Be sure to check the page regularly to view new submissions. The 3,950 entries 74 percent of the record book total come from 41 states and 1,254 counties. 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. A mix of cropland and timber make for incredible hunting opportunities at trophy whitetail bucks in illinois. This page was designed for members to upload photos of their new york state record book whitetails. Record whitetail bucks new york whitetail deer hunting. For the 201920 deer hunting season, we expect the statewide buck harvest to be similar to 2018 and the antlerless harvest to increase slightly.
For the period 20052010, the total jumped to 3,090, an increase of 400 percent. Pike county is wellknown for producing outstanding whitetail deer and places numerous record book trophies in the books every year. 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. Overpopulation of whitetail deer has become a real problem in the united states. The top states for boone and crockett whitetails in the last. We are a superior organization dedicated to a quality hunting experience for everyone. Sep 06, 2019 that record had been standing since 1892. Remember that all photos must be of hunter and deer and must include the hunters full name, county and date of kill to be posted. Illinois is one of the top states for record book entries for whitetails in the world. Illinois whitetail deer hunting guides and outfitters. Buckeye creek outfitters has operated a familyownedand operated hunting outfit in pike county, il, since 1998. North american whitetail online staff october 05, 2012.
Whopper whitetails the biggest bucks on record grand. When this giant buck stepped out, ewen was still messing with his rifle. Incredibly, the years 19902001 account for 2,811 or 52 percent of the record book entries during this period. American hunter best places to hunt record whitetail. The top 40 typical and nontypical whitetails of all time. View up to date information on how illinois is handling the coronavirus disease 2019 covid19 from the state of illinois coronavirus response site utility links idnr home. March 2005 outdoor illinois 3 jimregnier 15248 2003 iroquois russellsmith 15228 2003 livingston michaelwyant 15228 1993 mclean markgouty 15208 2003 vermilion rollyprior 15208 2003 logan johnwibben 15208 2000 logan jeremybarber 15168 2003 clay kevinpryor 15158 2001 jersey bryandavis 15128 2002 livingston jasongaal 15128 1995 marshall. With 17 scoreable points, it may have to be recorded as a nontypical due to the abnormal points on the antlers. If youve ever driven in the rural areas of the midwest, illinois included, you know just how many deer bound in front of you across the roads at night.
With increasing numbers of deer came more interest in trophyclass deer. Top overall states for boone and crockett whitetails per square mile since 2008. The top states for boone and crockett whitetails in the. Join thousands of individuals who have their birds registered in our wild turkey records database. That deer was the massive nontypical whitetail taken by jerry bryant on nov. This greatlyexpanded edition includes over 7,500 listings of whitetail deer from the boone and crockett clubs records program, which was started in 1932. What are the highest scoring whitetail bucks of all time. The challenge will run from the pa archery season through the second archery and muzzelloader season. Nebraska, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, north carolina. Pontiers buck is the largest crossbow typical ever registered in the state of iowa. Illinois hunter pleads guilty to poaching state record.
The pa antlered whitetail challenge is one of the series to accomplish the pennsylvania triple trophy. There is a new nontypical state record in illinois. While these whitetail deer hunts are good, a quick look at the record books will show that west central illinois is the place to be. Chris kiernans 37 point buck has finally passed the 60 day drying period and measured out to be 268 18 inches. On september 27th, opening day of new yorks northern zone archery season, wayne long was hunting with a friend of the familys farm near watertown. Here are the top record whitetail bucks taken in new york, by category, as recorded by the new york state big buck club. Now tim walmsley of heartland outdoors is reporting on an illinois buck that could very well break the typical eightpoint record with some room to spare. What inflated hope he had of shooting a 200inch buckofalifetime became a casualty of the consuming pain in his toes.
A book of the illinois big buck recognition program of whitetail deer as compiled from data in the illinois department of conservations files. 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. Top 10 biggest pope and young typical bucks of all time. According to north american whitetail editor gordon whittington and. Whitetail record book new york state big buck club 1980. They change even more when you just look at the most recent data within the last decade. Here are the biggest typical whitetail deer kills in the safari club international. American hunter top 10 states for monster whitetails. Recordkeeping began in fall 1982 and now we have more than 27,000 records in our database. Jan 02, 2014 it had only traveled about 80 yards where they found out just how big he really was. View nysbbc record book bucks at the bottom of this page. 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.
We analyzed where the top200 record book typical and nontypical whitetails were shot in 2010 to 2015. Just locate an official measurer in your area and make an appointment to have the buck scored. As north americas whitetail herd has grown, numbers of big bucks also have risen. In illinois, edgar county buck could be new world record official entry score of 32058 makes it only the fifth huntertaken nontypical whitetail to exceed 300 inches in history. The bucks curiosity kept it in place long enough for ewen to get the gun working. Search the turkey records database national wild turkey. Boneyard outfitters, southern illinois top guided deer and turkey hunting service, has the land and experience to get you that trophy deer or turkey this year. Otter tail, minnesota 8 vernon, wisconsin 5 edgar, illinois 4 marion, iowa 4 winneshiek, iowa 3 guthrie, iowa 3. This means that 1 out of every 162 drivers in the us had a collision with a large deer related animal. Illinois state record nontypical whitetail that scored 261 58. But it appears to be big enough for the nys record book, whether it is recorded as a typical or nontypical. For the period 19801985, hunters entered 617 trophy whitetails into boone and crockett records. The record book has been produced every two years since 1972 and contains thousands of trophy whitetail and bear entries. Illinois is also home to one of the longeststanding whitetail records ever.
