I created this page so because i truly enjoy checking out the pics of bucks local hunters have taken. The kermit residents 1997 kill obliterated west virginias longstanding record for nontypical racks and, 20 years later, still holds the record. I knew one day my record would be beaten, mark says. West virginia has few entries in the boone and crockett record book and ranks 20th nationally in pope and young entries. Jan 31, 2012 according to the club, the number of trophy whitetails entered in their record book has jumped 400 percent over the past 30 years. The current west virginia bow record is 175 68, which was set in 1998 by mark lester. West virginia hunting land for sale wisconsin hunting land for sale. The whitetail deer is the most popular game species in the united states. Trophy whitetail entries from 2011 hunting seasons are beginning to pour into boone and crockett club headquarters.
Probably the craziestlooking, most nontypical deer in state history was a monster buck taken by in 1997 in wayne county. Kestners buck should easily place in the top 10 of virginia alltime records, but it must first beat out a point bedford county buck killed by cotton witt the first day of the 2014. Looking for a booner, check the record books big game hunt. Minimum entry scores for typical whitetail deer are 160 for awards and 170 for the alltime record book. Hello my name is mike i have grew up in west virginia having a passion and desire to deer hunt i watched all the videos and read all the books i could to learn everything i could about deer. The 3,950 entries 74 percent of the record book total come from 41 states and 1,254 counties. The fourcounty bowhuntingonly area in southern west virginia traditionally. The biggest typical whitetail bucks ever entered into the. Its worth remembering where americas favorite biggame species stood not so long ago at the brink of extinction, said ben wallace, club president. Two monster bucks, two potential state records, same area in va posted by avatiger on 121014 at 12.
Virginia has always been over looked, and nearly forgotten about, as a state from which world class whitetails can be harvested. How to measure a whitetail using the boone and crockett score. Coues deer mexico coues deer range is marked in blue in arizona, new mexico and mexico. Record book whitetails and why you should be hunting out west i would be the first to admit that there is really no better place in north america to shoot a giant whitetail than in the midwest. West virginia has a big buck contest and record keeping program. Dannerholz whitetails is a pennsylvania trophy whitetail hunting outfitter. West virginia wildlife magazine west virginia division of. 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. Non typical state record whitetails ranked whackstar hunters. Book a west virginia hunting trip land baron outfitters. Indiana record book whitetail deer field and stream. The buck killed by ivan mclaughlin broke the previous record by more. But while the sporting world waits to see which states are hotor notproducers of giant bucks, north americas overall robust trend in whitetail entries is a story for all conservationists to celebrate.
What inflated hope he had of shooting a 200inch buckofalifetime became a casualty of the consuming pain in his toes. West virginia could easily turn into a big buck state, it has the genetics to do it. It doesnt have to be that way, at least according to dan perez, ceo of whitetail properties. Beat these 3 beastly wv hunting records almost heaven west. Eightyfive bucks qualified for inclusion in the west virginia big buck certification program, run by the state division of natural resources.
White tail resorts restaurant, the trade winds, provides excellent meals. The organized flow is rare the thirty thousand foot overview if you will. West virginia hunters bagged some big bucks during 2018. When this giant buck stepped out, ewen was still messing with his rifle. As north americas whitetail herd has grown, numbers of big bucks also have risen. The bucks curiosity kept it in place long enough for ewen to get the gun working. Rich guys buy and lease the best properties or book hunts with expensive outfitters while joe sixpacks are left to grind it out on public land.
Scyphers buck has been greenscored at 196 58 and some estimates have about 10 points of deductions. For the period 20052010, the total jumped to 3,090, an increase of 400 percent. With increasing numbers of deer came more interest in trophyclass deer. I contrast this book with another similarly unique whitetail book by dr. This buck was harvested in ohio and made the pope and young record book. In the wild, wacky world of west virginia whitetail hunting, there are haves and havenots. Four west virginia counties logan, mcdowell, mingo and. Administration, which contains early administrative correspondence and executive committee minutes, almost an entire run of the minutes of the clubs annual meetings which began in 1893, and an almost complete run of officer.
Most whitetailantler records get broken by inches or fractions of inches. The national park service office in glen jean, west virginia 3044650508. Whitetail hunts are semi guided and are limited to 1 buck and 1 doe. The boone and crockett club records have been divided into six series, most of which have been further subdivided. It is a privatelyowned familyrun business with a family type atmosphere. West virginia s deer hunters didnt break any records in 2018, but they certainly managed to kill their share of trophy bucks.
As the mature buck comes into range, the excited hunter draws his bow. There isnt a hunter who hasnt dreamed of harvesting a 10point buck with a 20inch inside spread and having his buck entered in the pope and young record book. Whitetail hunting is divided between the haves and havenots. Kentucky is a dang good deer hunting destination right now. These 10 states accounted for 3,880 entries, or 72 percent of the record book. The population had been on a managed decline for about a decade, peaking in the early 2000s. But when you factor in the size of each state, things even up fairly quickly. We offer a limited number of select luxury whitetail trophy buck deer hunts every season so that we can maintain the trophy buck quality we strive for. Virginia whitetails is a fast growing group of hunters who share a love for whitetail hunting, virginia, and big bucks. While this is partly due to habitat and age structure, nonreporting plays a major role. As for what taxidermist will mount scyphers trophy of a lifetime. Nov 08, 2017 my good buddy hunter rotarius from from florida boy outfitters harvests a mature whitetail in upshur county, west virginia. Dec 10, 2014 west virginia state record buck video replica nontypical.
