The oklahoma department of wildlife conservation is unofficially calling womacks deeroklahomas largest archery typical whitetail on record. He recently scored the buck and it netted and incredible 188 48 inches, making it the largest buck typical ok buck to be taken by a bowhunter on record. Watkins buck will enter the cy curtis record book as the sixthlargest typical taken since the state began recognizing trophy whitetails. Kxii an oklahoma hunter has a story to tell after harvesting a 30point non typical whitetail deer over the weekend. As the definitive history book of trophy whitetail deer in north america, the much anticipated fourth edition of the boone and crockett club publication, records of north american whitetail deer is now available. Stephen tuckers 47 point tennessee buck new world record. Deer killed in sumner county to be certified a world record. Moore took the buck to terrys taxidermy in oklahoma city, where the veteran taxidermist estimated the buck to score in the 180s. The cy curtis award was established in 1972 to recognize trophy deer taken throughout oklahoma. The current state record, a buck killed by dave wachtel in sumner county in 2000, grossed 256 points and netted 244 38. Oklahoma teenager harvests possible state record whitetail. The 8x8 buck is almost certainly going to go down as oklahoma s largest ever typical whitetail, which is based off total antler inches. The buck turned out to be the sooner states third largest typicaland the.
But last year ward took the biggest deer of his life in his home state of oklahoma. Tennessee hunters 47point deer breaks world record the. Oklahoma deer is the talk of the hunting world the oklahoman. Top overall states for boone and crockett whitetails per square mile since 2008. Viewed as an 8pointer because of the abnormal point, the illinois roadkill buck gross scores at an absurd 202 68 inches, but officially nets scores at 176 58. Select county adair alfalfa atoka beaver beckham blaine bryan caddo canadian carter cherokee choctaw cimarron cleveland coal comanche cotton craig creek custer delaware dewey ellis garfield garvin grady grant greer harmon harper. Mike chain of oklahoma city s backwoods hunting consultants is among those who believe the potential for record book bucks is considerable. This greatlyexpanded edition includes over 7,500 listings of whitetail deer from the boone and crockett clubs records program. Stephen esker, the ohio hunter who shot a pair of 200class whitetails inside the columbus, ohio city limits in backtoback seasons, shared news with field and stream of yet another dandy ohio whitetail that was taken last night by bow hunter ronnie stevens. Whitetailed buck poached in denton county couldve been. The current state record for a typical whitetail had a net. Then we will officially have an answer on if the buck really is a 51 point. The top states for boone and crockett whitetails in the last.
Youre probably well aware that oklahoma is part of an ongoing record book rewrite. The current state record, a buck killed by dave wachtel in sumner county in 2000, grossed 256 points and netted 244 3 8. He recently scored the buck and it netted and incredible 188 4 8 inches, making it the largest buck typical ok buck to be taken by a bowhunter on record. This last 2016 season we beat our 2014 record by 1 with 25 out of 28 people harvesting mature whitetails. At 105years old, clyde roberts is the oldest hunter in north at 105years old, clyde roberts is the oldest hunter in north america. We all hunt for much of the same reason but none of us.
Thats what happens when you kill a state record buck on tuesday evening. Whopper whitetails the biggest bucks on record grand view. Sep 06, 2019 because of the way one of the tines comes off its g2, its considered an abnormal point and ultimately hurts the final score of this deers incredible rack. Oklahomas 2016 deer hunting season is well on its way to rearranging the record book. Ill be in oklahoma in early december and would love to interview him and feature that amazing rack on big deer tv.
He is recognized as the man most responsible for the restoration of whitetailed deer in oklahoma. They taped this massive 11point typical with a green score of just over 196 gross inches and a net score of. Watkins, 58, had hunted deer for 20 years, taking only four or five deer because, he said, he didnt take deer hunting very seriously. In this time of evolving deer population dynamics and new technologies, todays whitetail hunter needs the most uptodate tactics and information in order to succeed in the field. We also have another ranch 10 miles south west of lawton, ok. Womack, an 18yearold freshman at oklahoma state university, shot the 8x8 typical buck tuesday evening on family land. Cy curtis was a wildlife biologist who worked for the oklahoma department of wildlife. Every deer season, oklahoma hunters take some trophy bucks.
Kansas top 20 deer records deer big game information. Right 19 left 25 worlds records typical coues whitetail deer. Select category nontypical mule deer nontypical whitetail typical mule deer typical whitetail. Bryant family members proudly pose with troys 190 68inch typical, which. Colorado whitetails oklahoma city news, sports, weather. Indiana record book whitetail deer 10 matching articles. We are carrying on the original maxbo bloodline on the original mcquaig farm where the legend began. Womack said the buck grossed 209 48 inches and nets 192 68 inches after deductions.
