If you want to keep your best up-and-coming bucks for next year, use these buck management tips from Steve Bartylla. When he knocked on the door of a local farmer with a moderate amount of acreage, the reenergized hunter was in business. The top Yellowhammer State typical wasnt killed by a hunter. According to Keating, the 50-point buck was not killed inside of a high fence. Ryan says, "I could have killed this deer with a rifle if it had been legal. 1 by nearly 4 inches here, it sits at No. Its right beam is 29 2/8 inches, and its left beam is 29 4/8 inches. One notable development is the way ducks in Arkansas concentrated in unmanaged habitat. 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Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use. This great non-typical also is the latest member of Kentucky's all-time Top 30 list. To put things in perspective, less than 15 wild whitetails have ever been confirmed with scores over 200 inches typical. The rack gross scores 214 1/8 and nets 212 1/8. All Rights Reserved. - Sunday January 24, 2016 - DDH Staff This monster Arkansas buck is rumored to gross 212 inches with a net of 195 inches on the Boone & Crockett scoring system and could be certified as the new state record. So, if you bag a buck with five points on each antler . But as you'll soon see, nothing about these monster bucks is "typical", By The Boone and Crockett Club, based in Missoula, Mont., confirmed Lloyd's score Monday. A big main-frame 10-pointer with a flyer off the G2, it carries 26 1/8- and 26 5/8-inch beams and G3s over 12 inches long. "My dad started taking me as soon as I could climb a deer stand. Overall, it features a huge 76 configuration, plus a short abnormal point. It has a 20 7/8-inch inside spread, beams nearly 27 and 28 inches, and monstrous tine length, five of which are 11 inches or longer. 4 all-time. Mississippi County is in the far-northeast corner and borders both Tennessee and Missouri. Perhaps most impressive is its total mass measurements, surpassing 47 inches. Many in southeast Arkansas had a very poor season, and prospects probably won't improve until we start having long, cold winters again. Foster shot this Roane County monster in 1959, and its held the top spot ever since. Jeremy Moore offers tips on training your deer dog steadiness and patience. AGFC guidebooks contain an interpretive summary of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's hunting and fishing regulations and covers only the regulations that most commonly affect hunters and anglers. Bagged in 1983, in the legendary Saunders County, this record whitetail deer certainly seems to hold the title well. . Carl Lenander Jr. Record was broke by the deer shot in our #1 Spot! Smith's Kentucky Buck Outdoor Life Score: 204 2/8 Location: Kentucky Year: 2000 Like so many big bucks before it, the Smith buck was killed after following a doe into range of the waiting hunter. Even though hunting was largely unproductive in Bayou Meto Wildlife Management Area this season, hunters who I conversed with said the hunting experience is better than it was in the WMA's Wild West days. "About 50 yards behind the doe, there he was. As he did so, amazingly, the buck not only didnt run off, he actually began to edge closer to Lloyds seated position. Master the subtle nuances of the sidearm cast for increased accuracy. The 219 2/8 gross typical score places it within elite company among the 25 highest-grossing typical whitetails ever recorded. You must have measurements from a Boone and Crockett or LDWF-certified . Tennessee native Stephen Tucker set a new record in 2016 with a 47-point trophy whitetail. Jeremy Moore focuses on good behavior of your dog while at deer camp. It also provides deer activity charts so you can plan your hunt.. Jan. 13, 2021. It has a 65 rack, and it is remarkably stout in the main-beam and tine-length departments. Other giants have been tagged since then, and came closebut not close enough. As he did, he clutched his TC Encore Pro single-shot rifle, a synthetic stock model with a 150-grain .300 Win Mag bullet in the chamber. The Borden buck was tagged in Monmouth County, which is where the top two New Jersey typical whitetail bucks called home. "Then I duck hunted about everyday after that.". Tule Elk Perhaps the largest tule elk ever taken by a hunter. By the fall of 2013, Ryan was enrolled at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. In fact, the closest game farm is nearly 10 miles away from where he arrowed the whitetail. But the left is simply behemoth, at 102 3/8! Jeremy Moore discusses ways to maximize the power of your deer dog's nose. "I didn't see him fall or hear him crash, but I could see the blood trail from the stand. What elevates this record whitetail deer so high, though, is the presence of G6s on each side and a G7 on the right. "I knew he had potential." 