The cy curtis award was established in 1972 to recognize trophy deer taken throughout oklahoma. Manitoba whitetail success is one of canadas best kept secrets. Much of missouri has gently rolling hills, plenty of water and agriculture, private ground that serves as deer sanctuaries and a healthy and expanding deer herd. He said it was wider than any deer he had even seen. Buffalo county, wisconsin, is there, but farther down the list than we expect. The bucks curiosity kept it in place long enough for ewen to get the gun working. Cy curtis was a wildlife biologist who worked for the oklahoma department of wildlife. Because of these two bucks, tuckers buck will enter the records book not as the world record nontypical, or even the runnerup, but as the third largest nontypical whitetail of all time. Missouri big buck record book discussion in whitetails general started by skull stacker, nov 8, 2008. When this giant buck stepped out, ewen was still messing with his rifle.
I assembled 5,568 whitetail entries spanning the years 18302001 only two entries were included from 2001, and only 120 from 2000. Home statement record books buy about our book nbbgc measurers what we are about 140 pin. Cy curtis oklahoma department of wildlife conservation. It said that coshocton has more ohio big buck club entrants for 8 years running than any other county. Our whitetail deer hunting areas are located in the interlake region, an area renowned worldwide for its record book whitetails deer as well as in the southern and western areas of manitoba, also well renown. The online record book is available go to the online record book page. Like its nearby neighbors of illinois and ohio, indiana seems the perfect place to grow big nontypical whitetails, and the states bow and gun. Here are the top spots open to all in ohios top boone.
Massive ontario buck sends shock wave through province. Potential world record whitetail ontario out of doors. Trophy buckeye state whitetails thrive on public and private land alike. Buckeye big buck club records available online news. The 5heaviest whitetail deer ever killed on record. The top 40 typical and nontypical whitetails of all time outdoor life.
Coming out of highland county, ohio, this whitetail took top honors for the deer with the longest main beam. American hunter best places to hunt record whitetail. The first step was record book data from the boone and crockett club. Recordbook whitetail bucks becoming more common the. Some bucks were taken during prior hunting seasons, but have recently been scored for entry into the recordbook for 20. A friend took a buck my wife killed to be scored while we were out of town. Sep 22, 2012 the 12point wisconsin whitetail shot by johnny king was measured at 180 inches by a scoring panel at the boone and crockett club headquarters in montana on saturday, well short of the clubs. In 2015, jacob ayecock took the staterecord buck in drew county, which is the 57th largest typical of all time. Jun 20, 2019 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. With almost 16,000 entries, buckmasters whitetail trophy records btr is the nations most popular whitetail trophy record book. Because of these two bucks, tuckers buck will enter the records book not as the world record nontypical, or even the runnerup, but. Oct 16, 2012 were tracking down this story from southwest ohio. It is interesting, but hardly telling, that top ohio record book bucks were taken from a wide swath of ohio counties. Missouri big buck record book missouri whitetails your.
The state ranks third overall with recordbook bucks in the past 10 years with 401 total. You will be hunting in manitoba, a province having one of the highest mature trophy buck densities in canada. The end result is the 8thlargest typical whitetail of all time. Whitetail history is filled with landmark events, but perhaps none more noteworthy than the one occurring on the morning of november 23, 1993. We have been working on this for a long time and hope you will enjoy scrolling through the record books on your phone.
The massive deer was harvested by dan coffman of the. Big bucks galore, from the boone and crockett record book archives. Oct 28, 2015 a bowhunter from ohio may have bagged the second largest nontypical whitetail buck since the pope and young club started keeping records. Records of north american whitetail deer is the definitive record book of wild, freeranging trophy whitetail deer in north america. Jack reneau, director of big game records, provided the information i needed and explained how it was organized. The dryden buck score is 223 gr 199 78 net green score. Nov 28, 2008 with an apparent bullet hole in the antlers, the famous hole in the horn buck ranks as the current alltime no. Manitoba, canada is a province worldrenowned for high buck densities and record book whitetails. Jan 01, 2020 when this giant buck stepped out, ewen was still messing with his rifle.
The top 40 typical and nontypical whitetails of all time. The hunts from the oh pro staff will appear in the east regional show each week. 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. Consider upgrading your account to see less ads, and support the site. Is this rumored 300inch ohio buck the next pope and young. With an apparent bullet hole in the antlers, the famous hole in the horn buck ranks as the current alltime no. 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. A 38point deer shot by a bowhunter in illinois could set a new record as. Results can be sorted and exported as a pdf or text file. 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. Ohio s largest nontypical whitetail deer actually taken by a hunter is an archery buck killed in greene county, ohio. After the mandatory 60day drying period, the buck netted 178 58inches and became the greatest typical. Kentucky is no longer considered a sleeper state for these big bucks, but instead is now known for its consistency in growing and harvesting monster whitetails scoring over 200.
The area you will be hunting has produced hundreds of record book whitetail as attested by the manitoba bow. Record ohio whitetail buck to be officially measured on saturday. Click to search entries, explore big buck regions and enjoy antler heaven. Regardless of your age you must have a hunting license to hunt legal game in ohio. Jun 15, 2015 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.
We work hard to bring you the best missouri whitetails website there is on the internet. The first boone and crockett record book titled record of north american big game was published in 1932. Weve had permission to hunt the property for five years. Ontarios leading source for educational, entertaining and simply amazing stories about ontario deer hunting. With every new year comes more trophy whitetail record book entries. 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 deers authenticity. Elite buck southampton county jan 2nd, 2010 shotgun 165. The buck turned out to be the sooner states third largest typicaland the. A bowhunter from ohio may have bagged the second largest nontypical whitetail buck since the pope and young club started keeping records. If you have a buck that you think might make the record book, and need to find a scorer in your county check out our measurers page at. We put together a countdown of the highestscoring whitetail buck ever killed according to boone and crockett records.