The rack had 23 scorable points 14 right and 9 left, with a typical frame of 8 points complimented by 15 abnormal points. If verified at this score, the buck would be the thirdlargest nontypical whitetail in boone and crockett and the new pope and young world record. Hunters in texas have killed 200 bucks since 2010 that made book. The new york state big buck club history new york whitetail. Mike had the great buck measured and entered into pope and young, the new york state big buck club and the northeast big buck club. Nwtf wild turkey records national wild turkey federation. Every year nearly 300 new record book whitetails are entered in new york state. When you look at state level data, the states youd expect to be present on the list are. In addition to these statebystate listings of the top scoring whitetail deer from the late 1800s to 2002, the book also includes editorial features covering a range of topics of interest to deer managers, biologists, and hunters. 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.
New york state record deer was a lie the bucks antlers. This means that any buck taken in new york is eligible for entry into the record book, regardless of age. Deer sighting rates recorded by bowhunters bowhunter sighting log last fall suggest a growing population, with an average of 7. Along with each state and provincial listing is a map showing record book deer distribution, photographs of each. The nys big buck club record book is an official collection of new york states exceptional whitetail deer and black bear. Illinois state record buck 10 matching articles outdoor life. The biggest typical whitetail bucks ever entered into the. Whitetail deer hunting lodges whitetail deer hunts in. Whitetail deer hunting lodges whitetail deer hunts in illinois. The first step was record book data from the boone and crockett club. Brewsters 320 58inch nontypical buck pending world record announced after weeks of speculation, the official 60day entry score for luke brewsters epic illinois nontypical bowkilled whitetail was announced today in the osg booth at the 2019 ata show in louisville.
We started this group for deer breeders to advertise their deer or deer related products. New york isnt the bigbuck state people like to think it is. Jason sanders killed a buck on the opening day of the prairie states second firearm season that grosses 192 38 inches and nets 184 78 as 4x4 after sidetoside deductions. Here is the new certified world record whitetail buck. Here is the new certified world record whitetail buck outdoorhub reporters 01. Jan 01, 2020 when this giant buck stepped out, ewen was still messing with his rifle. There are whitetail deer hunting lodges in southern illinois, just above the border with kentucky, as well as on the eastern part of the state by indiana. Each year, we have hundreds of whitetail hunters enter the state record books, and many of the top bucks on record were taken in the last 10.
On one hand, there are the stories of the biggest bucks that history has. Things change a lot when you look at each state on a level playing field. Set your dial to the sportsman channel on july, 2011 for a hunt you wont soon forget. Last fall, brian butcher shot a crazylooking buck that is now the fourth largest deer in the record books, and the secondbiggest huntertaken buck behind luke brewsters illinois stud. The buck that grampa took back in the 1930s, that has been hanging at camp since you were a little kid, is still eligible for entry. Pressure is everything when it comes to deer hunting. The top states for boone and crockett whitetails in the last 10. On september 27th, opening day of new york s northern zone archery season, wayne long was hunting with a friend of the familys farm near watertown. Earlier this week it looked like wayne long of new york had a legitimate shot at the state record. Nwtfs wild turkey records program offers nwtf members a way to register any legally harvested wild turkey, taken anywhere in the world. 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.
Mark lee of crosby displays texas newest state record free ranging nontypical whitetail. Taken in 1939, luckey killed this near200inch brute in alleghany county, new york. In illinois, edgar county buck could be new world record. Illinois, iowa and wisconsin no longer hold that title like they did 10 to 20 years ago. Whitetail history is filled with landmark events, but perhaps none more noteworthy than the one occurring on the morning of november 23, 1993. In fact, it doesnt appear on the historical top 10 state listing for whitetail records in either typical or nontypical bucks, but when factoring in just the last 10 years, appears on both lists with 196 typical and 125 nontypical listings for a total of 321 record book entries. The giant buck grossed 218 48 inches and netted 210 48 inches. As a deer hunter, i read a lot about where to hunt big whitetail bucks. Jul, 2011 illinois state record if youve already tuned in to whitetail properties tv this season, youve no doubt been entertained by the exciting hunts and massive bucks taken on the land managed by the whitetail properties folks. After pouring over record book data in an attempt to identify these bigbuck neighborhoods, here are some takeaways. Moreover, hunters across the nation are rewriting state record books with. It was there where he crossed paths with a giant nontypical buck that he was.
Back in november of 2009, he killed an illinois state record nontypical whitetail, a 36point buck giant that netted scored 26738 inches. This challenge is open to anyone who harvests a pa antlered whitetail during the challenge year. The end result is the 8thlargest typical whitetail of all time. The game plan was to set up at opposite ends of travel corridor and. Illinois state record if youve already tuned in to whitetail properties tv this season, youve no doubt been entertained by the exciting hunts and massive bucks taken on the land managed by the whitetail properties folks. It doesnt take many intrusions in the woods to change patterns or even pushing a deer off the farm. Its also the new kansas state record nontypical whitetail. If it becomes certified, the 51point buck would break the current record, which was set in 2016 by a 27yearold farmer from gallatin, tennessee. New illinois nontypical state record wired to hunt. It had only traveled about 80 yards where they found out just how big he really was. Texas biggest open range buck in 100 years texas fish. Whopper whitetails the biggest bucks on record grand view.
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