2023 Outdoor Sportsman Group. Modern gun hunting is allowed during two, two-day hunts in early November. Not bad for a hunt that took place in eastern Arkansas, a river bottom and delta region that harbors some of the best hunting in the world for waterfowl. Talk about serious palmation. Just $1 per month , The biggest typical whitetail deer, to be specific. Indiana | 368 total entries | 0.01026 entries. The application period runs June 1-July 1. Hubert Collins Taken in Burnett County, it is No. 1 in NoDak and No. Duck season will end tomorrow. Jackson Point dedicates more than 265 acres to food plots. The colossal deer has a 25 2/8-inch inside spread, two tines over 13 inches and superb mass. Well, not so in this situation. In another huge jump, the buck had grown from a 160-inch 9-pointer to a monster 15-pointer with matching split G-2 tines. That's the beauty of hunting. and the buck followed. Arkansas is known for world-class duck hunting, but that doesnt mean you should overlook its deer and bear hunting opportunities. Marlin is back in the game with the re-introduction of the classic 336 and 1894 lever-action hunting rifles. I think thats why he was staying down in there, down in that draw, because it was remote and couldnt be seen from the road.. 422 all-time. Remarkably, its mass measurements get larger from base to beam tip, and its largest mass measurement is H4 on the left side at 6 inches. The same is true for the states black bear hunting, which has more than a few respectable entries. Jackson Point rules require a buck to score at least 130 B&C or have a minimum 18-inch inside spread. Both main beams exceed 28 4/8 inches, the inside spread is 21 6/8 inches, and four tines range from 10 2/8 to 13 4/8 inches. Arkansas doesn't jump to top of mind as a big-buck destination, but that didn't stop bowhunter Preston Hall. The deer instantly whirled and ran out of sight . It was bittersweet. Ryan Sullivan was only 19 when, during the 2013 season, he arrowed an Arkansas buck of gigantic proportions. As the hunt progressed, a light wind blew on the overcast afternoon with temps in the 40s a cool afternoon bathed in flat light. According to B&C records, most of our best bucks since 2013 were killed in the lower drainages of our major rivers, specifically the Arkansas, White, Cache and St. Francis rivers. With the 2016 DDH Whitetails Wall Calendar youll learn: Get your calendars today for home, work and deer camp! I was sick as he pranced off with his nose in the air. The DDH wall calendar is one of our most popular annual ShopDeerHunting items, said Dan Schmidt, DDH Content Director and Editor-in-Chief. Lloyd's buck had a gross score of 208 7/8. I settled the crosshairs where I needed to place the bullet and steadied the rifle. If there is a federal government shutdown during the dates of a quota hunt, that hunt is cancelled, and permittees must leave the refuge. In fact, because of the clouds of green-timber mallards and rice-field snow geese that hover over the Grand Prairie grounds lying in the Mississippi River Delta country between Memphis and Little Rock, few hunters think of the same region for world-class whitetails. The hunter knew it was certainly the largest buck he had ever shot, or seen, for that matter. 2 buck, which was killed in 1920. Its inside spread is 24 4/8 inches. It was a long 4-year process, but it paid off.". He knew something was wrong. Most impressive are its mains beams, measuring 31 and 31 2/8 inches. Ryan's buck had the genetics and nutrition to continue to skyrocket. This archery buck is only 16 1/8 inches inside, but both beams are approximately 27 inches. Lloyd's buck had a gross score of 208 7/8. Hit Phillips County and other counties in the Arkansas Delta for your best bet at bagging a record-book buck! I only saw him one time on stand while bowhunting in 2011, and he skirted around me at about 60 yards.". Three of eight mass measurements are 5 inches or greater. Fortunately, the boy was able to take him, resulting in a great first whitetail and sparing the big one's life. 4. This year, the rifle will be chambered in 7mm PRC, the hot new load that was a hit at SHOT Show 2023 in Las Vegas. Join F&S+ to read exclusive stories by your favorite writers. Personal defense in the hunting woods could involve taking down a charging bear. But he was too far for a shot, being on the other end of the bean field about 500 yards away from me. Mass measurements range from 4 2/8 inches to 5. But when he slowly pulled the trigger, the result wasnt what the hunter was hoping for. "I've always loved deer hunting," the young sportsman says. A very solid northeastern deer, the Ronnie Cox buck was taken in Aroostook County in 1965 and holds onto a slim 4/8-inch lead over the No. In addition, the club has a walk-in cooler, a mechanized deer skinning apparatus and an airstrip. Deer concentrate on good mast trees, increasing the likelihood of seeing a mature buck. Arkansas Arkansas's B&C typical whitetail just broke the 200-inch mark. Scyphers harvested this massive McDowell County whitetail in 2014. Scoring a whopping 192 1/8 inches, the Eddie L. Kinney buck is a massive western whitetail. 