Franz finally killed the deer on an Oct . The footage confirmed that Moreland had made a great shot. Still, he only had five or six trail camera photos, and didnt have much hope of seeing the deer. In the meantime, the Moreland brothers continued their own search. His father remembered some advice from Grandpa Hill (Jimmy) about hunting near water on rainy days. Watts shot the buck at about 50 yards with a rifle chambered in 6.5mm Creedmoor. Just $1 per month , After a month of dogging the elusive deer, bowhunter Jonathan Moreland arrows a Natural State giant, By The gross score evidently makes this the highest-scoring wild whitetail ever harvested on professional video. On Dec. 3, 2018, William Lloyd of Wynne killed a 14-point buck in Lee County that netted a Boone and Crockett . ", His first knowledge of this deer came in 2010, when Ryan was just 15 and the buck is believed to have been 3 1/2. The age of the deer was estimated to be 4 years old, and the buck had a significant jump in antler growth in the past year. Again, Moreland tried to call his buddy with the tracking dog again, but couldnt reach him. It was bittersweet. I purchased a lifetime license before leaving there.. He bolted and was jumping over treetops in the clear cut and finally after 80 yards he jumped into one last fallen treetop and stopped, he said. I only saw him one time on stand while bowhunting in 2011, and he skirted around me at about 60 yards.". For several years, however, he gave up most of his duck season to lock horns with the world-class buck. "My dad started taking me as soon as I could climb a deer stand. Check out more stories, videos and educational how-to's on deer hunting. He went through the patch so fast I just knew he was good but never could really tell what kind of rack he had. He was about 50 yards and I was going to have to shoot left-handed, which I didnt want to do.. Everything sank in, and it spurred a conversation a long time coming, Lee said. Estimated Weight On Hoof: 540-Lbs. With the deer on food sources, Ryan was able to pattern the buck before Oct. 15. Give a Gift On Dec. 3, 2018, William Lloyd of Wynne killed a 14-point buck in Lee County that netted a Boone and Crockett score of 200 1/8. Deer was killed in Clarion County, Pa. , weighed 412 lbs. The whole time I was in the stand waiting for my brother, I was sitting there thinking that I would go and find just another of those 100-inch 8-points and that Id been seeing things. The larger buck snort-wheezed twice. On Nov. 24, Hall launched his boat around 9:30 a.m. and reached his stand half an hour later. I was shooting my younger brothers gun, a .308 Howa bolt action. Lefty was gone., Then, our family received news that rocked me to my core, Lee said. Heres a look at 10 of the most flexible long-range hunting cartridges. With the estimated spread credit, it grossed a whooping 193 inches! When it walked into the open, she touched off the 75-yard shot. Several years ago, Lee was able to purchase the property right next to his father, and they both began hunting there. Every deer I harvest means something. Put everything together and you have a gross 9-point frame score of 193 6/8. It spent some time in the CRP, and then entered the food plot. The state archery record is a 188 5/8 buck from Pawnee County which was killed by Gunner Womack of Morrison two years ago. Im thankful for the knowledge he instilled in me in how to hunt big deer.. It was overcast with temperatures in the 30s and 40s. Likewise, the last 200-class buck to break into Boone and Crocket Club's list, which includes gun-hunted deer, was also killed in 2003, and 2000 before that. Beka lives on a small Southern Ohio homestead with her husband and three-year-old daughter, Isabella. "I keep cameras up nine months of year on the 300-acre block of woods I'm now in charge of managing," he says. The buck took off, the arrow still in him. Id have him on camera morning and evening. The next day, Luke Wilson was back in the same stand at 3:30. He found the matching sheds of the buck from the year before, and he played his cards just right during the multi-year pursuit. Even so, I didn't figure that would matter if I aimed at the right spot and squeezed off a clean shot. Hooper waited 15 minutes before starting the recovery. If you have a deer you would like us to consider listing here e-mail us with a picture, story and details. At 16 yards, Mikell took aim at the giant and released his arrow. By 2021, there was no doubt this was the largest 4x4 hed ever hunted. "I had class on Tuesday and Thursday, so I hunted Friday through Monday. My