I have recently started hunting with archery gear and in 2012 taken my first buck with bow and my first bear with bow in 20 as you will see in our 4th edition of new brunswick record book bucks. 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. Hed hunted whitetails from time to time over the last 12 years, but mostly, he favored duck hunting. This treasury of whitetail history covers the greatest trophies ever recorded in their categories. Whopper whitetails the biggest bucks on record grand. We have launched a whitetail records app that includes all of the record book deer. We have had incredible success, on several of our properties in western kentucky, in guiding our hunters over the last several years in harvesting whitetails scoring. Ohios unique and original buckeye big buck club was created in 1957 to. This deer is one of the biggest that i have ever seen and one that could hold the record for a very long time.
Jake justus is active military and we all appreciate his service. Missouri is a state that has a welldeserved reputation for producing record book whitetails every year. 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. When broc atwood learned one of his neighbors had shot a buck in 2018 that scored in the 180s, he was heartbroken. What we have here people is a takedown of the herd in the mid 90s see harvest numbers by the idnr phase one of qdm and then the hunters are getting older and more selective phase two of qdm. This greatly expanded fifth edition features over 12,400 listings of whitetail deer from the boone and crockett club s records program, dating back from the late 1800s up through december 31, 2011. As a deer hunter, i read a lot about where to hunt big whitetail bucks.
When broc atwood learned one of his neighbors had shot a. Missouri is a state that has a welldeserved reputation for producing recordbook whitetails every year. Today the award also recognizes trophy oklahoma mule deer, elk, antelope and black bear as well as the hunters who harvest them. Here are the 2014 new york record whitetails that have been officially scored and entered into the nys record book. Is this rumored 300inch ohio buck the next pope and young no.
Ohio ohio has been getting more and more attention from big buck hunters in recent years, but for some reason still doesnt receive the attention that wisconsin, iowa, illinois or kansas receive. Not much is known about this deer at the moment, but one thing is for sure its got tons of mass, what looks like 20 or so scorable points and four drop tines. On saturday, clayton, ohio hunter brian stephens will know officially if the buck he shot with a muzzleloader on november 30th 2009 is one for the record books. These numbers are for all record book whitetail starting in the awards category. 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. The top buck in that category, taken in allegheny county in 2004 by michael nicola sr. Only a couple of the top 20 were taken in the same county.
The boone and crockett scoring system evolved into the measuring system adopted in 1950 which emphasizes mass and symmetry. Five pages of 20 new york record whitetails that have been officially scored and entered into the nys record book. 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. Devoted to reaching out to the grassroots hunting community with detailed stories and pictures of how hunters around the province are successful in harvesting ontarios biggest bucks. Its official highland county, ohio deer is a new state record southwest ohio buck largest nontypical deer ever taken with a muzzleloader. The 12point wisconsin whitetail shot by johnny king was measured at 180 inches by a scoring panel at the boone and crockett club headquarters in montana on. As for the kansas record books, butchers buck will be the largest. A vote was taken at a club meeting and the name, big game records of minnesota, was chosen to be the name. Jan 30, 2010 on november 30, 2009 brian stephens of clayton, ohio shot this 18 pt. They taped this massive 11point typical with a green score of just over 196 gross inches and a net score of. Official green scoring puts the deer at 249 58 gross 232 58 net. 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.
He insisted i get it measured for the ontario record book. Even though it was taken illegally, the whitetail itself can still be entered into the boonecrockett record books as taken by an unknown hunter. A prairie county whitetail, it barely eclipsed the ward bucks score, which was picked up five years earlier. William d kontras, 1986, clark, long bow, 201 18, 1, 1. This greatlyexpanded edition includes over 7,500 listings of whitetail deer from the boone and crockett clubs records program. Still hunting is my preferred and most accomplished way of hunting for deer and tracking on snow as well. The current record, scoring 294, was set by michael beatty in ohio in 2000. The first and only complete chronicle of all the bucks that have ever held the title world record whitetail. Part of the reason is because of the habitat and relatively mild winters. The online database easily allows anyone to search and rank ohios recordbook bucks by county, hunter, score, type of deer typical or nontypical, hunting implement, year, and overall ranking. Once purchased, a new name was needed for the record book and club members submitted several names.
Ohio has a great reputation for producing big bucks and there are some counties in this state that will rival any in the country. Hunting during a cold snap on january 11, 2011, wade ward finally shot the new oklahoma state record whitetail, a huge 14pointer hed been tracking on his trail camera for two years. He is recognized as the man most responsible for the restoration of whitetailed deer in oklahoma. William dooley shot the states largest nontypical in prairie county. This ohio record whitetail buck should rank among the top 16 typicals in the boone and crockett book after the 60day drying period. Although i do not believe that record book entries is the only piece of very variable data for determining and age shift they are interesting. Maybe that should change dont hate me ohio hunters. Record ohio whitetail buck to be officially measured on. Ohios largest nontypical whitetail deer actually taken by a hunter is an archery buck killed in greene county, ohio. 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. It was an eight point with one 1 sticker, main frame grossed 141my measurements. Sep 15, 2012 records of north american whitetail deer is the definitive record book of wild, freeranging trophy whitetail deer in north america. Find out how to get a big game animal or shed antler scoredmeasured.
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