Record book whitetail of kentucky

The biggest change in weapon type harvest in 2012 was the increase in the. Jack reneau, director of big game records, provided the information i needed and. Kentucky deer hunters close in on record gary garth, special to the courierjournal published 11. Incredibly, the years 19902001 account for 2,811 or 52 percent of the record book entries during this period. The bucks curiosity kept it in place long enough for ewen to get the gun working. Each year, we have hundreds of whitetail hunters enter the state record books, and many of the top bucks on record were taken in the last 10 years, hough said. Experience kentucky velvet whitetails the first week of the season. Kentucky whitetailed deer report kentucky fish and wildlife. In addition to being the top nontypical from last season, brogles great buck also stands as kentuckys new staterecord nontypical whitetail, topping the former no. Kentucky deer records by county 6 matching articles. That day, saskatchewan rifle hunter milo hanson killed a tremendous 14pointer that. About jonathan creek outfitters a whitetail tropy deer. The table below shows the whitetailed deer harvest data for wolfe county in the state of kentucky for the season beginning in the year 2015. All regions of the state were represented with the highest number 3 coming.

Wisconsin is home to eight of the top 10 whitetail trophy counties in the u. This kentucky buck is proof that whitetails dont have to hit the record books to garner everyones attention. This might be the new world record whitetail meateater. There is a inch minimum harvest size at whitetail heaven and some farms have a 140 or 150inch minimum. With more than 4,000 acres of prime whitetail habitat, long creek outfitters offers the ultimate deer hunting experience. The hoosier record book does list bucks by county and highest score decending. Indiana record book whitetail deer field and stream. Contact them at 800 6896619 or 859 5092704, or go to. Here is the new certified world record whitetail buck outdoorhub reporters 01. Signature outdoor adventures 2015 kentucky archery whitetail. Record book whitetail discussion in deer hunting started by big jo, may 17, 2017. Upload a photo below to get started and put in as much information as you want to be published with your photo.

Kentucky whitetailed deer report 2012 6 kentucky department of fish and wildlife resources monthly harvest rates september and november saw record harvests of 5,577 and 97,225 respectively. The 2015 records show a total of 655 deer harvested in. In 2012 there was one, 20 had two and 2014 produced. The state record typical was taken in 2001 by ronald mclamb, in bonner county, and it only beats the states secondlargest typical buck by 38 inch. The 3,950 entries 74 percent of the record book total come from 41 states and 1,254 counties. Whether its a game harvest, catch of the day or just a nature shot, we want to show it off. According to the club, the number of trophy whitetails entered in their record book has jumped 400 percent over the past 30 years. About long creek outfitters hunting lodge in kentucky. Record book be damned, this is a onceinalifetime free range whitetail.

This is the second year in a row that the september harvest was a record. The story about david howards 20 kentucky buck, then a new runnerup to the states compound bow record, appeared in the winter 20142015 issue of rack. Here at western kentucky whitetails, our number one goal is to make sure that every hunter that comes searching for hisher buck of a lifetime, leaves with an experience that will live for generations. Kentucky deer hunters close in on state record courierjournal.

When this giant buck stepped out, ewen was still messing with his rifle. 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. A total of 54 record book entries 34 typical and 20 nontypical were submitted to kdfwr in 201516. Kentucky hunter arrows recordbreaking buck on small property. The opener is later this year by a week, roughly 50% of the bucks will be out of velvet by this time. This pristine kentucky habitat consistently produces more boone and crockett bucks.

The top 40 typical and nontypical whitetails of all time. To follow is a lust of the top 10 nontypical whitetail bucks ever recorded by the boone and crockett record book club. It also lists the top 50, by bow and gun state wide. With an almost perfectly symmetrical rack that resulted in very few deductions, milo. Best whitetails and mule deer taken by ol readers in 2012. The story behind kentuckys winner of the 2015 golden laurel citation. Five undertheradar trophy whitetail counties whitetail. The largest kentucky nontypical taken by a hunter was a 260 18 whitetail that ben brogle took from garrard county during the 2002 modern gun. The buck has not yet had its 60day drying period to get an official score, but new estimates put the buck at 209 48. With almost 16,000 entries, buckmasters whitetail trophy records btr is the nations most popular whitetail trophy record book. Texas biggest open range buck in 100 years texas fish. Whopper whitetails the biggest bucks on record grand.

Octobers harvest was the highest october harvest on record with 20,506. The first step was record book data from the boone and crockett club. Click to search entries, explore big buck regions and enjoy antler heaven. Buffalo county record book bucks whitetail outfitters. Kentucky deer records by county 6 matching articles outdoor life. With increasing numbers of deer came more interest in trophyclass deer.

Erik barber constantly scouting new areas and systematically locating the right areas to hunt paid off for justin mooney, of dixon, ky. Kentucky whitetailed deer report 201516 kentucky department of fish and wildlife resources. Below are the top 10 years for boone and crockett entries for the state. In the fall of 1998, photos of a huge michigan deer, allegedly taken by a bowhunter and proclaimed by. The 42 entries came from 35 of kentuckys 120 counties. The biggest typical whitetail bucks ever entered into the. Whitetail history is filled with landmark events, but perhaps none more noteworthy than the one occurring on the morning of november 23, 1993. Mark lee of crosby displays texas newest state record free ranging nontypical whitetail. Kentucky archery whitetail september 11 17, 2015 classic whitetail archery hunt in the heart of the bluegrass state.

Bobby has been hunting trophy whitetails for over 30 years. Likely the biggest pure kentucky 8pointer ever measured. Records of north american whitetail deer is the definitive record book of wild, freeranging trophy whitetail deer in north america. However, a strange twist of fate, triggered by of all things another giant buck, finally brought recognition to greens kentucky whitetail. County listing will list the weapon used but does not seperate scores.

Here is the new certified world record whitetail buck. Not if youre after a trophy buck, says veteran kentucky guide patrick willis of buck country. Within nelson county, the deer stands as the biggest whitetail ever recorded. What are the highest scoring whitetail bucks of all time. The top 50 counties are distributed in the following states.

For the past three seasons, record harvests have been posted for the month of september. We do book out as much as two years and will accept payments on these hunts. In 2011, kentucky had more record book entries than any other state. The end result is the 8thlargest typical whitetail of all time. Top overall states for boone and crockett whitetails per square mile since 2008. Constantly scouting new areas and systematically locating the right areas to hunt paid off for justin mooney, of dixon, ky. Best spots for bowhunting kentucky trophy bucks to hear many serious trophy bowhunters tell it, kentucky must be a figment of someones. Archery hunters in kentucky started getting after whitetails beginning sept.