Last week, a hunter in ohio reportedly harvested one of the largest whitetail deer ever taken by a hunter, which has inadvertently launched a. For us, the quest for big whitetail deer is the name of the game literally. The clubs goals are to encourage trophy hunting by ohio hunters, establish and maintain a permanent record of ohios trophy deer taken in fair chase, foster wise management of this valuable resource, and promote a positive relationship. Posted on february 1, 2010 february 1, 2010 by ammoland its official highland county, ohio deer is a new. Boone and crockett club big game records deer hunting. Licking county has been producing some monster deer the last couple decades, but land to hunt is hard to find.
The first step was record book data from the boone and crockett club. You can kill a good buck in any of our 88 counties licking is tops in ohio. Sports and fitness printer friendly 24,724,993 articles and books. And, it is a story about a hunt that almost didnt happen. Licking, coshocton and muskingum are the trophy belts buckle. Best deer and turkey hunting in ohio at brushy fork outfitters. Its typical southern ohio deer country, with rolling croplands of corn and beans surrounded by hillsides of maple, pin oak, chestnut oak and thick secondgrowth timber. Stephen tucker, 26, of gallatin attempted to shoot the trophy buck with a muzzleloader. Located north of zanesville between dresden to the west and adamsville on the east, along the east side of the muskingum river, trivalley is a 16,200acre public hunting area consisting of mature forests, fields, and brush land, much of the latter reclamation grasslands in. With 17 inch points, a 22 inch inside spread, and beams stretching to 30 inches, this og is. The club established and maintains a permanent database of ohios recordbook bucks taken in fair chase. The ohio counties in orange have coughed up record book deer since 2012. Kansas top 20 deer records deer big game information. Ive got three entries in the ohio big buck club, but nothing like this one its a true giant.
One of the largest in terms of acres to hike in search of big deer, according to hill, is the trivalley wildlife area. Especially for top end bucks 160 plus but fnf is correct, not an acre of public hunting. And in the woods i can usually see the runs that the deer use, this year i can see random tracks but no runs. Understand that a big eight point buck seldom makes the 140 inch minimum for the registry in the ohio big. Buckeye big buck club records available online news. It is a buck that bebout has spent a lifetime hunting. Brian stephens deer is one more record to add to the books in ohio. It said that coshocton has more ohio big buck club entrants for 8 years running than any other county.
The hunter is dan coffman from junction city, ohio, a small community east of columbus in perry county. All of those four are among the top 15 in the state in their respective category. With over 2,500 successful hunts to date kg deer ranch will continue to be your perfect choice. Its believed that coffman was hunting in neighboring fairfield county the evening he shot the deer, on october 27th. Coming out of highland county, ohio, this whitetail took top honors for the deer with the longest main beam. It is interesting, but hardly telling, that top ohio record book bucks were taken from a wide swath of ohio counties.
Buckeye big bucks club list of official scorers pdf 2,215kb deer and turkey game check pdf 6,994kb permission to hunt form pdf 125kb quality vs. Marion county may not have produced many record book bucks yet, but the ones it has are near the top of the list. They taped this massive 11point typical with a green score of just over 196 gross inches and a net score of. Beattys 304 68 greene county buck, which is the biggest whitetail ever taken with a compound bow, dave ross staterecord nontypical crossbow buck scoring 233 38 also from greene county, heather martins butler county deer at 204 18, the record for the worlds largest deer taken by a woman and david lovins butler county buck, which was the states muzzleloading nontypical record at 222 until it was surpassed last year by virgil laxton of lucasville, who killed a buck scoring 226 6.
Ohio deer hunters monster buck measures 211 inches photo. The 1932 book was followed by the 1939 records book that included informative chapters on a variety of subjects related to big game and hunting. Shelby county deer hunters association organized in 1858. Rightmyer, brockport, ny 272 28 2006 morris john o. Kentucky is a dang good deer hunting destination right now. A typical whitetailed deer killed brad jerman in 2004 in warren county, known as the jerman buck, became an ohio record with a score of 201 18. The 27yearold farmer and avid deer hunter from gallatin, tennessee, shot the deer with a muzzleloader in november. When this giant buck stepped out, ewen was still messing with his rifle. Ross county deer joins ohios big buck club the blade.
