We analyzed where the top200 record book typical and nontypical whitetails were shot in 2010 to 2015. Giant illinois buck is potential worldrecord 8pointer. A land specialist for whitetail properties, bergsma spends a great deal of time scouting hunting property in northern illinois in search of megabuck hideouts. This list takes every states record and ranks it according to its boone and crockett score. When thinking about states the states that are most likely to produce trophy whitetails, most big buck hunters think of the usual. The 27yearold farmer and avid deer hunter from gallatin, tennessee, shot the deer with a muzzleloader in november. The location is extreme west central illinois, lying between the mississippi and illinois river basins where the most fertile soil in the midwest exists. American hunter best places to hunt record whitetail. Illinois new state record bow kill chris kiernan shares the story behind the biggest nontypical whitetail ever killed with a bow in illinois. Incredibly, the years 19902001 account for 2,811 or 52 percent of the record book entries during this period.
Nwtfs wild turkey records program offers nwtf members a way to register any legally harvested wild turkey, taken anywhere in the world. Be sure to check the page regularly to view new submissions. Top overall states for boone and crockett whitetails per square mile since 2008. Along with each state and provincial listing is a map showing record book deer distribution, photographs of each. We did our best in making the correct determination, but if there is a different state record please let us know. For 18 years, from 1981 to 1999, the state record for nontypicals by bow was held by bob chestnuts 245 58incher from vermilion. Whopper whitetails the biggest bucks on record grand. The sunflower state is legendary for its nontypicals, and rightly so. Illinois now owns both archery world records for whitetail deer. As with many hunters, ewen said he was simply at the right place at the right time.
Here is the new certified world record whitetail buck. From state harvest reports, i found that around 360,000 hunters took 2,000 total deer in 2014 and again in 2015, only a few deer off the alltime record in 20. Jan 31, 2012 according to the club, the number of trophy whitetails entered in their record book has jumped 400 percent over the past 30 years. All stands are prehung in locations with proven success and all areas are in. Request a correction to a deer application or replacement of a deer permit.
Coming out of highland county, ohio, this whitetail took top honors for the deer with the longest main beam. Whopper whitetails the biggest bucks on record grand view. By registering your antlered whitetail and submitting a picture, you will be entered into a random drawing. The records show illinois s whitetailed deer harvest for 2014 is 145720 deer with 77129 bucks and 68591 antlerless deer harvested. Non typical state record whitetails ranked whackstar hunters.
According to the club, the number of trophy whitetails entered in their record book has jumped 400 percent over the past 30 years. The official score for luke brewsters nontypical archery kill was announced at the 2019 ata show in louisville, ky. County listing will list the weapon used but does not seperate scores. Illinois, iowa, missouri, kansas and so on, are generally the states at the top of the list. No other state, however, offers a better chance at taking a record book whitetail. The bucks curiosity kept it in place long enough for ewen to get the gun working. Jan 04, 2018 game commission says trophy whitetail rack shatters pennsylvania archery record. For tagging a boone and crockettclass buck with any weapon, the odds jump to about 80,000 to 1. Nov 23, 2015 frank nation harvested this 223inch illinois buck back in 2011. 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. Kansas state parks, fishing lakes and wildlife areas are currently open to the public. Illinois whitetails serves as a platform to share harvests from those all across the state of illinois. We offer semiguided archery and firearm hunts based out of our modernized hunting lodge with many amenities. I have watched the personalities of the midwestern states change due to the popularity of the deer hunting here.
View nysbbc record book bucks at the bottom of this page. All pa antlered whitetails scored will be place in our records and the top pennsylvania antlered whitetail will receive the license years pa triple trophy unlimited pa antlered whitetail. Indiana record book whitetail deer field and stream. Campbell illinois whitetails, illinois finest whitetail outfitter, offers high quality trophy deer hunts on 20,000 acres located in southeastern illinois. We want your illinois giants for the illinois deer classic whitetail hall of fame. Kdwpt offices remain closed to the public through may 3. Historically, illinois ranks right near the top in regard to most measurable statistics for bigracked whitetail deer. The pope and young club, keeper of archery records, announced that a speciallyconvened panel found that luke brewsters buck is. When we were compiling the list some states seemed to have some discrepancies about what the state record whitetails were. Illinoisbigbucks illinois whitetails order a copy today. Illinois hunter pleads guilty to poaching state record.
Last year, 156,386 hunters each purchased at least one archery deer license in the land of lincoln, and 24,468 antlered bucks were tagged. 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. Incredibly, 378 qualify for boone and crockett and 2,188 for pope and young. Its worth remembering where americas favorite biggame species stood not so long ago at the brink of extinction, said ben wallace, club president.
The official record book for new york state s biggest and best whitetails, as well as, new york state trophy bear records. They change even more when you just look at the most recent data within the last decade. A book of the illinois big buck recognition program of whitetail deer as compiled from data in the illinois department of conservations files. Locations includes map list of online windshield card participating locations. Jan 01, 2020 when this giant buck stepped out, ewen was still messing with his rifle. Walmsleys 196page first edition isnt your average state record book. Possible record deer taken in illinois during shotgun season. Where will the next world record whitetail come from. Tennessee native stephen tucker set a new record in 2016 with a 47point trophy whitetail. The record had previously been held by the james jordan buck, shot in wisconsin in 1914.
