We have been working on this for a long time and hope you will enjoy scrolling through the record books on your phone. Incredibly, the years 19902001 account for 2,811 or 52 percent of the record book entries during this period. This stretch of south texas brush country has done its part to sustain the regions reputation for producing enormous whitetailed deer in one of the toughest climates in the nation. And so too does a look at the most recent record trends to come from the lone star state since 20. Records for animals killed by muzzleloaders are kept in the longhunter society recordbook put out by the national muzzle loading rifle association. It was a gorgeous week of hunting in an area ive never hunted before.
The two current world record whitetails, nontypical and. The first step was record book data from the boone and crockett club. The 27yearold farmer and avid deer hunter from gallatin, tennessee, shot the deer with a muzzleloader in november. There are numerous recordbooks that accumulate records on coues whitetail. Welcome to texas bowhunting and bowfishing records. With increasing numbers of deer came more interest in trophyclass deer. The one method that utilized statistical theory was based on historic. South dakotas official typical whitetail deer record book entries. We have launched a whitetail records app that includes all of the record book deer. As a deer hunter, i read a lot about where to hunt big whitetail bucks. That record book listing details a florida panhandle buck from the world war ii era, a 201 38inch nontypical buck sporting 25 scorable points taken by hunter clark durrance way. Both deer were contenders for the state record, but when an official pope. Texas has produced record book pronghorns, bighorn sheep, mule deer, mountain lions, one jaguar 1903, mills county and one elk 1934, denton county but texas is mostly about whitetailed deer. South carolina, south dakota, tennessee, texas, vermont, virginia.
In the end, trophy whitetail deer hunting simply comes down to one basic principle. 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. Of course, killing a book buck should never be the reason for any deer hunter. All whitetailed deer taken legally within mississippi during any prior hunting season are eligible to participate in the magnolia records program. Recordbuck ranch is the premier destination for yearround hunting in texas, with trophy whitetail deer, over 50 species of exotics and plenty of elk, turkey, pheasant, and texas dove hunts. Joe gandy took this tremendous buck on his own private property in marengo county on january 31, 1993. It is simply my belief that if you are talking record books world class deer, there is going to be nutrition available to them year around. Read about the states top whitetail deer within dozens and dozens of stories about the hunt itself. Alberta hunting and angling records indicates image for viewing. Best whitetail states based on the record books field. For rifle hunters, the most common book is the boone and crockett recordbook. Huge florida nontypical whitetail poached north of miami. By january, texas newspapers were reporting that the downs buck had.
The club is dedicated to preserving our hunting heritage, scoring and keeping big game records, maintaining hunter ethics, and furthering conservation education. Alabama whitetail records awr is now on your phone. Deer huntings latest freak show began playing out last november on a. He was really excited because this deer had more antler than any whitetail he had previously seen.
In fact, trinity ranch soil is responsible for elusive, record breaking bucks, thriving wildlife, and a whole lot more. If you like good deer hunting stories, youre going to love the one mark lee of. Hardcover verified purchase there has never been a more complete volume of recordkeeping than this 576 page, hard cover, book. Daytoday responsibilities often get in the way of our hunting goals, and things were no different for middle tennessee resident andy bledsoe. These records are stored in a secure location, easily sent to friends and family and will. How the nontypical texas archery record fell twice in one. Whitetailed buck poached in denton county couldve been in record books, instead itll be on wall of shame a photo of travis johnson posing with the deer in the daytime began. Still wearing his pinstriped work overalls, herman lunders admires his 1955 idaho whitetail a 267inch buck that would stand atop idahos record book for more than. Whitetail deer buck standing near the edge of a forest during rut. Texas boone and crockett record book texas hunting forum.