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I guess Ive been deer hunting almost forever, my whole life really, he said. Plus, its hard to beat four tines over 10 inches, and two more that nearly reach that. Its a clean 10-pointer with a respectable inside spread of 18 4/8 inches and beam lengths of 27 1/8 and 28 5/8 inches. 62 overall. With a whopping 40 inches of non-typical growth, he has a gross Boone & Crockett score of 215 3/8. As the prime days of the 2018 season began to approach, Lloyd started hunting seriously, spending a lot of time there in November and early December. Since then, I've only killed deer with my bow. Well before that, in 1910, Hill Gould took the state's largest non-typical, in Washington County. 79 all time. For several years, however, he gave up most of his duck season to lock horns with the world-class buck. With the deer on food sources, Ryan was able to pattern the buck before Oct. 15. The ones in Southwest Arkansas near Texarkana have DNA from the Texas Odocolleus virginianus texamus ( Mearns) variety. The Truth Behind the Supposed 430-Pound Buck Shot in Michigan According to Snopes.com, a website that looks to settle internet rumors factually, the facts surrounding this story have been unearthed. 15 all-time, the Cartwright buck is a 30-year-old state-record whitetail deer that was bagged in Stevens County. "I got down after 15 minutes and went to the truck and went and brushed in the duck pit," the bowhunter recalls. Ryan's foresight and patience were mature beyond his years. 3 all-time. After a wait that seemed like an eternity, the doe finally started walking . The most celebrated record in all of hunting is, without question, the world record typical whitetail buck, held by Milo Hanson. Apply online at agfc.com. While that certainly hurt agricultural interests in the region, it actually helped waterfowlers and deer hunters since the waterfowl that flood into the area and the whitetails that cruise the woodlots around local rice and soybean fields were able to find plenty of food. Thank you to all the hunters that shared their stories and bucks with us at the Big Buck Classic!) As it has for the past five years, it will probably blossom in late February or early March, and then get nipped by frost. It is Pointer's Iowa giant that graces the book's cover. On the downside, each mass measurement is under 5 inches. Tagged in Randolph County in 1971, Larry Gibsons Missouri buck ranks No. The top Massachusetts typical was tagged in 2002 in Franklin County. Now that land has been converted to cropland that grows mostly soybeans. As Lloyd tried to come to grips with the enormity of the buck he had shot in the days that followed, speculation ramped up about just how big the deer was. The Virka whitetail holds the typical crown in Nebraska by exactly 1 inch. 13 all-time, its only a 10-pointer, which is rare to score so high. '. The buck summered about one mile away from the 1,700-acre property that Frost hunts and hadn't shown up on his hunting ground until early December the previous year. MAKING IT HAPPEN Foster hunts a lot. And wouldn't you know it not long after the cousins had sat down, the 9-pointer appeared, walking directly behind a good 7-pointer. The U.S. It even has 15-inch and 14 4/8-inch G2s and G3s both over 12 inches. Rising 250 to 550 feet above the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, Crowleys Ridge is an ancient loess escarpment that stretches about 150 miles from Cape Girardeau, Mo., to Helena, Ark. Bass Crash Course: Technique tweaks to maximize distance and accuracy. But when he went to do so in the evenings gathering gloom, he had some trouble getting the bruiser whitetail loaded up into the back of his UTV and pickup truck. The campus is only about an hour away from where he hunts. The National Wild Turkey Federation's mission to conserve wild turkey and preserve hunting heritage is still going strong after a half-century. One tine even exceeds 14 inches, which is rare. The next morning, he greeted sunrise from his tree stand. He specifically covers the topic of teaching your dog to "kennel up". LITTLE ROCK With more than a month left in Arkansas's archery deer season, hunters have checked 214,022 deer during the 2020-21 deer hunting season. They had seen the deer (too) and (had) hunted it., As has often been the case with many other big deer that are tagged by hunters in various parts of North America, local game wardens did their due diligence and visited with Lloyd, the landowner, and checked out the pertinent facts to make sure everything was legal. The modern firearms hunt runs from November 10-14. There were two does near me and with the rut going on, I thought hed come my way, he said. In the above video, NWTF's Jason Burckhalter talks about the group's accomplishments and future plans with Game & Fish Editorial Director Adam Heggenstaller at SHOT Show 2023 in Las Vegas. He popped out in the nearly the same