I had no intentions of going hunting that day, but the Bills were kicking the butt of the Seahawks and I just had a feeling that I was going to see something if I went out, he said. A final numerical score is given. Taken in 2018, the Loyd buck dethroned the 195 1/8-inch Ayecock deer, which only held top honors for three years. A week later, deer season opened. Unfortunately, the spike spotted Latimer move, and started to ease off. What do you think Jimmy would do? Lance asked. The buck appears at this point to have the highest score for a non-typical rack of any buck taken with any hunting instrument (bow, firearm) in the Northeast this past fall. Hed been monitoring the deer since May. Only a year has passed since the 31-year-old Marine killed the largest nontypical whitetail ever taken by a hunter, and public demand for details hasnt waned. A little after 6 p.m. he started walking down a road in the woods, heading for his vehicle and home. After several tense seconds, the deer offered a quartering-away shot opportunity, and Hill took it. Russell, a water plant operator in northeast New York, also hunts from treestands and uses trail cameras. Just $1 per month , Hunters all across whitetail country tagged some incredible bucks this year. He texted the guys: I shot Mufasa. Thinking the hunt was over, Mullina started looking at his phone, trying to determine a game plan for the next day. Those final figures put the Brewster buck more than 33 inches ahead of Mike Beatty's previous Pope & Young Club world record non-typical buck, a 39-point Ohio archery kill in 2000 that measures 294 0/8 inches. The hunt for this giant whitetail started last summer, however, at the archery range. Dieter Herbert arrowed a 130 class buck (right) just minutes before shooting one of the biggest typical whitetails in New York history. I followed it up with a few grunts and grabbed my rifle. Soon after daylight, a spike and small 8-point walked out. A week later, Brewster left Virginia at 3 a.m. for the annual hunt. For more buck photos, check out these pictures of fighting, chasing, and breeding whitetails during peak rut. About an hour into the afternoon hunt, a doe appeared about 100 yards away and walked down through the finger of trees. ", 2018 Youth Firearms Hunt Weekend: Upstate NY junior hunters get their deer (reader photos), Upstate NY bowhunting season: Upstate NY hunters bagging big bucks (reader photos), Crossbow hunting: Upstate NY hunters tagging some big bucks (reader photos), Big Buck Bonanza: Upstate NY firearm hunters share photos of their trophy bucks, ** For more Upstate NY outdoors on Facebook, check out Upstate NY Outdoors on NYup.com. If you drive I-80 east, its approximately 430 miles between Niagara County in extreme western New York to Suffolk County on the eastern most tip of Long Island. Hes taken plenty of deer bowhunting this way, including one of two bears in recent years. No more high anxiety walks up to a world-class deers bedroom. His hunting buddies were so happy that he had survived that they gave him the green light to target a giant buck, nicknamed Tiny Ten, that theyd been monitoring for years. Buster was a magnificent animal and exceeded our expectations, Kamps said. The buck tore off, the fletched half of the arrow pinwheeling at his shoulder. It wasnt even close: The official panel-score measurement tallied 327 78 inches, outstripping the previous world record (Stephen Tuckers 2016 Tennessee buck) by 15 inches. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 4/4/2023), Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/26/2023). Herberts buck features a 22 1/8-inch inside spread, over 26-inch main beams, 13 4/8-inch and 12 1/8-inch G2s and nearly 6-inch bases. Sitting in his treestand, Pless said he didnt dare try and stand up. All in all, about 15 deer filtered in and out of view. After several minutes of waiting for a shot opportunity, the deer finally turned broadside. The 17-point Iowa buck scored 216 5/8 inches and weighed well more that 200 pounds. I tried my grunt call, but it didnt faze him: Hed just raise his head and go back to eating. When Georgia bowhunter Benny Overholt passed on a big buck with a broken rack last season it was one of the best deer hunting decisions hed ever made. The buck was measured on the Boone & Crockett scale as 312 3 8 inches. Jeff Raimonde arrowed this impressive 8-point buck Nov. 4 in Wyoming County, He said it was a 40-yard shot. On Nov. 4, 2021, that became reality. It also happens to be the fourth giant buck taken by the Williams family from the same tree over the course of 17 seasons. Brewster had to stifle his yells, trying not to ruin anyone elses sit. By that standard, the biggest, highest-scoring, most jaw-dropping whitetails ever taken are all non-typicals. This is an all-time, great deer, said Jeff Brown, president of the Northeast Big Buck Club, which is based in