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. The record books have been rewritten in the past decade. Keeping records of 4h projects could help you when you apply for college scholarships too. This isnt where you would normally envision a nearly 200inch buck. It can be your first buck, your biggest buck, or anything in between. Midwestern states like illinois, wisconsin, iowa, kansas, minnesota and ohio rank at the top in both categories. Greg simons of san angelo, texas, shot a mule deer last week that seems likely to break the texas nontypical record. These records are stored in a secure location, easily sent to friends and family and will. Incredibly, the years 19902001 account for 2,811 or 52 percent of the record book entries during this period.
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. When doing a bit of research we found there are some absolute monsters out there. Man admits to poaching record whitetail buck photo. In contrast, whitetail deer survived in greater numbers in states with remote, forested areas. As a deer hunter, i read a lot about where to hunt big whitetail bucks. It also is the biggest free ranging texas whitetail reported statewide in nearly a century. The world record nontypical buck known as the missouri monarch is the no. Oneal, who is still relatively new to hunting, and his kin have hunted their 400acre family place in smith county since 2009. Whopper whitetails some of the biggest bucks in the wild on. 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. How the nontypical texas archery record fell twice in one. The top 10 counties during this period are in wisconsin, minnesota and texas. Now, its rumored another record was broken by their neighbors to the south. This 32,000acre hill country holding first entered hunting lore back in 1892, when a recordsetting 78point whitetail known as the brady buck was killed here.
Virginia has always been over looked, and nearly forgotten about, as a state from which world class whitetails can be harvested. Missouri is known as a trophy whitetail state and for good reason. Beginning in december of each year, we offer hunts for awesome trophy elds deer. Denton county man admits to poaching record whitetail buck. We start things off by setting the record straight on the 201 78 inch typical buck killed in frio county this month. Last year hunter adam hupf took the new state typical record 191 68 net inches in the rural beaver dam area of dodge county. The best destinations to hunt trophy whitetail deer bucks. For example, whitetail deer, which are arguably the greatest. Nov 14, 2017 bryan oneal and his family hunting story is one for the record books. Texas buck registry is a central place for all hunters in the state of texas to post pictures of their harvest each season. With increasing numbers of deer came more interest in trophyclass deer. A few weeks ago, we told you about the potential new world record whitetail killed by a teen in oklahoma. For years researched showed the heaviest whitetail deer on record was killed in minnesota by carl lenader in 1926 and weighed 511 pounds.
Pope and young issues a new record book every two years. Greg simons of san angelo, texas, shot a mule deer last week that seems likely to break the texas nontypical. Big rack iv, texas whitetail record book by john stein. The first step was record book data from the boone and crockett club. The consistent quality of texas red sheep hunts produced by bwgs has been unmatched in our state. Heres how to get in on the bigbuck action down south. Big rack iv, texas whitetail record book by john stein 19920601 john stein on.
He has a whitetail hunting ranch in texas, but he actually loves hunting both texas. The best destinations to hunt trophy whitetail deer bucks in. These volumes should sit on the shelf of every whitetail fanatic. In 1947, the club held its first competition for outstanding trophies, ranking them by a series of measurements that were refined in 1950 into the current trophy scoring system. But then again, you dont often hear floridians bragging about how great upstate florida is. Possible record whitetail buck is arrowed in texas. There has been much speculation about this monster ten point which is the largest typical deer ever killed in texas. Elds deer hunts texas hunt lodge allows the opportunity to hunt and harvest the trophy elds deer that will be in the record books for all time. Here are the biggest typical whitetail deer kills in the safari club international record book.
And so too does a look at the most recent record trends to come from the lone star state since 20. Pure south texas free range whitetail hunt on high rack vehicles, cowboy hunting at its best. Jan 10, 2007 the current nontypical record from texas is a 225. Why is it important you keep a record of your 4h activities. Weve harvested hundreds of bucks over 160 over the last 25 years. The texas deer season was less than an hour old, and a. Record books are considered to be the epitome of encyclopedias of big game animals and may be purchased individually. The boone and crockett club maintains the records of native north american big game as a vital conservation record in assessing the success of wildlife management programs. There has never been a more complete volume of recordkeeping than this 576 page, hard cover, book. This territory is comprised of private, large acreage ranches that are managed for wildlife. To its credit, however, its better than florida which has, in total, two nontypical whitetails in the record books since the club started keeping records in 1840. How to measure a whitetail using the boone and crockett score.
Texas still has millions of acres of wild, untamed, free range, fair chase wilderness to hunt whitetails. How to measure a whitetail deer using the boone and crockett scoring method. Denton county man admits poaching record whitetail buck. Licenses and permits will be obtained by world record hunts for your convenience. 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. Elds deer hunting at the texas hunt lodge texas hunt lodge.
