Current minimum scores for the south carolina antler records list are 125 typical points and 145 nontypical points. This latest edition is packed with county by county trophy whitetail deer and black bear, current state records, top 100 listing, and much, much more. In many ways, it resembles a family photo album, and the effort dewitz put into making the photographsmany of which have come from relationships he has nurtured and developedis. Whitetail history is filled with landmark events, but perhaps none more noteworthy than the one occurring on the morning of november 23, 1993.
In response to public interest generated by the clubs national collection of heads and horns in the 1920s, and increased hunting by the general public, the club established. Here are the biggest typical whitetail deer kills in the safari club international record book. Oklahoma, pennsylvania, south carolina, south dakota, tennessee, texas, vermont, virginia, washington, west virginia, wisconsin, wyoming. Just one week into the big buck state of wisconsins archery season and there is once again talk of a. Sci online record book has hunting information and details, population density maps, and record scores for over 100 big game. It is bordered by minnesota to the west, iowa to the southwest, illinois to the south, lake michigan to the east, michigan to the northeast, and lake superior to the north. The first step was record book data from the boone and crockett club.
From what we can gather, the heaviest whitetail ever shot was killed by. With increasing numbers of deer came more interest in trophyclass deer. Whopper whitetails the biggest bucks on record grand. The top 10 counties during this period are in wisconsin, minnesota and texas. Wisconsin is arguably one of the best states in the nation for chasing big whitetails. Take an inside look at the milo hanson buck, a monster 12point that scored 2 58 in 1993, and still sits atop the boone and crockett clubs record books as.
What may be the biggest whitetail deer ever harvested by a hunter was taken august 25 at the apple creek whitetail ranch in gillett, wisconsin. 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. 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. Around 54 percent of the bucks killed in 20 were yearlings, however, and this combined with low temps and large amounts of snow earn wisconsin a spot on our list. 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. Iowas reputation for whopper whitetails was built on bucks like this incredible 10. Online whitetail deer record book wisconsin buck and bear club. The following table contains south carolinas all time top 50 nontypical whitetail deer. Kevin knighton is bowhunting in wisconsin when he gets a shot at a monster wisconsin bow buck in the snow. A possible world record whitetail deer was killed in sumner county on monday. Wisconsin probably isnt the state most people think of when it comes to great whitetail hunting, but it certainly has a track record for producing giant bucks. The game plan was to set up at opposite ends of travel corridor and. Sc deer hunting fairfax, sc cedar knoll hunting lodge.
Wisconsin trophy record book info wisconsin buck and bear club. Nate olsen thinks the buck he found has the potential to be wisconsins biggest nontypical in 47 years. The big buck club announced today that the johnny king buck from wisconsin is the new world record typical whitetail gross scoring buck of all time. The top 40 typical and nontypical whitetails of all time. The top states for boone and crockett whitetails in the. Wisconsins whitetail classic magazine home facebook. In 1953, the staterecord typical coues whitetail was taken by ed stockwell in prima county. Wisconsin shed hunter might set the states next whitetail record with this incredible find. Nwtfs wild turkey records program offers nwtf members a way to register any legally harvested wild turkey, taken anywhere in the world. Archers 32point buck may be record with one clean shot from his bow, scott okonek took the whitetailed deer of his dreams.
The wisconsin buck and bear club is a group of dedicated volunteer individuals, organized for the purpose of collecting and maintaining records on. Texas biggest open range buck in 100 years texas fish. The biggest typical whitetail bucks ever entered into the record. Stephen tucker, 26, of gallatin attempted to shoot the trophy buck with a muzzleloader.
Apple creek whitetails wisconsin deer hunting trips. Otherwise, the fee participation will be at the sole discretion of whitetail properties. Deer killed in sumner county to be certified a world record. Incredibly, the years 19902001 account for 2,811 or 52 percent of the record book entries during this period. 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.
The bucks curiosity kept it in place long enough for ewen to get the gun working. In fact, wisconsins number of typical entries far outpaces any other state or province by more than 140 entries in just the last 10 years, making this the most statistically likely state where milo hansons worldrecord typical whitetail buckthe holy grail of big game recordsis apt to be dethroned. Moreover, hunters across the nation are rewriting state record books with. Ostensibly a study of whitetail deer hunting in wisconsin, the book is more of a celebration of this hobbyavocation.