Paxton, Mass. That deers gross score was 218 4/8 inches with a net score of 210 4/8. And then theres the deer itself. That deer officially weighed 291 pounds dressed. Practice, practice, practice. But once we found the trail and started on it, we found more blood and it became easier to stay with him.. Published Feb 12, 2021 8:30 PM EST. I grunted to stop him and at 15 yards from the base of my tree stand quartering away I shot. Get a closer look at the Smith & Wesson Model 350, the latest addition to our #SundayGunday series. Ive been putting food plots in, hunting hard and so much more for years, and it finally came together. The Hinckley Buck. Its called a panel scoring, Haseley said. The previous record, 307 , was set in Iowa in 2003 by 15-year-old Tony Lovstuen, also with a muzzleloader. Published Feb 11, 2021 6:59 PM EST. Don't Forget 1907 and 1924 Bucks. When 15-year-old Tony Lovstuen pulled the trigger of his muzzleloader on the afternoon of Sept. 29, 2003, he ended the reign of a buck that already was world famous. Dec 2, 2015 Mike Speaker of Bradford shot this buck dubbed "Goliath" on Monday. He has six other deer to his credit, all does, with bow and firearms. Im excited to get it. Hed just put his phone down when he spotted the buck. I looked down to snap my release onto my bowstring, getting ready to see the buck that was grunting, Williams says. I heard his antlers on a branch and knew he was working a ground scrape about 50 yards away.. The legendary Hinckley buck is the biggest ever to come out of Maine. I mentally couldnt do it. Pless, 43, a disabled veteran from Newfane in Niagara County, had just been notified days before that his 18-point deer had been officially scored by the New York State Big Buck Club and that it had the was the biggest non-typical, gross scoring rack of the year in fact of all time. When Georgia bowhunter Benny Overholt passed on a big buck with a broken rack last season it was one of the best deer hunting decisions he'd ever made. The buck dropped on the spot, and thats when Russell recognized the deer that he had just shot. Its where I untangle my mind., Jason Lucas Illinois WhitetailScore: 168 inchesDate of Kill: Dec. 8, 2021Location: Central IllinoisWeapon: Mathews Triax compound bow. My gun misfired and shot a few seconds after. (Jeff Phillips photo) January 10, 2019 By Lynn Burkhead. Pless snapped a photo with his cellphone, sent it to his wife so shed avoid the field, and got ready. Greta Yira was hunting only a few miles from Danbury, Wisconsin, where the iconic Jordan Buck was killed, when she tagged another local legend. By On Sept. 30, 2021, he was glad of these strategic decisions. He used a crossbow. The deer ran 40 yards and expired. The deer is a new state bow hunting record for a buck with a non-typical rack. LOUISVILLE, KY In what is being described as nothing less than a huge earthquake in the deer hunting world, the much . This was a resident buck., Thinking the deer would remain on the property, they decided to not hunt the farm that year. Austin Brazell, of Medina, N.Y., shot this impressive 12-point buck with his bow on Oct. 4 in the town of Ridgeway in Orleans County. He wrote: "The deer came through a thicket behind me chasing 2 other small bucks. 8. Ive been hunting all my life, Murdaugh said. Hed driven 700 miles from his home in Virginia to enjoy a week of deer season, and the neighborsbrothers Justin and Brent Cearlock, Ron Wagoner, and Josh Barrettwelcomed him as an ally in camp rather than a rival across the property line. Read the full story here. When it finished working the scrape, it sounded as if it was walking away so Herbert made a few grunts and the buck stopped and began walking back towards him. Its still sinking in, he said. Chad Sommerfeldt, of Holley, N.Y.. shot this impressive 10-point buck on opening day in Orleans County with his 12-gauge shotgun. It was a 25-yard shot, she said, adding it had a "Trophy Tape" score of 152 1/4 inches. Illinois 36-Pointer. This buck is nothing short of a legend in Kentucky. A typical rack means both sides of the rack are symmetrical with points (tines) coming off the main beam in typical fashion. I killed him in the mock scrape I created., The deer ran 30 yards and tipped over. The spindly typical had caught his attention the previous seasonmaybe a 3 12-year-old in 2014. Just $1 per month , The deer nicknamed Houdini had the habit of showing itself, then disappearinguntil now, By Herberts arrow got half penetration into the bucks vitals. Reinforcements soon arrived in the form of friends Kevin Austin, Scott Pipiles, his brother Jason Pless and his nephew Connor Pless. Hed stop and sniff around, put his head down to eat, then get back on her trail. The big buck walked in front of Lees father while he was hunting, but unfortunately, the deer broke off its entire right side. He would have been the first person I told. When I