Muntjac deer hunting texas hunt lodge texas hunt lodge. Because, by recording your activities you can remember all the fun youve had so far, and set future goals. Like mentioned before, id be recognized by virtually nobody whereas there might be afew people up here who know my name when they see it. Year round, we offer hunts for awesome trophy muntjac deer. Yes, i just used virginia and big bucks in the same sentence. 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. Books on hunting whitetail deer 92 matching articles. Jan 25, 2018 austin the second largest whitetail buck ever in texas could be headed to the record books with an asterisk. In fact, the buck is so enormous that it crushed all the previous texas big game awards program records and now ranks as highest scoring nontypical ever taken on open range in texas by rifle or bow since the program began logging records in 199192.
Here are the stories from the new record holders of how these deer have changed their lives. Whopper whitetails some of the biggest bucks in the wild. And were not just talking antler quality but body size. Recently wisconsin bowhunters have been rewriting the record books. Think of it as a free, online way to record your hunts. The 27yearold farmer and avid deer hunter from gallatin, tennessee, shot. Texas free range whitetail hunt cotulla anlters and. 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. Simons ran the tape multiple times and thinks the antlers will gross around 292 inches and net around 289.
Bryan oneal and his family hunting story is one for the record books. The boone and crockett club maintains the records of native north american big game as a vital conservation record in assessing the success of. Our intimate knowledge and relationships with the best landowners in the lone star state are second. Mark lee of crosby displays texas newest state record free ranging nontypical whitetail. In fact, oneals deer tale is a prime example that giant whitetail bucks can come from small acreage.
There has never been a more complete volume of record keeping than this 576 page, hard cover, book. Here is the new certified world record whitetail buck outdoorhub reporters 01. Wisconsin is home to eight of the top 10 whitetail trophy counties in the u. Texas ranks 9th in total entries of nontypical whitetails with 80. Minnesota, wisconsin, and maine are good examples so too areas like south texas, the rocky mountain range, and the mississippi delta region. Practice as often as you can, and you will gain speed and confidence each time you stretch the tape. One such beast is a buck south texas landowner hardy jackson calls junior. The biggest typical whitetail bucks ever entered into the. Duck dynastys jase robertson, new texas state record.
The 3,950 entries 74 percent of the record book total come from 41 states and 1,254 counties. Read about the states top whitetail deer within dozens and dozens of stories about the hunt itself. Texas biggest open range buck in 100 years texas fish. The biggest typical whitetail bucks ever entered into the record. Here is the new certified world record whitetail buck. This greatlyexpanded edition includes over 7,500 listings of whitetail deer from the boone and crockett clubs records program. Virginia whitetails is a fast growing group of hunters who share a love for whitetail hunting, virginia, and big bucks. San angelo hunter tells the story of the big buck he. Bwgs has been a go to outfitter for high ranking texas red sheep and this year alone we have taken 3 red sheep that score extremely high in the record books. This is to ensure that these items are not left behind or lost. Texas hunt lodge allows the opportunity to hunt and harvest the trophy muntjac deer that will be in the record books for all time. While monster bucks occasionally turn up in states without reputations for producing gigantic deer, the biggest typical whitetail deer in the major record books were hunted in places known for big bucks. Over 22,000 texas free range deer hunt acres in the heart of the golden triangle of south texas. Austin the second largest whitetail buck ever in texas could be headed to the record books with an asterisk.
The second largest whitetail buck ever in texas could be headed to the record books with an asterisk. With well over 500 pictures, including two color sections, every turn of the page reveals another image of texas hunting history. This greatlyexpanded edition includes over 7,500 listings of whitetail deer from the boone and crockett clubs records program, which was started in 1932. The showme state holds some of the top places in the deer hunting record books. Big rack iv, texas whitetail record book by john stein 1992. Coming out of highland county, ohio, this whitetail took top honors for the deer with the longest main beam. Nov 08, 2001 possible record whitetail buck is arrowed in texas. I carried 9 record books and several maps from my library up to my office in an effort to compose a current article surrounding where the most record book bucks had been taken in regard to location. Texas deer seasons are almost always good, but this one may turn out to be one for the record books for greg simons of san angelo. Guided hunts in texas for whitetail deer 40 matching. Dec 17, 2018 missouri is known as a trophy whitetail state and for good reason. Texas hunter products offers a big selection of products tested for. 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. Hardy shot this stunningly big and symmetrical 5x5 typical in midnovember 20 on his campos viejos ranch, a 1,000acre highfenced property in starr county.