deer classic record book by labarbera, mark and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Stephen tucker, 26, of gallatin attempted to shoot the trophy buck with a muzzleloader. Prior to the 197273 deer hunting season, harvest estimates for whitetailed deer and mule deer were derived from a variety of methods including l andowner surveys, game warden estimates, shooting preserve record books. Hunters in texas have killed 200 bucks since 2010 that made book. Home forums whitetail hunting whitetails general we have updated our rules. Texas biggest open range buck in 100 years texas fish. South carolina, south dakota, tennessee, texas, vermont, virginia, washington. The bucks curiosity kept it in place long enough for ewen to get the gun working. There has never been a more complete volume of record keeping than this 576 page, hard cover, book. Well cover everything from the budget for the upcoming year to board member nominations. Aug 2009 alligator gar robbie smtih scott gilmer 230 lbs. Sep 06, 2019 it was determined that the buck died of natural causes and demolished the score of the previous record. These records are stored in a secure location, easily sent to friends and family and will capture valuable data for researchers, wildlife managers and conservationists across the state. Historically, whitetailed deer in minnesota existed throughout the wooded river valleys and woodlands of central and southern minnesota figure 1. The texas deer book is just what its title says a complete and allencompassing volume on texas deer hunting and texas deer hunting is the best in the world.
Sep 29, 2009 species name score date photo addax george clark 91 48. The biggest typical whitetail bucks ever entered into the. Maine has more typical whitetails in the books than any other northeastern state. Sep 22, 2010 jim didnt know it at the time, but opening day of the 2001 bow season would begin a twoyear saga that would eventually cement his name in the whitetail record books. Hardy jacksons texas typical buck north american whitetail. As a deer hunter, i read a lot about where to hunt big whitetail bucks. Hunters in the lone star state kill more bucks than in any other by a huge margin 309,207 bucks harvested in 2011 alone, and 60% of those bucks were 3 12 years old or older. Nov 12, 2010 jeremy, a member of the north american hunting club, shot a record book, nontypical whitetail buck tuesday, november 9, 2010, in elko, minnesota. The whitetailed deer odocoileus virginianus, also known as the whitetail or virginia deer, is a mediumsized deer native to north america, central america, ecuador, and south america as far south as peru and bolivia.
Only 88 deer taken in texas have met that minimum in the clubs 126year history. The top states for boone and crockett whitetails in the last 10. The game plan was to set up at opposite ends of travel corridor and. There has never been a more complete volume of recordkeeping than this 576 page, hard cover, book. Buy minnesota deer classic record book by mark labarbera online at alibris. Species name score date photo addax george clark 91 48. The top states for boone and crockett whitetails in the last. American hunter top 10 states for monster whitetails. Whitetail properties real estate, llc dba whitetail properties. Recordbook whitetail bucks becoming more common the. Last year hunter adam hupf took the new state typical record 191 68 net inches in the rural beaver dam area of dodge county.
There has been an explosion of whitetail deer entries starting about 10 years before the turn of the century. And again, these deer arent legal for the record books. Scott allens giant buck ranks 3rd alltime in polk county. Regional meeting reminder were hosting a series of meetings throughout the state so you can interface with your regional director, executive director and chapters in your region. For years researched showed the heaviest whitetail deer on record was killed in minnesota by carl lenader in 1926 and weighed 511 pounds. See where your state ranks and what your chances are at bagging one of these trophies. The staterecord typical was taken in 2001 by ronald mclamb, in bonner county, and it only beats the states secondlargest typical buck by 38 inch.
Jeremy, a member of the north american hunting club, shot a recordbook, nontypical whitetail buck tuesday, november 9, 2010, in elko, minnesota. Whopper whitetails the biggest bucks on record grand. We analyzed where the top200 record book typical and nontypical. The first step was record book data from the boone and crockett club. We analyzed where the top200 record book typical and nontypical whitetails were shot in 2010 to 2015. After pouring over record book data in an attempt to identify these bigbuck neighborhoods, here are some takeaways. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. County listing will list the weapon used but does not seperate scores. With well over 500 pictures, including two color sections, every turn of the page reveals another image of texas hunting history. Look for minnesotas top counties for mature whitetails to be split.
While ive harvest 15 pope and young bucks, to this date i have never taken a buck scoring in excess of 170 inches in order to qualify for the. The cheek flesh is cut on both sides of the head to the back of the jaw and skin fleshed from the gum. It has also been introduced to new zealand, cuba, jamaica, hispaniola, the bahamas, the lesser antilles, and some countries in europe, such as the czech republic. These records are stored in a secure location, easily sent to friends and family and will capture valuable data for researchers, wildlife managers and. The top states for boone and crockett whitetails in the. Mar 30, 2018 everything is bigger in texas, including the whitetail hunting. However, texas whitetail bucks often qualify for the record books by virtue of their. Top overall states for boone and crockett whitetails per square mile since 2008. Coming out of highland county, ohio, this whitetail took top honors for the deer with the longest main beam. In northern minnesota, where the forest habitat was much different than it is today, deer were absent or. The buck had an inside spread of 25 18 inches, and it doesnt seem to likely that a deer will top its score anytime soon. But truth is, not all great whitetails inside fences are results of genetic manipulation that would put a.