looked back up I saw his rack outside his ears and I knew it was a shooter.. Stay tuned to F&S.com for more big buck coverage, like this 225-inch Indiana giant, these late-season bruisers, and the biggest bucks of 2020. Articles may contain affiliate links which enable us to share in the revenue of any purchases made. So it took a few minutes for me to calm down, get a good rest with my rifle on a boulder, and settle my scopes crosshairs on him.. Dieter Herbert of Huntington, New York, is a self-admitted whitetail addict. I didnt do anything special to take such a remarkable deer, I feel truly fortunate to have been able to watch that buck grow on our farm, and to be able to harvest it. Read the full story here. It is, by far, the biggest buck hes ever killed. The hunter's father, Rich Pisa, Sr., is also shown. Kamps settled the pin and took it. Dieter Herbert Dieter Herbert of Huntington, New York, is a self-admitted whitetail addict. I was watching and watching, and finally he came back out and started feeding. More days, or weeks, or years are spent waiting for him, and then more nerves hit when he finally steps out. He went to the mock scrape I set up earlier in the fall and started pawing the ground, Martinson said. He weighed 235 pounds (field dressed), and New England is known for hunters who classify a trophy not by the antler size, but the dressed weight. Developed in 1976 by Ken Waters as a wildcat cartridge, the 7-30 Waters is based on the .30-30 Winchester necked down to 7mm to improve velocity and trajectory, with a significant drop off in felt recoil. All rights reserved (About Us). Jeremy Martinson had been hunting in the area throughout the season, but on Nov. 1, 2021, he received an opportunity at a huge whitetail. His buddy had spotted Tiny Ten in a hollow, so Goldammer snuck in to still-hunt the buck. He was big in years past, but got a lot bigger this year, obviously, Pless says. Shooting hours were almost over, and I was worried I wouldnt get a chance before then.. Just then, one of the three does that the buck was scent-checking kicked him, and he gave up and began making his way back to the first doe. Everything sank in, and it spurred a conversation a long time coming, Lee said. The buck was estimated at 5.5 years old, weighed 300 pounds, and rough scored 217 inches. Subscribe to OL+ for our best feature stories and photography. He slowly swapped the binos for his bow, grateful for the trunk between his stand and the scrape. Not very likely. They continued planning, but his fathers health continued declining. I was cursing like a sailorand I was a sailor, Pless says of the adrenaline surge that carried him through phone calls to his wife, his dad, and his recovery crew: brother Jason Pless, nephew Connor Pless, and buddies Kevin Austin and Scott Pipiles. He passed the deer in hopes of it returning the following season. When it walked into the open, she touched off the 75-yard shot. Everything about himhis frame, tines and beamis exceptional., Lee Dixons Tennessee TankScore: UnknownDate of Kill: 2021Location: TennesseeWeapon: .25-06 Remington. I even had on my lucky backpack my grandfather gave me when I shot Houdini. I couldnt think of his name. Want to see your own buck story on Outdoor Life? Then I thought, Oh my God, its him. was able to get into bow range of the buck he was after in November. recalls. This old phantom buck would show up on trail cameras, but was never seen on hoof. Josh Giannino arrowed this 11-point buck on Nov. 2 in Chemung County with his Mathews Halon compound bow. Still, he was able to get to full draw, settled the pin on the giant buck and took the 20-yard shot. Lee Dixon and his father have been hunting together for 28 years. His father remembered some advice from Grandpa Hill (Jimmy) about hunting near water on rainy days. A number of local hunters had been seeing this deer on their trail camera photos for the past 5 years. C.J. I knew it was a large buck from its body shape, but I couldnt see its rack well because it was getting dark in the canopy of big trees around me.. The big buck was right behind her. Read the full story here. Knowing the buck was too far away for a shot, Murdaugh carefully stalked down the fence line toward where hed last seen the deer. By now she was 70 yards away from Pless, moving on a line that would bring her within 50 yards, with the buck right behind her. As he waited for the sun to rise, he couldnt help but think of all his memories of the place, as well as the many times his father had taken him hunting as a kid. It worked. But I had a hard time anchoring. Pics don't do him justice. Danny Goldammer nearly died from COVID-19 last winter, but this fall hed recovered enough that he was able to hunt. Pless first spotted the deer on his trail cameras four years ago. It was overcast with temperatures in the 30s and 40s. It just so happens that many of the best