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 magazine the ink had barely dried when word began circulating that hed topped it, that hed arrowed an even bigger whitetail. Recordkeeping began in fall 1982 and now we have more than 27,000 records in our database. Below are the top 10 years for boone and crockett entries for the state. The best destinations to hunt trophy whitetail deer bucks in. C is the official scoring, measuring and record book authority for north american big game shed antlers since 1991. In 2011, kentucky had more record book entries than any other state. Kentucky whitetailed deer report 201516 kentucky department of fish and wildlife resources. Even less a state record comes strolling by, in a state that you dont even live in.
Its a state with a great reputation for big deer, but in producing them, it appears to violate many of the rules of how to manage deer with that in mind. All of their hard work paid off when austin killed the kentucky state record nontypical buck with a bow. Midwest whitetail adventures specializes in guided whitetail hunts in kansas. Octobers harvest was the highest october harvest on record with 20,506. Kentucky whitetail hunting home north fork outfitters. Four of the countys 11 biggest deer were shot during the past five seasons. For the past three seasons, record harvests have been posted for the month of september. The bucks curiosity kept it in place long enough for ewen to get the gun working. Nwtf wild turkey records national wild turkey federation.
Enjoy the hunt of a lifetime with top of the line wildlife and excellent accomodations. Their minimum entry scores reflect their smaller body and antler size typical 100110 and nontypical 105120 respectively for the awards and alltime record books. For don houchens, the weather was unbearably cold on the midnovember morning back in 1969. Five undertheradar trophy whitetail counties whitetail. The top 40 typical and nontypical whitetails of all time. 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. With between,000 and 14,000 entries, buckmasters whitetail trophy records btr is the nations most popular whitetail trophy record book. For the period 20052010, the total jumped to 3,090, an increase of 400 percent. A total of 54 record book entries 34 typical and 20 nontypical were submitted to kdfwr in 201516. The end result is the 8thlargest typical whitetail of all time. Kentucky deer hunters close in on record gary garth, special to the courierjournal published 11. The 42 entries came from 35 of kentuckys 120 counties.
No other whitetail in the record book has ever grown this number of legal points. Big buck down potential kansas state record buck shot. Kentucky ranks very high on the number of trophy kills per hunter. We have searched out the best properties in our area to ensure you a quality hunt. 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. He took his son and his sons friend to hunt with owner, tim clark. Kansas state parks, fishing lakes and wildlife areas are currently open to the public. Midwest whitetail adventures specializes in guided bow hunts. As north americas whitetail herd has grown, numbers of big bucks also have risen. It is the largest whitetail ever taken in ks by a nonresident hunter. Once in a while, the biggest buck of your dreams walks by and sometimes, you even get to kill it. The top states for boone and crockett whitetails in the.
All of those four are among the top 15 in the state in their respective category. Kentucky whitetailed deer report 2012 7 kentucky department of fish and wildlife resources boone and crockett entries a total of 42 record book entries 31 typical and 11 nontypical were submitted in 2012. During the 2017 hunting season, records were broken and legends were born. Archery typical whitetail kansas top 20 deer records. Trophy hunting for whitetail deer and turkey at its finest. These were luckily found by a rancher as he went to check the well pump for his stock tank and were idly set aside for a month before being retrieved by his son. According to the emporia gazette, theron was charged with involuntary manslaughter, unlawful hunting, unlawful discharge of a firearm and was sentenced to three years of prison. The fall 2003 season proved to be a recordbreaking one, when a real monster buck was taken at kansas trophy whitetails. Kent testified in court that he was shooting at a coyote. Only a handful of wild nontypicals have been certified at that score. Kentucky is the go to state for the opportunity to harvest a trophy whitetail. Marion county may not have produced many record book bucks yet, but the ones it has are near the top of the list. North camp kentucky 2 day 3 night rifle hunt opening week.
Here is the new certified world record whitetail buck. The story behind kentuckys winner of the 2015 golden laurel citation. All regions of the state were represented with the highest number 3 coming. For example, kansas recorded 235 awards book entries during this period, and 255 alltime entries, while kentucky had 242 and 279, respectively. The best destinations to hunt trophy whitetail deer bucks. Let us put you in the record book with your own trophy whitetail today.
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. When this giant buck stepped out, ewen was still messing with his rifle. Things change a lot when you look at each state on a level playing field. Stephen tucker, 26, of gallatin attempted to shoot the trophy buck with a muzzleloader. With 2017 coming to an end, we wanted to take a look back at the biggest bucks taken by legendary whitetail hunters all across america. Otter tail, minnesota 8 vernon, wisconsin 5 edgar, illinois 4 marion, iowa 4 winneshiek, iowa 3 guthrie, iowa 3 todd, kentucky3 wabasha, minnesota 3.
In this series we follow their hunts, and they show us why they are so successful at. Archery hunters in kentucky started getting after whitetails beginning sept. Kansas top 20 deer records deer big game information. For the period 19801985, hunters entered 617 trophy whitetails into boone and crockett records.
Book a whitetail deer hunting trip with professional, prescreened big game hunting guides and outfitters. South camp kentucky 4 day 5 night rifle hunt opening week. Kansas is one of the best places in the world to hunt whitetail deer. Top overall states for boone and crockett whitetails per square mile since 2008. The kansas king sheds are easily one of the most recognizable set of typical sheds ever have been found. A possible world record whitetail deer was killed in sumner county on monday.
Upload a photo below to get started and put in as much information as you want to be published with your photo. Mexico ranks second behind arizona for record book coues. Fast forward to the recent kansas monster buck classic presented by mossy oak, which was held. Mark alexander 53 of louisiana got so lucky on a recent trip to kansas to hunt with red dog outfitters for his second year in a row. Welcome to kentucky trophy deer the ultimate whitetail hunting experience located in the rolling hills of western kentucky, kentucky trophy deer, llc is a family owned and operated business that specializes in mature trophy whitetail bucks from carefully managed blood lines. Likely the biggest pure kentucky 8pointer ever measured. At north fork outfitters we improve that ratio by by putting you in areas that are known to produce trophy whitetails.
Best spots for bowhunting kentucky trophy bucks to hear many serious trophy bowhunters tell it, kentucky must be a figment of someones fertile imagination. We have the land, the stands and most importantly, the monster whitetails. Help us keep these areas open by practicing social distancing and avoiding gathering in groups. They change even more when you just look at the most recent data within the last decade. Nwtfs wild turkey records program offers nwtf members a way to register any legally harvested wild turkey, taken anywhere in the world. Here is the new certified world record whitetail buck outdoorhub reporters 01. Kentucky deer records by county 6 matching articles.
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