place I had seen him in earlier (in the season), said the hunter. It was harvested in Pierce County, which is a hotbed for big deer. Deer generally dont linger on the ridge except for a few weeks in the fall when acorns and soft mast become available. Many mallards were saved during his absence from the flooded timber. Only one of eight mass measurements is over 4 4/8 inches, and one is less than 4, which is rare for a state record. The Aroostook County buck has held up for nearly 55 years, and is No. This mainframe 12-pointer also sports five abnormal points for 17 scoreable points. At least, he did until a buck he'd never seen showed up on one of his trail cameras. With between 13,000 and 14,000 entries, Buckmasters Whitetail Trophy Records (BTR) is the nation's most popular whitetail trophy record book. However, some of the states most storied hunting clubs are also in this region. My dad died in 2016, and I didnt really hunt, he said. I didnt have any photos of the deer. The region is unique to Arkansas in that it doesn't have a traditional rifle season. Others did, but I hadnt seen a photo of him. It's amazing this clip didn't end with a broken neckeither from one of these deer falling down the bank or the hunter falling out of his stand. Updated: 10:22 PM CST January 4, 2013. Here is a list of those Arkansas B&C measurers. In the past 30 years, digitalization of these records has become the . Its mass isnt much compared to other state records, but the tine length is very good, effectively pushing it to its high score. These Major League Fishing pros share the best tips and advice they've ever received. According to an article by Lynn Burkhead in the January issue of North American Whitetail, Lloyd got permission to hunt 160 flat, featureless acres. See minimum measurements below. That minimum is 130 typical and 160 NT. Others that saw the deer opined that it might be one of the best ever killed in Arkansas deer hunting history. Like many of his fellow Arkansans, Ryan is a deer and duck fanatic. Kevin Miller shot it in Kent County, which is known for big whitetails. Jeremy Moore talks about keys to successfully training different types of breeds as your deer dog. At 16 yards, Mikell took aim at the giant and released his arrow. 24 deer all-time. Copyright 2023, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. This unusual buck with tremendous antler mass stepped out at just 30 yards, and Villeneuve dropped it. In fact, I kind of lost interest in it for a couple of years and skipped 17., But his interest was rekindled in 2018 as he became aware of a giant whitetail roaming an area a couple of counties south of where he lives. Amazingly, the doe blew past and hurriedly got on the upwind side of Ryan and stopped. The largest state record whitetail was picked up in Providence County in 2011. | It wouldn't be until spring 2013 that the bowhunter would find the matching sheds and see how big the rack really was. One equity share in the Jackson Point Hunting Club entitles a member to three stands. New Mexico has both whitetails and Coues deerand two of the former were large enough to make the typical record books. All Rights Reserved. That record had been standing since 1892. Furthermore, three of eight mass measurements are well over 6 inches. Unbeknownst to Ryan, the buck would live three more years and make huge jumps each year. The White River NWR is wild, untamed country that skirts the White River. No one county can really stake a claim as the king of whitetail habitat, but thanks to the Boone and Crockett Club's County Search Tool But this buck would measure much more than that. I called my dad and said, 'It's over. Even self-proclaimed meat hunters cant deny the magnitude of a trophy buck. The best big buck habitat in Phillips County is in the immediate floodplain of the Mississippi River inside the levees that border both sides of the river. We estimate he was 7 1/2 years old. The G3s are over 13 inches and G4s are over 10 and 11 inches. But as Lloyd proved, the region is certainly worthy of a visit from deer hunters interested in record-book-sized whitetail headbones. He was just a special deer, and very much a result of patience in both management and hunting. Five of eight mass measurements are 5 inches or more. 40 all time. He shot the deer from about 200 yards with a Thompson/Center Encore, a single-shot, break-action rifle, chambered in 300 Winchester Magnum. Covering 8,700 acres on Mississippi River Islands 64 and 65, Jackson Point is typical of the floodplain habitat along the banks of the Mississippi. Both main beams on this record whitetail deer are less than an inch from hitting the 30-inch mark. One that's smoked first. Give a Gift Knowing I couldn't even come to my knees without breaking the little concealment we had, I decided to lie on my left side, using my left elbow for as solid a rest as could be achieved within the slight incline of the old fencerow. The doe came by, and I knew he was fixing to come right past me.". A clean 55, it sports a 23-inch inside spread, and one beam surpasses the coveted 30-inch threshold. 