stories are about giant bucks. By then, one of the pictures Brewster had texted a buddy had made its way onto Facebook and gone viral. A few minutes later, his friend, David, who was also in the tree, said he heard something in the bottom. After all the hard work and patience, it finally paid off., Eric Mullinas Missouri MonsterScore: 174 inchesDate of Kill: Sept. 25, 2021Location: Pike County, Mo.Weapon: Elite compound bow. So was Lefty. It wasnt far. In the ever-evolving world of social media, we are constantly looking for new ways to connect with our readers. But Luke Brewster doesnt brag. It was a great moment for all of us. Read the full story here. By late afternoon, about 15 deer were out in the open, including a couple of nice bucks. The latest way appears to be an app called CamoSpace, designed specifically for members of the hunting community. Got him to quarter away at 30 yards. Last year, we thought he was a really great deer, but this year, hes a world-class 8-pointer. Im getting a lot of publicity and Im not used to it all., Pless said hes been told by his taxidermist and others that he shot a world-class buck., Thats because some hunters will pay upwards of $50,000 to go to a private, high fence area to hunt a buck this big, he said. Literally a 600-yard radius. And theres only one of their treestands thats beside water. He closed the deal with a 50-yard shot after watching the big deer chase does for more than a half hour, waiting nervously as the clock ticked toward sunset and the whitetail crisscrossed a cut cornfield before finally coming into range with less than five minutes of legal shooting time remaining. I enjoyed every day of the hunt, but being successful with this buck made it a hunt I will remember forever, Mullina said. And when he gets to the good parts, he cant help but grin. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. He was slowly and surely coming to me. After 38 years of hunting, the dreams of a Booner finally came true, Jared said. Before the hunt, Lance and his dad were talking and couldnt decide on which stand to sit. The two deer sparred, and Meadows eventually made a 60-yard shot on the bigger deer. Thats because theres usually more drama built up around a big buck. This rack scored 206 1/8 points and has held the . A slight southwest wind swept across the landscape. Dad came alive. He charged in out of nowhere. Zack Meadows passed up a 190-class buck to tag a deer that could break the Oklahoma record for a typical archery buck. Lucas drew back, settled his pin, and took the 38-yard shot. He explained they have a small home and this mount was special and would need some space. I got him for free on private land.. Lee's heart shot made for an easy retrieval; something every bowhunter dedicates their time to accomplish. They brought flashlights, followed the blood trail and located the downed buck a short distance away. It is my biggest to date. This time everything came pouring out.. Kevin Petrzilka's staggering Saunders County, Nebraska, buck racked up a net green score of 203 4/8 inches. He bought a new sight for his bow. It was a special deer. Everyone pooled their spots into 200 acres with some 30 treestands and didnt think any more about it. Subscribe to OL+ for our best feature stories and photography. Curt Hansen took this 12-point buck in Ontario County on Nov. 19 with Winchester '94 in .444 Marlin. It was a 15-yard shot, he said. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. They were deciding where the trophy mount of the big buck that Pless shot Nov. 8 with his bow on private land in Niagara County would go. Location: Ashe County, N.C. Mufasa was working a scrape at 43 yards when Justin released his arrow. The buck was at 50 yards and closing. They were very happy for me to take this buck. They hoped itd survive another season or two. | Russell estimates that from the time he spotted the buck to the time he nocked an arrow, drew, and released, didnt span 10 seconds. Here are the top record whitetail bucks taken in New York, by category, as recorded by the New York State Big Buck Club. It was a very sunny day with temps in the mid-50s. Gulf War Vet Smashes New York State Whitetail Record with 214-Inch Monster Buck Phillip Pless took this huge non-typical whitetail in Niagara County, New York, on November 8th. Its testes were malformed, which he believes had something to do with the buck not shedding its antlers, and instead just growing a giant rack covered in velvet. Although we were in his core area, we knew that if I was going to have a chance to harvest him there, it would have to happen early in the season.. because it managed so long to stay out of sight during the day. This often gives him a jump on on the season, as it did this year. Now he couldnt resist following the few drops beyond it. He was hunting hill country in a 65-acre hay meadow, which was part of the