Things change a lot when you look at each state on a level playing field. We have over 30,000 acres of prime hunting ground scattered around and along the republican river valley. Below are the top 10 years for boone and crockett entries for the state. Kentucky deer records by county 6 matching articles. For the record, the current kansas rifle record is a 198 28inch buck taken. Here is the new certified world record whitetail buck. The opener is later this year by a week, roughly 50% of the bucks will be out of velvet by this time. The 42 entries came from 35 of kentuckys 120 counties. Each year hunters come from around the country to pursue monster whitetails with us in kansas. A 10 year span turned a threegeneration cattle farm into a deer hunting paradise. We have searched out the best properties in our area to ensure you a quality hunt. Kansas whitetail deer hunting guides and outfitters.
As a deer hunter, i read a lot about where to hunt big whitetail bucks. Top overall states for boone and crockett whitetails per square mile since 2008. Biggest bucks per county discussion in deer hunting started by hunteatsleep, feb 18, 2005. Kansas state parks, fishing lakes and wildlife areas are currently open to the public. If you havent experienced kansas hunting, its time you gave it a try with your own kansas hunting lease. The abundance of deer is jaw dropping and the number of wall mounters continues to increase. Only a handful of wild nontypicals have been certified at that score. With between,000 and 14,000 entries, buckmasters whitetail trophy records btr is the nations most popular whitetail trophy record book. When this giant buck stepped out, ewen was still messing with his rifle. Here is the top 10 booner states for deer hunting since 2010. They change even more when you just look at the most recent data within the last decade. A mix of cropland and timber make for incredible hunting opportunities at trophy whitetail bucks in kansas. Archery hunters in kentucky started getting after whitetails beginning sept. Arent those the 2 states our bowhunting elite keep referencing in theirargument to change kentuckys rifle season.
Kentucky is a onebuck state, but you can take as many antlerless deer as. According to the club, the number of trophy whitetails entered in their record book has jumped 400 percent over the past 30 years. From the trophy bucks in south texas, and the bigbodied, heavyhorned bucks in the heartland states of kansas, iowa, illinois, and ohio and up into alberta and saskatchewan, canada, weve put together a great selection of whitetail deer hunts, 177 in. A total of 54 record book entries 34 typical and 20 nontypical were submitted to kdfwr in 201516. Look at how those numbers stack up to the historical figures, and then set your hunt plans in motion. Five undertheradar trophy whitetail counties whitetail. Our typical record is larger than both kansas andiowa. C is the official scoring, measuring and record book authority for north american big game shed antlers since 1991. Kentucky deer hunters close in on record gary garth, special to the courierjournal published 11. For example, kansas recorded 235 awards book entries during this period, and 255 alltime entries, while kentucky had 242 and 279, respectively. This vast ground now reaches into units 6, 8 and 14. Its worth remembering where americas favorite biggame species stood not so long ago at the brink of extinction, said ben wallace, club president.
I saw the largest public land whitetail of my life in kansas. Mossy oak capture presents the first episode of home grown that follows austin musselman, todd carter and glen. Kansas is one of the best places in the world to hunt whitetail deer. To hear many serious trophy bowhunters tell it, kentucky must be a figment of someones. Like most whitetail fanatics, i enjoy looking at what states are. 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. Hunting with midwest whitetail adventures, your hunt. The first step was record book data from the boone and crockett club.
Over 15,000 bucks were taken by bow and arrow here in kansas just last year. No other whitetail in the record book has ever grown this number of legal points. The bucks curiosity kept it in place long enough for ewen to get the gun working. All regions of the state were represented with the highest number 3 coming. Where to find that monster buck in kansas bucks of america. The best destinations to hunt trophy whitetail deer bucks. Kansas is one of the top states for record book entries for whitetails in the world. Otter tail, minnesota 8 vernon, wisconsin 5 edgar, illinois 4 marion, iowa 4 winneshiek, iowa 3 guthrie, iowa 3 todd, kentucky3 wabasha, minnesota 3. Furthermore, ohio, kentucky and indiana are the new kids on the block. Trophy hunting for whitetail deer and turkey at its finest. Kentucky is home of the 6th biggest typical buck in the world. Moreover, hunters across the nation are rewriting state record books. Founded in 1991, the north american shed hunters club nashc is the official scoring and record keeping authority for north american shed antlers. The fall 2003 season proved to be a record breaking one, when a real monster buck was taken at kansas trophy whitetails.