Kelly bostiantulsa world the sooner state does it again as a reported massive 47 point nontypical is discovered dead in a fence by a couple of hunters, which is a possible state record buck. Jul 29, 2011 the antlers were a mainframe 7x7, but one side had seven sticker points. Keith szableswki from johnston city, illinois killed a 51 point buck during the first weekend of the illinois shotgun season. Possible record deer taken in illinois during shotgun season. Possible oklahoma state record nt buck was recently found in leflore county. Cy curtis oklahoma department of wildlife conservation. The 16 point whitetail taken above in november, 1997 by bowhunter larry luman from atoka is the number one typical deer in the oklahoma department of wildlife conservations cy curtis program record book. With a green score of 18718 inches, the mainframe 12point will be a highranking trophy in oklahoma and in the top 3.
After pouring over record book data in an attempt to identify these bigbuck neighborhoods, here are some takeaways. In 2001, john hansen killed the thirdhighestscoring new york archery nontypical a 197 38inch 30point. In 2001, john hansen killed the thirdhighestscoring new york archery nontypical a 197 3 8 inch 30 point. American hunter top 10 states for monster whitetails. Oklahoma producing more trophy bucks in recent years. Outfitters from other states and the few locals in the business are already bringing in bigtime hunters from all over the u. Sixty days later, the buck was officially measured and the nontypical rack grossed an amazing 206 58 and netted 191 78. Whitetailed buck poached in denton county couldve been in record books, instead itll be on wall of shame. The whitetailed buck, which was harvested just prior to the regular deer gun season, scored 185 and 6 8 boone and.
Select county adair alfalfa atoka beaver beckham blaine bryan caddo canadian carter cherokee choctaw cimarron cleveland coal comanche cotton craig creek custer delaware dewey ellis garfield garvin grady grant greer harmon. Things change a lot when you look at each state on a level playing field. Rather than judging a bucks size by its antlers, resident maine hunters are more interested in weight. Learn the secrets to bag more and bigger bucks from the bestknown name in big game hunting. Whats the point of hunting if youre not gonna take everything. The current state record for a typical whitetail had a net score 194 08 inches.
Deer cy curtis oklahoma department of wildlife conservation. Oklahoma hunter harvests 30point nontypical whitetail deer. The whitetails of north america collection exceeds expectations. Tennessee native stephen tucker set a new record in 2016 with a 47point trophy whitetail. It is not as hard to draw a tag as it is in iowa, but good areas can take a few years. Skiatook teen micalah millard takes monsterbuck fame in. Oklahoma record book whitetail bucks deer hunting and. The world record killed in 2003 by tony lovstuen in albia, iowa, had 38. Ill keep digging for more details on this stunning typical deer. Fourteenyearold micalah millard of skiatook, oklahoma has been hunting every year since she was six, but last weekend she harvested her biggest buck yetand it just may be a new state record. With 16 points, the womack buckwhich will get officially scored in late. When photos of the buck were posted by womack and his father on their social media, it went viral and there was buzz it might be a state record and even a world record because of its nearly symmetric antlers on each side. Most scoreable points on a whitetail keith szableswki from johnston city, illinois killed a 51 point buck during the first weekend of the illinois shotgun season. He said he finally got the deer near pilot point with his bow about 7.
At 105years old, clyde roberts is the oldest hunter in north america, but he still returns to the woods every fall to hunt whitetail deer with his sons on their family farm. Giant bucks of oklahoma 2016 outdoors unlimited media. When you look at state level data, the states youd expect to be present on the list are. Situated three hours southeast of oklahoma city is rattan a laidback community of. Jasons buck not only makes this list, but sits atop it.
Sportsman channel reports that hunters name is gunner womack, and unofficial gross score of the 8. To get a buck tag in kansas nonresident hunters must apply for a tag. Hunting during a cold snap on january 11, 2011, wade ward finally shot the new oklahoma state record whitetail, a huge 14pointer hed been tracking on his trail camera for two years. An oklahoma teenager could soon hold the record for harvesting the states largest typical whitetail buck. A whitetail buck taken in 2004 by mike crossland is the number one nontypical deer in the oklahoma department of wildlife conservations cy curtis program record book.