Bills saw the buck headed his way in a hurry and took aim with his shotgun. South carolinas preferred destination for deer hunts. We have launched a whitetail records app that includes all of the record book deer. American hunter best places to hunt record whitetail. The current record for an archery typical buck in wisconsin is held by william dusty gerrits of waupun, wi who shot a buck that scored 189 38 inches. In illinois, edgar county buck could be new world record. When this giant buck stepped out, ewen was still messing with his rifle.
The boone and crockett club maintains the records of native north american big game as a vital conservation. Since 1985, it has been the goal of the cedar knoll hunting lodge to provide the best in south carolina deer hunting. Discover where the biggest bucks over the last five years were killed. The nontypical record which is nearly 40 inches bigger than the second largest entry was taken by an unknown hunter in graham county in 1971. February 2, 2019 please contact your representative and senators make sure this bill does not pass this could be interpreted to prohibit in trees a big game animals into the wisconsin buck and bear club record book. Over the years, many record book deer have come from this great state. Bob decker of eau claire wisconsin, may have harvested a world record whitetail while hunting in west central wisconsin buffalo county. Many landowners in the area have been involved in qdm and one of the top bucks in the state was shot just a couple of miles from this property in 2012. We analyzed where the top200 record book typical and nontypical whitetails were shot in 2010 to 2015.
On april, the bucks final scoring came in at a gross 22168 beating the milo hanson buck from saskatchewan. Hunter harvests record archery buck in wisconsin outdoorhub. Recordkeeping began in fall 1982 and now we have more than 27,000 records in our database. Possible new record buck falls to wayne schumacker 92209 posted on 09222009 4. Interestingly enough, the buck had a broken brow tine but was still able to place high in the record book. Here is every state record whitetail in the country. Wisconsins whitetail classic magazine shared a post. The 4 12yearold buck was shot by apple creeks owner, scott follett, and green scored 547 inches. The 3,950 entries 74 percent of the record book total come from 41 states and 1,254 counties. In a move that could forever change how whitetailed deer antlers will be scored in the future, the prestigious northeast big buck club has named the johnny king buck from wisconsin as the new no. The buck was shot 100% legally and is definitely a possibility to take over the record books as the new wisconsin state record typical archery buck. 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. Whitetail properties real estate, llc dba whitetail properties.
Field editor, jeff johnston shares his top cartridge choices for whitetail hunting. See what our past hunters have to say about their trophy whitetail guided hunting experience at apple creek whitetails. Wisconsin has a new record whitetail buck outdoorhub. In that time span the state has produced more than 700 trophies, which. In 2012, wood county registered the fourth highest number of record book bucks according to the wisconsin buck and bear club. Mark lee of crosby displays texas newest state record free ranging nontypical whitetail. Wilderness whitetails is proud to offer trophy whitetail hunting on its managed properties located in central wisconsin. Nestled in the heart of wisconsins north woods our 1,500 acre whitetail hunting ranch is certain to give you the ultimate hunting experience of a lifetime. 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. The end result is the 8thlargest typical whitetail of all time. Wilderness whitetails wisconsin trophy whitetail hunting. New world record whitetail the johnny king buck from. The biggest typical whitetail bucks ever entered into the. Things change a lot when you look at each state on a level playing field.
Robert gramoll almost called it quits after a few slow days. Whether you hunt whitetails with a rifle, shotgun, compound bow, recurve bow or any other method, buckmasters will help you be a better hunter and learn more about whitetail deer. As a deer hunter, i read a lot about where to hunt big whitetail bucks. Wisconsin is the 23rd largest state by total area and the 20th most populous. We have been working on this for a long time and hope you will enjoy scrolling through the record books on your phone. Nwtf wild turkey records national wild turkey federation. This greatlyexpanded edition includes over 7,500 listings of whitetail deer from the boone and crockett clubs records program, which was started in 1932. Buffalo county, wisconsin, is there, but farther down the list than we expect. Roger atwood measures the right brow tine on tony fultons nontypical whitetail deer. Home of the current pending whitetail, we put our hunters on more record book class deer than any place in the world.