Our 30,000 acres in republican valley kansas provides a better than 34% success rate and at least a 75% shot opportunity. County listing will list the weapon used but does not seperate scores. But officially, the state record is the 280 48incher rifleman joseph waters. 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. The hoosier record book does list bucks by county and highest score decending. In 2012 there was one, 20 had two and 2014 produced six. Best spots for bowhunting kentucky trophy bucks to hear many serious trophy bowhunters tell it, kentucky must be a figment of someones fertile imagination.
Kentucky is the record holder of the 6th biggest typical buck ever killed in. Our passion for giant whitetails is evident to every hunter that visits tails of the hunt outfitters, and we strive to make your hunting dreams come. Here is the new certified world record whitetail buck outdoorhub reporters 01. The top states for boone and crockett whitetails in the last 10. Book a whitetail deer hunting trip with professional, prescreened big game hunting guides and outfitters. In 2011, kentucky had more record book entries than any other state. The fall 2003 season proved to be a recordbreaking one, when a real monster buck was taken at kansas trophy whitetails. Kansas top 20 deer records deer big game information. The best destinations to hunt trophy whitetail deer bucks in.
Georgia, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, louisiana. A possible world record whitetail deer was killed in sumner county on monday. Midwest whitetail adventures specializes in guided whitetail hunts in kansas. Archery typical whitetail kansas top 20 deer records. Coues whitetail, the smaller cousins of the northern whitetail are scored the same way.
It is the largest whitetail ever taken in ks by a nonresident hunter. The top 40 typical and nontypical whitetails of all time. Kentucky whitetailed deer report 201516 kentucky department of fish and wildlife resources. It also lists the top 50, by bow and gun state wide. Mexico ranks second behind arizona for record book coues.
Enjoy the hunt of a lifetime with top of the line wildlife and excellent accomodations. David kent showed up to the event with an incredible 14point typical rack that green scored 198 78 inches, a score that depending on shrinkage, would potentially challenge the staterecord typical buck a. Their minimum entry scores reflect their smaller body and antler size typical 100110 and nontypical 105120 respectively for the awards and alltime record books. The deer was every bit of 190 inches with a 24 to 25inch inside spread. Help us keep these areas open by practicing social distancing and avoiding gathering in groups. Likely the biggest pure kentucky 8pointer ever measured. The state record nontypical was harvested less then 8 miles from our kentucky lodge. The issue is not individual records, its the fact that kansas, illinois, and iowa produce more mature age class bucks from a numbers stand point. For the past three seasons, record harvests have been posted for the month of september. 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.
Every year a kansas buck shows up on the record books for both typical and nontypical. The end result is the 8thlargest typical whitetail of all time. Kentucky deer records by county 6 matching articles outdoor life. Tails of the hunt outfitters has grown a reputation as the premier desination to hunt record book whietails in southwestern iowa and northwestern missouri. 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. American hunter top 10 states for monster whitetails. The top states for boone and crockett whitetails in the. Click to search entries, explore big buck regions and enjoy antler heaven. Top 10 booner states for deer hunting since 2010 deer.
We manage and hunt mature whitetails and turkey on 20,000 acres of some of the best hunting. Archery season begins mid september and runs through the end of. Come hunt monster whitetail deer with us, and harvest a buck of a life time. Experience kentucky velvet whitetails the first week of the season. Fast forward to the recent kansas monster buck classic presented by mossy oak, which was held in topeka the last weekend of january 2012. Over 50,000 acres scattered across central ky, southern ohio, southern indiana and florida. 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.
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