Records born of south texas soil trinity whitetails. 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. So, what gives with a breaking story on texas biggest. The top 40 typical and nontypical whitetails of all time. Record books are considered to be the epitome of encyclopedias of big game animals and may be purchased individually. We put together a countdown of the highestscoring whitetail buck ever killed according to boone and crockett records. There has never been a more complete volume of record keeping than this 576 page, hard cover, book. 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, and antlerless deer permit utilization. Tennessee native stephen tucker set a new record in 2016 with a 47point trophy whitetail. The top 10 counties during this period are in wisconsin, minnesota and texas. With a final net score of 225 78, jeff duncans giant bow buck from last season shatters texas previous pope and young record for nontypicals. It also is the biggest free ranging texas whitetail reported statewide in nearly a. Check out this video to learn how to manage your small track of land to bag your trophy buck.
All entrants meeting the minimum requirements of the magnolia records program will receive an official magnolia records program certificate. Witt is a veteran pope and young club and boone and crockett club measurer. Sd typical whitetail deer records south dakota hunting. With well over 500 pictures, including two color sections, every turn of the page reveals another image of texas hunting history. Just in case you havent been totally consumed by buck fever yet, heres one last nudge to tip you all the way over the edge. Fallow deer fourhorned sheep gemsbok grants gazelle hog deer hybrid ibex impala kudu markhor nile lechwe nilgai antelope nubian ibex nyala pere davids deer pheasant red lechwe red sheep red stag roan sable scimitar oryx sika sitatunga springbok texas dall sheep thomsons gazelle turkey waterbuck white buffalo whitetail deer wildebeest yak zebra. Whopper whitetails some of the biggest bucks in the wild. The top states for boone and crockett whitetails in the. For archery hunters, there is the pope and young book. The deer was certified by the boone and crockett club at the same time as james jordans buck, making them the no. It currently ranks as the biggest low fence nontypical whitetail buck.
Texas buck registry is a central place for all hunters in the state of texas to post pictures of their harvest each season. The 3,950 entries 74 percent of the record book total come from 41 states and 1,254 counties. Though this bull will not make the record book, the official score sheet will be kept on file by the boone and crockett club. It also lists the top 50, by bow and gun state wide. Were working on website updates join us on instagram. 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. A few weeks ago, we told you about the potential new world record whitetail killed by a teen in oklahoma. This deer, somewhat similar to the missouri buck in regard to the frame, has trash going everywhere. The hoosier record book does list bucks by county and highest score decending. Farming areas have produced some great bucks now and then but the facts show that the south texas brush and genetics is unmatched as far as numbers of trophies taken from the 1800s to present. Whitetailed deer with rifle in gha 30 on november 19, 2019.
Jack reneau, director of big game records, provided the information i needed and explained how. Be in the right place at the right time and make the shot. Coming out of highland county, ohio, this whitetail took top honors for the deer with the longest main beam. The biggest typical whitetail bucks ever entered into the. If success is a product of hard work meeting opportunity, the story of tennessees new no. Buffalo county, wisconsin, is there, but farther down the list than we expect.
After 4 days of hunting hard i harvested this dandy little buck at just over 200 yards shortly after legal shooting light. All record data below obtained through the boone and crockett clubs online trophy search at. One of the biggest whitetail bucks ever killed by a hunter in the wildtennessee native stephen tucker set a new record in 2016 with a 47point trophy whitetail. The texas bowhunting and bowfishing records tbbr were established in 1975 by the lone star bowhunting association for the purpose of collecting and recording the data of various species of mammals, fish, and fowl, taken by legal and ethical standards within the state of texas with bow and arrow. Texas biggest open range buck in 100 years texas fish. Lets remember that trophy whitetail hunting is a phenomenon that is barely 100 years old. The records show that south texas has produced the majority of the book deer over many many years. That said, really was not expecting a new texas nontypical whitetailed deer record to be harvested on the first day of the 2010 deer hunting season. The sci record book of big game animals uses scis unique allinclusive record keeping system, the most used system in the world, to document our hunting heritage. Kansas top 20 deer records deer big game information. I have never seen this book but if you could locate it it might have the records listed by. Alberta arizona california colorado idaho mexico montana nebraska nevada new mexico saskatchewan south dakota texas utah wyoming. The lists above will not look like the lists below. By the way, im talking about over 300 inches of native buck antler.
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