Oct 09, 2018 beat these 3 beastly wv hunting records some truly impressive trophies have been recorded over the years by hunters and fishermen in west virginia. The creature one of the largest set of antlers that i ever saw was in morgantown, west virginia. This list takes every states record and ranks it according to its boone and crockett score. I would have a hard time justifying spending thousands on a whitetail that would run in my back yard. Virginia trophy deer virginia big bucks virginia record deer. For the period 19801985, hunters entered 617 trophy whitetails into boone and crockett records. Terry daffron took the record typical in guilford county in 1987. The top 50 counties are distributed in the following states. Whitetail properties real estate, llc dba whitetail properties. Massive bowkill buck likely to top state record book. Beat these 3 beastly wv hunting records west virginia. While not all males have the genetics to produce a record book set of antlers, most, if allowed to mature, will grow an eightpoint rack. The 3,950 entries 74% of the record book total come from 41 states and 1,254 counties. The standing record for west virginia bowkilled bucks is 175 68.
Massive bowkill buck likely to top state record book deer. Recordkeeping began in fall 1982 and now we have more than 27,000 records in our database. Not all hunters have their trophies recorded, as where i live after the hanson buck became the new world record typical whitetail, we saw a flood of hunters and now that has happened, some hunters are shying away from the record books but it still gives you pretty good averages. West virginia is known as the mountain state for good reason. As the record books show, fayette county has produced some of the. Many variables impact deer management programs including winter severity, annual precipitation, soil quality, available cover types and hunting culture. Nwtfs wild turkey records program offers nwtf members a way to register any legally harvested wild turkey, taken anywhere in the world. One additional variable that carries tremendous weight, but is often overlooked, is the amount of hunting pressure in a given area. Could we have consistant big bucks yesbut if you want quality deer you have to leave the state sad but. Best county in virginia for deer hunting outdoor life. Fayette and kanawha counties are the place in west virginia for big. The coues deer is the smallest of all whitetails, found in the mountains of arizona, new mexico, and mexico.
If true, and the numbers hold, scyphers buck still would scored about 185 or so and easily eclipse lesters existing record. We analyzed where the top200 record book typical and nontypical whitetails were shot in 2010 to 2015. Robert sheppard is a medical doctor from central alabama, and jim roy is a former marine recon team leader in vietnam from west virginia who now studies whitetail at the smithsonian environmental institute on the chesapeake bay. A mild 201819 winter was been of deer reproduction success, but an outbreak of ehd reduced populations in some regions into 2019. Pennsylvania trophy whitetail hunting world record bucks. Wvs biggestever buck was anything but typical hunting. Jan 14, 20 deer management strategies, techniques and opportunities vary widely across the whitetails range. West virginia state record whitetail buck replica nontypical. West virginia record is a legal journal covering west virginia s legal system. Where the biggest booner bucks are coming from now deer. White tail resort is truly a year round resort where you can enjoy the nudist or naturist lifestyle with both outdoor and heated indoor pools, the enclosed hot tub and a large social hall for dancing, pickleball court, sand volleyball, water volleyball and other events. Antlers are small compared to our west virginia whitetails. White tail resort a virginia family nudist resort since 1984.
Fayetteville, west virginia is a great town to base your operations out of for this hunt as the town has many restaurant and lodging options. The prices listed below include the hunt, lodging and meals prices do not include license, game processing, state tax or transportation to paint bank. Its goal is to provides an objective view of the legal landscape in west virginia as well as an active forum for. The top 40 typical and nontypical whitetails of all time. Some counties have good deer hunting, others not so much. The end result is the 8thlargest typical whitetail of all time. Apr 22, 2016 among the first to congratulate chad on his historic endeavor was the reigning west virginia archery record holder of 16 years. We had trail cameras out with a few pretty good bucks, stacy said during an appearance on northside automotive west virginia outdoors. In this case, these thresholds are only for reference, a benchmark to consider when evaluating a bucks. This is the most meaningful howto book concerning whitetail deer i have ever read. The longest fish caught in west virginia was a stonecoal lake muskellunge a type of pike, usually known as a muskie, in 2003. In every state that they are hunted 43 of them there is a state record. The buck still stands as the record nontypical whitetail in west virginia. Jan 01, 2020 when this giant buck stepped out, ewen was still messing with his rifle.
Sure, kentucky has only produced 201 entries to wisconsins 326 in the last five years. Charles mclaughlin shot the nontypical record in wayne county in 1997. Nov 29, 2014 the current west virginia bow record is 175 68, which was set in 1998 by mark lester. Book a 3day west virginia hunting trip with land baron outfitters and hunt for free roaming whitetail deer, turkey, and other animals. West virginias record bucks fayette and kanawha counties are the place in west virginia for big bucks if you are up to the hike it takes to find them. Marks deer from logan county another bowonly county in southern west virginia measured 175 68 net. In 2011, 242 hunters had their deer antlers scored at one of the six wvdnr district offices, field offices, or the west virginia hunting and fishing show in charleston sponsored by the west virginia trophy hunters association. My good buddy hunter rotarius from from florida boy outfitters harvests a mature whitetail in upshur county, west virginia. West virginia has few entries in the boone and crockett record book and ranks 20th. Among the first to congratulate chad on his historic endeavor was the reigning west virginia archery record holder of 16 years. Here are some wild, wonderful records for some of the biggest, longest and most impressive animals in the mountain state.
Iowa hunting leases provide a hunter one of the best opportunities to harvest a record book whitetail anywhere, period. That buck was killed in logan county in 1998 by mark lester. Incredibly, the years 19902001 account for 2,811 or 52 percent of the record book entries during this period. Some of these hunters dont share the same vision in quality wildlife management practices. Nwtf wild turkey records national wild turkey federation. Thought it would be fun to have a central location that someone could. Incredibly, the years 19902001 account for 2,811 or 52% of. Chad scyphers took the state record typical in 2014 in mcdowell county.
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