According to their facebook page, it was unofficially green scored last night at 192 68. Five record breaking animals from the 201819 hunting. Oklahomas biggest cy curtis recordbook bucks archive. Because of the way one of the tines comes off its g2, its considered an abnormal point and ultimately hurts the final score of this deers incredible rack. The point pushmataha buck was killed november 28, 2007. This collection includes full mounts of the current world record typical whitetail, the milo hanson, and the current world record nontypical whitetail, the missouri monarch, as well as 8 of the top 12. Since record book, whitetails are measured in inches and not in points, i. Nelsen, bird city ks 230 48 2007 cheyenne roger schieb, liberal, ks 230 18 1993 lane herman lang, garden city, ks 229 78 1969 finney brent rueb, st. They change even more when you just look at the most recent data within the last decade.
Biggest nontypical whitetail ever killed by a hunter. Tennessee native stephen tucker set a new record in 2016 with a 47 point trophy whitetail. Already the secondplace spot on the list of oklahomas alltime biggest bucks has changed twice, and official scoring has only been going on for a few weeks. Making the oklahoma department of wildlife conservations cy curtis record book is more realistic. Jan 26, 2018 whitetailed buck poached in denton county couldve been in record books, instead itll be on wall of shame. Kansas kansas first appeared on the list for big whitetails in the 1990s. How could there even be a record book for these types of kills. Viewed as an 8 pointer because of the abnormal point, the illinois roadkill buck gross scores at an absurd 202 6 8 inches, but officially nets scores at 176 5 8.
Each autumn a handful of oklahoma hunters are fortunate enough to bag whitetail bucks that not only score well enough to qualify for listing in the state records, but the national record books as well. State capitol gains traction as unemployment numbers reach record high. Today, his name recognizes trophy deer as well as elk, antelope and black bears. Francis, ks 229 78 1989 cheyenne kenton ray, lake city, ks 229 58 1981 barber mickey miller, norton, ks 225 68 2007 decatur. This greatlyexpanded edition includes over 7,500 listings of whitetail deer from the boone and crockett clubs records program, which was started in 1932. Jan 09, 2017 that is larger than the nontypical current net world record of 307 5 8 inches killed in 2003 by tony lovstuen in albia, iowa. Oklahoma hunter bags potential new state record 28point buck. Thunder ford sports blitz our state, our heisman high school football. In 2001, john hansen killed the thirdhighestscoring new york archery nontypicala 197 38inch 30pointer with main beams of 28 58 and 27 68 inches, respectively. The minimum score required of nontypicals is 195 net. These are our editors picks for the 50 best bucks of the bunch. Nov, 2017 2017 oklahoma trophy bucks brad julian jr. Writers from national outdoors magazines will soon begin spreading the news. Biggest whitetail deer killed in oklahoma outdoor life.
Five undertheradar trophy whitetail counties whitetail. The 27yearold farmer and avid deer hunter from gallatin, tennessee, shot the deer with a muzzleloader in november. We analyzed where the top200 record book typical and nontypical whitetails were shot in 2010 to 2015. Oklahoma hunter bags potential new state record 28point. Whopper whitetails the biggest bucks on record grand. Steven everett is the hunter who shot the buck, and its. Located in the northeast region, delaware county, oklahoma, traditionally resides in the top ten for counties with the most deer killed annually statewide at around 2,000, including some 300 bucks. Five record breaking animals from the 201819 hunting season. That is larger than the nontypical current net world record of 307 58 inches killed in 2003 by tony lovstuen in albia, iowa. Whitetailed buck poached in denton county couldve been in.
Archers 32point buck may be record with one clean shot from his bow, scott okonek took the whitetailed deer of his dreams. Oklahoma hunter bags potential new state record 28point buck outdoorhub reporters 12. Dangerous whitetails of oklahoma is the new home of a partnership between tulsa view whitetails and the gist kinsman ranch. Womacks compound bow kill of a trophy whitetail in pawnee county was the talk. Szableswki plans on having the buck officially scored this summer at the deer and turkey expo in peoria. Okc energy company starts sanitizer business, maintains employees in dark time. Named for the state deer biologist credited the most for bringing back whitetail deer in oklahoma, the cy curtis record book lists oklahoma whitetails with a minimum score of 5 for typical bucks and 150 for nontypical bucks. The top states for boone and crockett whitetails in the. So north americas premier wildlife conservation organization co. The antlers have 28 scoreable points and a 26 78inch inside spread. This season, alfred bowen jr didnt just meet that markhe smashed right through it. A man in edmond, oklahoma, is anxiously waiting to hear if a whitetail buck he shot this season will set a new state record nontypical.
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