4. In the video above, Matt Willson of Ruger highlights the features with Game & Fish's John Taranto. Send flowers, find service dates or offer condolences for the lives we have lost in arkansas. Subscriber Services. You can go through the entire list if youd likeor you can simply scroll down to your state to see what itll take to tag a new record whitetail deer during the 2022 whitetail hunting season. For perspective, Lloyd's buck is the biggest ever killed in the Deep South, and only the 17th typical ever to score 200 inches. It has a unique 55 rack with two abnormal points on the right side. But it should have. According to B&C records, most of our best bucks since 2013 were killed in the lower drainages of our major rivers, specifically the Arkansas, White, Cache and St. Francis rivers. Bryant scored big in 2007 when he took the Oklahoma state record whitetail deer. In fact, the spot I was hunting was a draw of sorts, and it held as much as six inches of water, so the farmer couldnt get in there to cut them.. A legal buck on the St. Francis National Forest must have either a 15-inch inside spread or one antler of at least 18 inches. Pope & Young Club (Bow) The limited gun hunting and rich Delta soil combine to make this a hotspot for big deer. They emphasize quality deer management and are selective about killing bucks. Aug 12, 2013. It is the fourth 200-plus net typical killed in the 21st century, and the biggest typical killed in the past decade. with Kristy Titus | Deer Talk Now Podcast, When the seeking, chasing and tending phases of the rut will occur for North & South, The predicted dates of Major & Minor deer activity in 2016. The soils are rich in minerals that contribute to antler development, and the amount of natural and agricultural food for deer is astonishing. All Game & Fish subscribers now have digital access to their magazine content. Its right beam is 29 2/8 inches, and its left beam is 29 4/8 inches. The right antler is amazing, at 96 0/8 inches typical. Tine length is moderate, but this record whitetail deer really excels in mass, with an unbelievable 61 2/8 inches in that categoryincluding a shocking 14-inch H3 measurement on the right side. The left side main beam is slightly longer at 29 inches, while the right side is 27 7/8 inches. Among the accomplishments includes the recently concluded Save the Habitat, Save the Hunt initiative, which in 10 years conserved or enhanced 5.3 million acres of critical wildlife habitat, recruited 1.5 million new or lapsed hunters, and opened new access to 750,000 acres for hunting and recreation. The No. This time he got a gross non-typical score of 261 3/8, with a net of 230 7/8. People that live there in the area where the deer was killed, I dont think they liked it that someone had come in from another county and had killed that deer. Although many, including Carter, thought the deer would be the new state record, it won't be the case. With that 60-day official entry score accepted by the Boone and Crockett Club, the buck awaits future panel scoring at the B&C biannual convention in 2021. When the area was settled, the land bordering both sides of Crowleys Ridge was swampy and undeveloped. Of course, clubs like Jackson Point invest thousands of dollars to provide supplemental forage for deer. 100 overall, largely due to its 29 4/8- and 30 5/8-inch beams. The top typical deer in the Hawkeye State, it sports a 13-point rack with scary-good tine length. He works the third shift at a local factory and gets off work at 5 a.m. Advertisement The James deer was shot in Buchanan County in 1999. Fish and Wildlife Service administers the quota hunts on the White River NWR. Congratulations to William on an outstanding buck that scored 200 1/8 inches B&C, and 212 BTR. Its easier in a sparse mast year when only a few trees produce. Scoring 192 6/8 inches, the deer is the fifth biggest typical buck recorded in Alberta. It also features great mass measurements, beam length, and spread. At daybreak a doe busted through the cedar thicket with an eight-point suitor following close behind. There have been a lot of Best of the Decade stories in recent days discussing what made the 20-Teens decade so special. The biggest i can find listed is 148 and change, i could have have missed one or two since i scanned through them so fast. Jeremy Moore discusses how to incorporate water into your shed dog training routine. This means you have the option to read your magazine on most popular phones and tablets. What's almost as remarkable as the deer itself (which scored 213 5/8) is how it has stood the test . The National Wild Turkey Federation's mission to conserve wild turkey and preserve hunting heritage is still going strong after a half-century. Mature beyond his years got a gross non-typical score of 261 3/8, with a Thompson/Center,... 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