Minnesota deer classic record book by mark labarbera alibris. The list of counties with three or more record book entries of typical deer and nontypical deer in the top200 over the past five seasons is populated with some you may never heard of. Most of the tracts are a mix of timber, farmland, prairies and wetlands that provide edge habitat where giant whitetails thrive. Scott allen within a month after the news broke of jasper beams 418. Nwtf wild turkey records national wild turkey federation. 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. Found by a railroad crew in portage county, ohio, in the fall of 1940, the 45point whitetail has an amazing 192 inches of abnormal points. They change even more when you just look at the most recent data within the last decade. What inflated hope he had of shooting a 200inch buckofalifetime became a casualty of the consuming pain in his toes.
Read about the states top whitetail deer within dozens and dozens of stories about the hunt itself. The texas state record typical whitetail was killed in maverick county by. Find out how to get a big game animal or shed antler scoredmeasured. The 5heaviest whitetail deer ever killed on record. Otter tail, minnesota 8 vernon, wisconsin 5 edgar, illinois 4 marion, iowa 4 winneshiek, iowa 3 guthrie, iowa 3 todd, kentucky3 wabasha, minnesota 3. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Think of it as a free, online way to record your hunts. This greatlyexpanded edition includes over 7,500 listings of whitetail deer from the boone and crockett clubs records program, which was started in 1932.
Incredibly, the years 19902001 account for 2,811 or 52 percent of the record book entries during this period. Joe byers has more than 1,000 magazine articles in print and is currently a field editor with whitetail journal, predator xtreme, whitetails unlimited, crossbow revolution, and african hunting journal magazines. Have you checked the trends in the boone and crockett and pope and young record books during the past 20 or 30 years. A possible world record whitetail deer was killed in sumner county on monday. The hoosier record book does list bucks by county and highest score decending. Young female hunter takes massive buck houston chronicle. Whitetail history is filled with landmark events, but perhaps none more noteworthy than the one occurring on the morning of november 23, 1993. Also, interestingly enough, famous whitetail states such as texas, south. Jim, who bowhunts several small properties on rochesters south side, decided to start the season by hunting a small wood lot near home. Makaylas could be the 89th if, after the required 60day drying period, the antlers still score more than 195. Meade bruiser falling shy of toppling the county record, scott allen of haines city emailed me with notice that he may have bested bradd browns 25year honor of harvesting the biggest. The main purpose of the survey is to track hunter and harvest trends for whitetailed deer odocoileus virginianus at the statewide level, as well as unit n 4 4 and ecoregion n 12 levels.
Apparently killed by a passing train, the whopper nontypical had lodged an antler beneath a nearby security fence, punching a hole in one of its drop tines. Jan 01, 2020 when this giant buck stepped out, ewen was still messing with his rifle. Texas buck registry is a central place for all hunters in the state of texas to post pictures of their harvest each season. It is mostly replaced by the blacktailed or mule deer odocoileus hemionus from that point west except for in mixed deciduous riparian corridors, river valley bottomlands, and lower foothills of the northern rocky mountain region. What are the highest scoring whitetail bucks of all time. In order to determine these areas, i bought records books published by the. Jim didnt know it at the time, but opening day of the 2001 bow season would begin a twoyear saga that would eventually cement his name in the whitetail record books. When you look at state level data, the states youd expect to be present on the list are. With increasing numbers of deer came more interest in trophyclass deer.
It can be your first buck, your biggest buck, or anything in between. Hardwood forests comprised of maple, basswood, and oak were abundant in southeastern and central regions of minnesota and whitetailed deer were likely common in these areas. No other state, however, offers a better chance at taking a record book whitetail. The top 40 typical and nontypical whitetails of all time. This isnt where you would normally envision a nearly 200inch buck coming from, but in 2012 archer dusty gerrits harvested a 189 78 inch buck in the. Natural history of deer in minnesota minnesota dnr. The data has been pulled to show what states produce the most boone and crockett class bucks. Once purchased, a new name was needed for the record book and club members submitted several names. The top 10 counties during this period are in wisconsin, minnesota and texas. The national wild turkey federation nwtf is a national nonprofit conservation and hunting organization that has worked for the conservation of the wild turkey and preservation of the hunting tradition since 1973. If you have, youve probably noticed something stunning.
A vote was taken at a club meeting and the name, big game records of minnesota, was chosen to be the name. Missouri big buck record book missouri whitetails your. The end result is the 8thlargest typical whitetail of all time. Recently wisconsin bowhunters have been rewriting the record books. The 3,950 entries 74 percent of the record book total come from 41 states and 1,254 counties. Apr 30, 2016 we analyzed where the top200 record book typical and nontypical whitetails were shot in 2010 to 2015.
The soil in otter tail, minnesota, is suitable for growing the crops deer. But then again, you dont often hear floridians bragging about how great upstate florida is. Moreover, hunters across the nation are rewriting state record books with. Whopper whitetails the biggest bucks on record grand view. I keep my copy in my truck, and often reread various chapters while i sit in my deer stand, waiting to see if my field experiences follow those detailed in the book. M ule deer odocoileus hemionus, and javelina pecari tajacu are also tracked, but because of the smaller number of hunters, estimates below the statewide level may lack. Things change a lot when you look at each state on a level playing field. Oct 1996 no picture available axis jennifer stolle 161 78. It also lists the top 50, by bow and gun state wide. Big game harvest survey results 200506 thru 201718 texas. Missouri big buck record book discussion in whitetails general started by skull stacker, nov 8, 2008.
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