Game commission headquarters, a trophy whitetail rack shattered the previous state record in. The top 40 typical and nontypical whitetails of all time. But officially, the state record is the 280 48incher rifleman joseph waters shot back in 1987. This page was designed for members to upload photos of their new york state record book whitetails. Things change a lot when you look at each state on a level playing field. The photographs were taken when the rack was scored by the pennsylvania game commission when the state began to compile its record book, and another from north american whitetail magazine. Illinois state record buck 10 matching articles outdoor life. When you examine the record book entries, that notoriety is well deserved. The top states for boone and crockett whitetails in the. Unfortunately, when the abnormal points and sidetoside differences in symmetry are subtracted, he winds up with a net of 176 58. The biggest typical whitetail bucks ever entered into the. The whitetail deer is the most popular game species in the united states. The monster received a final panel score of 2 58 net points. The attractive hardback lists 4,200 big buck recognition program bbrp entries.
The fight lasted less than half a minute, but the fish at the end of the line turned out to be the new illinois state record walleye. Dec 15, 2004 finally, if the deer passes muster through those scoring procedures, it could then be declared as one of the biggest whitetails of alltime and a possible illinois state record assuming, of course. For a state with skyhigh trophy standards, illinois somehow continues to keep cranking out record breaking bucks. Here is the new certified world record whitetail buck outdoorhub reporters 01. The truth is that many think this buck is one of the most impressive deer of all time. Entry into the new york state record book requires that three basic criteria be met. After pouring over record book data in an attempt to identify these bigbuck neighborhoods, here are some takeaways. An oklahoma teenager could soon hold the record for harvesting the state s largest typical whitetail buck.
Top 10 booner states for deer hunting since 2010 deer. This was bo dylaks reaction to his name being called over the school intercom, with instructions to come to the principals office the tuesday before thanksgiving. The results discussed are an accumulation of data from 202017. Top 10 list these lists are based on the last printing of their respective record books state search. Jul, 2011 as the pending illinois nontypical traditional archery state record, the bergsma buck is a sight to behold.
Which state in the midwest is the best for whitetail deer hunting. Biggest nontypical whitetail ever killed by a hunter. The top states for boone and crockett whitetails in the last. In addition to these state by state 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.
Recordkeeping began in fall 1982 and now we have more than 27,000 records in our database. When you look at state level data, the states youd expect to be present on the list are. Back in november of 2009, he killed an illinois state record nontypical whitetail, a 36point buck giant that netted scored 26738 inches. The table includes the deer harvest density for illinois s deer habitat as described below. If it becomes certified, the 51point buck would break the current record, which was set in 2016 by a 27yearold farmer from gallatin, tennessee. Oct 21, 20 in addition to indiana, ohio, illinois, missouri and iowa have hit that mark, each with a single deer. American hunter top 10 states for monster whitetails. In every state that they are hunted 43 of them there is a state record. In illinois, edgar county buck could be new world record. Oklahoma teenager harvests possible state record whitetail. Record book whitetails and why you should be hunting out west i would be the first to admit that there is really no better place in north america to shoot a giant whitetail than in the midwest. But only a few manage to be in the right spot when fate delivers that rare moment. The 3,950 entries 74 percent of the record book total come from 41 states and 1,254 counties. I llinois whitetails,providesthemostuptodateresearch,stunningphotosoftrophy whitetails,completehistoryofillinoisdeerherd.
Jun 20, 2019 new ohio record whitetail shot by a bow hunter the ronnie stevens buck 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. Luke brewster might live in bristow, virginia, but the 30yearold former marine returns to hunt whitetails in illinois whenever he can take a break from his current job. It will look great framed with your score sheet, or tucked within the pages of your record book. And in no other category is this more true than with archery nontypicals.
The almost 10hour drive is grueling, but worth every mile behind the wheel. Illinois owns both archery whitetail world records. With increasing numbers of deer came more interest in trophyclass deer. This stunning game commission patch, available only to those trophy owners who have a listing in the record book, is sure to become a highly collectible and coveted item. Nwtf wild turkey records national wild turkey federation. Turns out the principal, and then the safety officer, just wanted to talk to me about my buck. It has a nationwide reputation for being a bucketlist state for hunters.
In addition to indiana, ohio, illinois, missouri and iowa have hit that mark, each with a single deer. While researching the story of the arthur young buck, the author discovered that a painting depicting the buck had recently been completed. State record whitetails with pictures the hunting news. A hunter who is willing to research and possibly outwalk and outhunt others can find big bucks on state and federal lands in this big deer state. Angler jim zimmerman of beloit, wi was fishing on the pecatonica river, about 20 miles south of the state line, when he caught this 15. When 18yearold guner womack headed out for his deer. Illinois s whitetailed deer harvest data is shown in the table below. The end result is the 8thlargest typical whitetail of all time. The silence surrounding the giant buck taken in illinois by an outofstate hunter early in the season has been broken. Mar 07, 2019 illinois now owns both archery world records for whitetail deer.
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