larger 160-acre cattle operation. Mufasa lay sprawled beyond the creek, just 40 yards from the scrape, thanks to a double-lung shot. The buck had an inside spread of 25 1/8 inches, and it doesn't seem too likely that a deer will top its score anytime soon. When I climbed down and walked up to the buck, it still didnt even seem real. All the highlights rushed back in the pre-dawn minutes leading up to legal shooting light. John Cassimus, a 55-year-old Hoyt pro staffer and entrepreneur, killed the velvet buck of a lifetime this year in Alberta. But thats life in Hills part of South Carolina, and last season, a big deer was waiting for him. And we knew he was still around, hed not yet left the property.. This buck means a lot to me because of my grandaddy, Jimmy Hill, Lance said. 1 typical bow kill in New York State. A couple hours later, Kamps returned with a tracking party. New York has a new state-record non-typical archery buck. The hunt kicked off with slightly warmer weather, but the rut was just starting, and he hoped for a positive outcome. Tim Young, of Trophy Room Taxidermy is handling the pedestal mount. Now all I want to finish this great season is to help my sister Gracie get a deer, too. Read the full story here. Im a meat hunter, and if I have my bow and see a deer, Im going to shoot it. He and his buddy Cody Larrimore carefully hunted this giant Kansas whitetail on an 80-acre farm through bow season, and Somers finally got a shot on Oct. 15. Don Haseley, of Sanborn, was the official scorer who measured the antlers on Plesss deer. The incredible buck has 21 scoreable points, with a rough green-score of 245-inches. No one loves a good deer hunting story more than us, and thats why Outdoor Life dedicates much of our fall to covering the best, craziest, and strangest stories about whitetail deer that we can find. When he first spotted the big buck it was around 115 yards away. Its going to be a pedestal mount, resting on a waist-high pedestal with some habitat (small trees and leaves) added for show.. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. The Roosevelt Luckey Buck The Luckey Buck would have scored over 200 inches had. Sunday is gonna be good. Justin Heffron wrote: "This 10-point buck was taken Nov 3, at 5:30 pm in Waterloo NY (in Seneca County). Hed had trail cam photos of the giant for three years. 1, non-typical (ever taken) in New York.. Three does milled around as the sun dipped toward the horizon. He quickly ended the phone call and waited. I had to go over to the scrape. Pless said hes also been contacted by American Whitetail Magazine, the Outdoors Channel put a mention in on their Facebook page and a Canadian TV channel called Non-Typical Nation, which has a show focusing on deer hunting. They followed blood about 150 yards to the downed buck. I had to take the shot sitting down, he saysthe one thing he hadnt practiced. To his right and rear were stands of thick timber that opened in several spots, and to the left was more meadow with intermittent timber. Shelton Buck. What's more, the Brewster buck is also now the largest whitetail ever killed by a hunter anywhere in the world, topping Stephen . There were so many points, too many to count, and an old break here, then a fresh snap on the left side. And I felt sick to my stomach. 2:33 Oklahoma's bow hunters have killed some big bucks already this young archery season, but perhaps the most impressive so far has been Johnny Maxwell's 28-point whitetail from Stephens County. Hunting with her CVA Cascade chambered in .308 Win., the buck was well within range. That was set to change on Aug. 22, though. Id never shot a deer from that distance, and I was worried that maybe Id just wounded him. His father passed away in October. To our surprise, nothing. It checked a few scrapes and walked toward Lucas location. It gross scored 218 7/8 inches and, strangely, it had about 100 feet of wire wrapped around its antlers. Hed hunted the same treestand in a treeline overlooking the recently harvested cornfield every day for two weeks. The suburban tracts of land that he hunts are generally 20 acres or less in size. When it was Brewsters turn to pick, Justin mentioned a stand that no one had hunted in years. Rhine steadied her rifle and then made what felt like a good shot. So I looked for the arrow.. Normally I dont shoot out past 40 yards, Pless says, but this year I made a point of practicing out to 70, because Id been watching this buck and was anticipating a long shot.. His travel patterns were extremely tight. I knew it was a large buck from its body shape, but I couldnt see its rack well because it was getting dark in the canopy of big trees around me., I could see the deer fine, and had an open window to its chest and vitals at 50 yards, he says. Rarely do you see a buck with a drop tine, let alone two of them.
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