two boys were familiar with the buck, as they go through pictures with me. I was just hoping he would survive in 2013 and not lose too much . The buck was running with another good deer, but a cold front on Oct. 16 split them up. I knew he was a shooter, but I didnt really see all that he had. All of the efforts Hall invested in hunting this buck including boat rides and many dawn-to-dusk hunts culminated in shooting a buck that he might never best, and almost certainly not in Arkansas. I couldnt believe what I was looking at.. The left main beam had palmation, and the last circumferences were as big as the bases. But thats life in Hills part of South Carolina, and last season, a big deer was waiting for him. After all the crazy things that happened to me while hunting this buck, I just think that I was meant to shoot him.. The big buck was right behind her. What is the biggest buck killed in Arkansas? . All Rights Reserved. The next morning, he greeted sunrise from his tree stand. I still have a lot of friends and some family in Mississippi, and the only time I get to come back and hunt is during the Christmas holidays, he said. From his stand, he was able to see the buck go down. However, dreams are fueled by high-stakes whitetails, and the passion helped Ryan put his tag on the state's largest non-typical ever arrowed. Right at last light, after several minutes of silence, a big buck eased out into a clearing 40 yards away. A couple hours later, Kamps returned with a tracking party. A hunter who told authorities he killed and skinned what he thought were two coyotes, but later discovered they were a Connecticut family's pet German shepherds, has been criminally charged. Official B&C measurer Glen Salow came up with a 'green ' gross score of 258 7/8 inches. Lee, Im not going to be able to hunt with you this year, his father said. "I started getting pictures of him on my cameras. Being a right-handed shooter, this was an impossible shot. "I wasn't going to kill him," he says. The region is unique to Arkansas in that it doesn't have a traditional rifle season. Spencer Neuharth Mar 1, 2021. So I was pretty nervous when I started that walk across that field.. The Boyett buck sits at . Copyright 1998 - 2023 Mississippi Sportsman, Inc. All rights reserved. At daybreak a doe busted through the cedar thicket with an eight-point suitor following close behind. Morelands brother, Josh, had been headed to hunt himself when he heard Johnathan hollering in celebration, and went to investigate. but he got way bigger. This buck is known as the Missouri Monarch. Score: 155 inches. Literally a 600-yard radius. Texas. "Apparently, the buck had put on roughly 50 or so inches from last year," Travis said. He posted trail cameras, and confirmed it was him. Can Coolers | An Official Journal Of The NRA, Find More Great NRA Publications Perfect For Every Interest, Discover Everything That The NRA Has To Offer. The rack's 21 6/8-inch inside spread certainly helps to show off its unique character. My other younger brother was hunting the same property 200 yards away and I called him, he said. Sept. 25, 2021, brought warm temperatures in the 80s and clear skies. '. After showing friends and family the deer, I received lots of congratulatory messages, he said. He logged many days on stand from dark to dark until mid-November. He was directly downwind of me and lifted his head and sniffed," Ryan recalls. Although Moreland hadnt gun-hunted in years, he made the decision to muzzleloader hunt during Arkansas early blackpowder season. What do you think Jimmy would do? Lance asked. Watson has been bowhunting on his familys 450-acre farm since he was 10. "Then I duck hunted about everyday after that.". Amazingly, the doe blew past and hurriedly got on the upwind side of Ryan and stopped. In the Midwest, with ample nutrition and healthy deer numbers, bucks seem more likely to continue to make the big jumps in antler development after 5 1/2. His spot put him facing eastward out into the field. The cutover has no food sources, other than natural, and it had a small drainage ditch down in this one bottom with one stretch of small pines. I unhooked from the rope attaching me to the safety harness, and I made it two steps down. Morelands arrow went in perfectly through the top of one lung, but hit a rib on the opposite side. This season, Murdaugh had the opportunity to cash in some of that knowledge on a huge whitetail. So I guess Im back to hunting the 100-inch 8-points, but I know I will be more selective and start passing on the promising ones, he said. What is the world