Iowa record book bucks

Statements like, iowa is a great state for huge bucks are common. Incredibly, the years 19902001 account for 2,811 or 52 percent of the record book entries during this period. Arkansas deer hunters have been tagging good numbers of recordbook bucks. Anyone who has taken big game in nebraska by legal means during an authorized season is invited to present the trophy for scoring. The bucks curiosity kept it in place long enough for ewen to get the gun working. This giant iowa buck is all about that mass outdoorhub. The 3,950 entries 74 percent of the record book total come from 41 states and 1,254 counties. When this giant buck stepped out, ewen was still messing with his rifle. Though it did not break any iowa records, the magazine deemed the buck to be the largest ever harvested on video.

The waterloo bucks 2019 season came to an end in game two of the great. Its an area with a big reputation for producing trophy whitetails, but nothing like the buck tony harvested. In 1947, the club held its first competition for outstanding trophies, ranking them by a series of measurements that were refined in. Its no great secret that year in and year out, the state of iowa produces some of the finest boone and crockett trophy whitetails entered into this clubs legendary book. The best ways to get your game from the field to your freezer. Not every deer will make the top of the record book, but they all make my book bowhunting pleasure. Four of the countys 11 biggest deer were shot during the past five seasons. Eclipse the hanson buck, which has held the top typical spot for more than 2 decades. The first step was record book data from the boone and crockett club. When it comes to record book bucks, no other state is producing like this. Razorback country is also great deer hunting country. In fact, the antlers of this monster buck are so massive. Waterloo, ia former waterloo bucks lefthanded pitcher a. It is truly a oneinamillion animal, the biggest of the big.

Next, start breaking down the records to show where the most recordbook bucks, both typical and nontypical, have been taken since the year 1999. With a potential score of nearly 300 inches on the boone and crockett. Imb outfitters has spent many years securing long term hunt leases on the best land tracts in the midwest. Jan 01, 2020 when this giant buck stepped out, ewen was still messing with his rifle. That title belongs to the missouri monarch, a 33378 buck found dead on the side of a road in 1982 near st. Deer hunting in iowa iowa department of natural resources.

I am trying to find records by county to see where he places. Top 10 biggest pope and young typical bucks of all time. Now it is time to see which specific counties in the top states produce the most big bucks. Absolute giant taken down in oklahoma, possible new typical state record. The counties with the highest number of deer recorded in the record book are those counties with the largest amount of deer habitat, but good deer are taken in any part of the state where good habitat exists. The deer officially scored 282 28 net, and once confirmed, will be declared iowas new archery buck record. Each entrant is eligible for a special door prize drawing. Dec 07, 2016 big bucks, bears eligible for record books. Iowas 25 win total was the most by the team since setting the same mark in the 20052006 season. This video documents the long history with smokey dating back to when he was just 2 12. Portion of iowa that have produced the most record book whitetail bucks were in the south central, and south eastern areas which are typically known as zone 5. Ok, by now we have narrowed our record book research down to states that produce the most recordclass bucks, both typical and nontypical, both overall and in the last decade.

The reason for doing this is simple the face of hunting changes over time. Late in the afternoon on november 6, 2016, 18yearold austin pontier of clark county, iowa, killed this humongous typical whitetailand set. Deer killed in sumner county to be certified a world record. The pontier buck is a world class typical whitetail. But although lovstuens deer is the biggest ever taken by a hunter using any type of weapon, its not the largest whitetail in the record books. Austin pontier shot this giant of a buck iowa buck near osceola, iowa, and this buck could gross score more than 200 points, maybe even 220 or more. A big thank you to all the dedicated official state record scorers who volunteer their time to measure trophy racks, process and mail record forms. This photo is bombing around social media, for obvious reasons. Abundant food and mild winter weather make it possible for iowa s whitetails to become large in body weight and, if allowed to grow to maturity, often possess impressive antlers. Puk was called up to the bucks blanked 70 by express, concluding 2019 campaign. The buck, now known as the missouri monarch, was officially scored at 333 78 points and was recognized as the new worlds record nontypical whitetail at the boone and crockett clubs 1983 awards program. American hunter best places to hunt record whitetail. Jun 20, 2019 the ronnie stevens buck ohio record whitetail jun 20, 2019 this ohio record whitetail buck should rank among the top 16 typicals in the boone and crockett book after the 60day drying period. Iowa hunting leases provide a hunter one of the best opportunities to harvest a record book whitetail anywhere, period.

The buck s curiosity kept it in place long enough for ewen to get the gun working. The monstrous trophy is the biggest buck ever from iowa, as well as a new world record by muzzleloader. The buck is only the 16th typical to score better than 200. During the 202014 season, iowa achieved a nonconference record of 112, including a runnerup finish in the 20 battle 4 atlantis tournament and a loss to instate rival iowa state. Iowas record bucks bank on iowas southern tier of counties for your best shot at bringing home a trophy whitetail. Whitetail trophies of missouri this blog is dedicated to the whitetail deer of missouri, illinois, iowa, minnesota, and wisconsin which make up region 7 in the buckmasters whitetail trophy records full credit scoring system. Hunter charged with illegally bagging trophy buck usa today. The mammoth nontypical buck, which has been initially green scored at 322 48 inches net, fell to the muzzleloader blast of 15yearold tony lovstuen of albia, iowa, on sept. Kyle had a photographer, tyler rinken photography, some with him to take some great pictures and record the moments. Bucks that qualify will be entered in the iowa dnr record book for no charge. Iowa s record bucks bank on iowa s southern tier of counties for your best shot at bringing home a trophy whitetail.