During the ongoing ohio archery hunting season, marcus peecher took a buck that the rumor mill is strongly suggesting will flirt with the top lines in the record book. Beattys 304 68 greene county buck, which is the biggest whitetail ever taken with a compound bow, dave ross staterecord nontypical crossbow buck scoring 233 38 also from greene county, heather martins butler county deer at 204 18, the record for the worlds largest deer taken by a woman and david lovins butler county buck, which was the states muzzleloading nontypical record at. From the world class ohio trophy whitetails, massive bucks, outstanding amenities, hospitality and a breathtaking wooded property you will have the hunting experience of a lifetime at kg trophy deer ranch. Only a couple of the top 20 were taken in the same county. In the last decade southwest ohio has been the setting for numerous records. 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. In 1947, the club held its first competition for outstanding trophies, ranking them by a series of measurements that were refined in. Kentucky is a onebuck state, but you can take as many antlerless deer as you like in zone 1 regions. We are a 400 member club with a wonderful place to enjoy shooting sports.
Black powder hunter brian stephens kills record deer in. Kansas top 20 deer records harvest by muzzleloader. Other states have similar histories, helping to explain the lack of entries during this time period. The 3,950 entries 74 percent of the record book total come from 41 states and 1,254 counties. This page is a trophy board for all the whitetail bucks harvested in our great state of ohio. 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 greatlyexpanded edition includes over 7,500 listings of whitetail deer from the boone and crockett clubs records program, which was started in 1932. Those yielding the most entries in recent seasons have come from the belt stretching from adams southwest to mahoning northeast. A possible world record whitetail deer was killed in sumner county on monday.
Troyer, 43, 6702 township road 1, millersburg, entered pleas of no contest in coshocton municipal court recently to one count each of providing false information while gamechecking a deer, attaching a gamecheck number to a deer that. The james spears buck is a true ohio giant, and one of whitetail deer huntings greatest bucks. This ohio record whitetail buck should rank among the top 16 typicals in the boone and crockett book after the 60day drying period. 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. There normally is about 10 to 15 deer hit on the road to work, this year i have only seen three. Sure, kentucky has only produced 201 entries to wisconsins 326 in the last five years. Ohio department of natural resources division of wildlife rack type. Unionville, ohio a southeast ohio man shot a massive deer on oct. Ohio did not have a modern firearms season until 1943. Ohio big buck 22 point boone and crockett bushnell 6mp trail cam 210 ohio buck 11 drop tine. The bucks curiosity kept it in place long enough for ewen to get the gun working. The world record for a deer killed by a hunter is pending official certification, which wont take place until the boone and crockett awards banquet in 2019.
Four of the countys 11 biggest deer were shot during the past five seasons. 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. Incredibly, the years 19902001 account for 2,811 or 52 percent of the record book entries during this period. But when you factor in the size of each state, things even up fairly quickly. The record had previously been held by the james jordan buck, shot in wisconsin in 1914.
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. It was the second largest deer harvested with a compound bow in ohio. Where the biggest booner bucks are coming from now deer. The beatty buck, harvested in greene county in the fall of 2000 by mike beatty, holds the record for nontypical at 304 68 and currently ranks as the number one nontypical buck in ohio, the largest. Ohio deer outfitters, iowa deer hunting, iowa deer hunting regulations, areas to hunt iowa deer at, and giant ohio bucks will be discussed in this article. Tennessee native stephen tucker set a new record in 2016 with a 47point trophy whitetail. A new ohio state record may have just been harvested this morning dec. There wont be any record this year, the deer population is way down from what i have seen. William d kontras, 1986, clark, long bow, 201 18, 1, 1. Its official highland county, ohio deer is a new state record ammoland inc.
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