Whopper whitetails the biggest bucks on record grand view. But most remarkably, this giant whitetail is also the highestscoring buck ever killed by any hunter, anywhere. Tyler shared some of the pictures online and they quickly took off like any 244 inch, 23 point buck would. Portions were extreme northern missouri with counties such as shelby, knox, adair, and macon being the primary targets. Such was the situation in 1962, when then34yearold lloyd goad shot his 14pointer in southern iowa. Hey all, i killed a buck with my bow the other day in laclede county. The ronnie stevens buck ohio record whitetail jun 20, 2019 this ohio record whitetail buck should rank among the top 16 typicals in the boone and crockett book after the 60. Iowa archery whitetail buck to be certified new state record. How to get your own private hunting property and improve its habitat. The top 40 typical and nontypical whitetails of all time. Have you ever wondered what the score was of the largest buck in your county. The goto site for pictures of iowa s greatest whitetails. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page.

When you look at state level data, the states youd expect to be present on the list are wisconsin, illinois, iowa, kentucky and so on. Boone and crockett club shows that the following eight. Bank on iowas southern tier of counties for your best shot at bringing home a trophy whitetail. Mar 10, 2017 late in the afternoon on november 6, 2016, 18yearold austin pontier of clark county, iowa, killed this humongous typical whitetailand set off a firestorm of speculation. After pouring over record book data in an attempt to identify these big buck neighborhoods, here are some takeaways. The monster received a final panel score of 2 58 net points.

Pontiers buck is the largest crossbow typical ever registered in the state of iowa. Taking a world record buck is hard under any circumstances. Sep 22, 2010 taking a world record buck is hard under any circumstances. The wisconsin buck and bear club is a group of dedicated volunteer individuals, organized for the purpose of collecting and maintaining records on. Thanks to the magnolia records program you dont have to guess any more. As our deer expert scott bestul pointed out in his whitetail 365 blog, petrzilka has earned a far greater distinction than a state record. Typical lee 202 58 2003 williams jeremy muzzleloader.

Tony was hunting in southern iowa, just outside monroe city. How about this giant whitetail buck shot in iowa i know. We will ocassionally feature other significant whitetail deer from other areas in north america. Why doesnt our dnr care about the hoosier record buck program dont know. The typical record is the 70th largest overall and was taken by kevin c. That is larger than the nontypical current net world record of 307 58 inches killed in 2003 by tony lovstuen in albia, iowa. January 2012 bucks recorded in the iowa big game records between 1953 and 1998. Darrin bradley, owner imb outfitters, states, if you pursue 160 inch plus bucks you must hunt iowa.

Joe franz of clive, iowa, poses with the trophy buck he nicknamed. Early in record book recordings the state of iowa boasted of record book entries from its northeastern regions of zones 1 and 2 but all that has changed. Typical montgomery 225 28 2017 arnold dennis shotgun. It said that coshocton has more ohio big buck club entrants for 8 years running than any other county. When it comes to recordbook bucks, no other state is producing like this. The end result is the 8thlargest typical whitetail of all time. The 1932 book was followed by the 1939 records book that included informative chapters on a variety of subjects related to big game and hunting.

Mo records by county missouri whitetails your missouri. With increasing numbers of deer came more interest in trophyclass deer. A beautiful and amazing typical that i believe will net 200. The nontypical record was shot in charles county by donza watson in 2007. Imagine the statement, 2nd fewest tags available, 2nd best state in the nation. Iowa sportsman who earned national attention for a trophy whitetail. However, we dont quite know how the recent finding of chronic wasting disease cwd could affect their ranking in the future. Though it did not break any iowa records, the magazine deemed the buck to be the. In fact, a lot of serious deer hunters dont know it, but iowa has produced more boone and crockett club record book deer than any other state. The best destinations to hunt trophy whitetail deer bucks.

The pontier buck possible new world record iowa whitetail. Where the biggest booner bucks are coming from now deer. Nov, 2014 kyle falck shot this massive 244 inch, 23 point buck in iowa on monday, november 10, 2014 near decorah. Big game trophy records nebraska game and parksnebraska. Whopper whitetails the biggest bucks on record grand. The goto site for pictures of iowas greatest whitetails. For example, in iowa the best deer counties are not the most heavily farmed, but tend to have a mixture of farmland and forest cover associated with river bottoms. Typical jackson 202 58 2011 schinstock leo shotgun. We also had some younger hunters register record book bucks with the idnr for 2016. Through excellent herd management and game laws that allow more whitetail bucks to reach maturity, you will definitely notice the difference in the age class of the whitetail bucks in this well renowned big buck state.

With a boone and crockett score of 319 48, its rack easily surpasses the score of any previous huntertaken whitetail. Dec 23, 2017 the whitetail faktor produced this version of don higgins harvest of a 206 inch giant buck known as smokey. Dec, 2018 if it becomes certified, the 51point buck would break the current record, which was set in 2016 by a 27yearold farmer from gallatin, tennessee. The record had previously been held by the james jordan buck, shot in wisconsin in 1914. Still, the relationship between record book entries and river systems is plainly evident throughout the country, especially in heavily farmed states. Doing so with a 45pound recurve and wooden arrows is even more remarkable. Another iowa monster that gained lots of attention was a state crossbow record typical buck harvested in clarke county by austin pontier that netted 194 18. If it becomes certified, the 51point buck would break the current record, which was set in 2016 by a 27yearold farmer from gallatin, tennessee. Marion county may not have produced many record book bucks yet, but the ones it has are near the top of the list. Our hunters can generally view 40 or more deer per day, and view over a dozen record book bucks per hunter over the course of a 5 day hunt. Typical plymouth 226 48 1995 sifford james shotgun. The magazine dubbed the deer iowas walking world record, and the name was fitting. If you are wondering how buffalo county, wi compares to other whitetail hunting areas, just take a look at the map below. Its an area with a big reputation for producing trophy whitetails, but nothing like the buck tony.