record for the biggest deer shot? Stan Potts doubles down in Montana and Wyoming. Wilson sat back down in his tripod stand, realizing how he stuck out in the huge cutover. The rack gross scores 214 1/8 and nets 212 1/8. I was in the wide open, but it worked out. Rather, there's a short muzzleloader/shotgun season. Kamps settled the pin and took it. They didn't want me to leave. Bobby Cleveland has covered sports in Mississippi for over 40 years. I shot and put the arrow at the back of the ribs, and it went through everything important.". Hunting public land, he killed a buck in the Natural State that would make a Midwesterner swoon. Knowing I couldn't even come to my knees without breaking the little concealment we had, I decided to lie on my left side, using my left elbow for as solid a rest as could be achieved within the slight incline of the old fencerow. He said he knew hed hit the buck based on the deers reaction at the shot, but . That was set to change on Aug. 22, though. I killed a lot of deer with a gun before I started bowhunting about six years ago. But the bowhunter was wrong. 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. Within minutes, the buck showed. He charged in out of nowhere. It was a very sunny day with temps in the mid-50s. "Every year I have an inventory of every deer on the place. Trust me: I thanked the good Lord numerous times for this buck and for letting me miss that first buck, he said. The doe came by, and I knew he was fixing to come right past me.". County Sex Count; Arkansas: Antlered: 1699: Arkansas: Button Buck: 156: Arkansas: Doe: 1410: Ashley: Antlered: 1495: Ashley: Button Buck: 301: Ashley: Doe: 2418 . The shot was 25 yards and I rattled him" into range, he said . 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He was hunting an area mixed with crops, hardwoods and thick cover. The eastern boundary of the county is the Mississippi River. Hunting public land, he killed a buck in the Natural State that would make a Midwesterner swoon. He was well outside his ears, and one of my brothers saw it, too, and he agreed that it was just a 6-point. Lee Dixon and his father have been hunting together for 28 years. Ryan did have one other encounter with the buck that season, but it was while he was taking his 7-year-old cousin out for his first-ever deer hunt. I never saw him on the three cameras we had out, but Id seen him when I couldnt shootearly mornings going to work, or at night past shooting hours, Hill said. but then, within seconds the archer heard him crash to the ground. Minutes ticked by, the sun started its visible ascent and Latimers thoughts turned back to the big target buck. Wilson was staring down at a 25-point buck that would be unofficially green scored at 189 2/8 inches Boone & Crockett and 198 5/8 Safari Club. Lightning had struck him for the third time! The Pope and Young Club's minimum score for world record non typical whitetail bucks is 155 inches, which would be a great deer, likely with a great camp story to match that would only get better with . Thank you, Dad, for being my constant in life. . Stephen Tucker's non-typical record once the largest hunter-killed non-typical in the country was taken in Sumner County in 2016 and is the fourth largest non-typical of all time. I was just speechless. It was heaven-sent to our family. and the buck followed. Chase Watson shot the biggest buck he's ever killed two weeks ago while hunting from a treestand on his family's farm in Arkansas. 5 Purdue outlasted Wisconsin 63-61. He decided he would try to take a deer with it. Soon after daylight, a spike and small 8-point walked out. Haynes Shelton discusses what to look for when choosing the magnification range when it comes to the scope on your deer rifle. With hunting season in the books, its time to make plans to bring your bucks to the Louisiana Sportsman Big Buck Contest. The spread was 16 5/8 inches, and the longest tines were the two G2s at 8 1/8 and 7 7/8 inches. "I knew about this buck in 2018," he says. Part of the beauty (and difficulty) of hunting with traditional equipment, is that you have to hunt close. In addition to the single short drop tine, the deer had two split brow tines one with three splits. The big buck walked in front of Lees father while he was hunting, but unfortunately, the deer broke off its entire right side. Its where I untangle my mind., Jason Lucas Illinois WhitetailScore: 168 inchesDate of Kill: Dec. 8, 2021Location: Central IllinoisWeapon: Mathews Triax compound bow. The buck dropped close by, but as Watson climbed down the tree to make a follow-up shot, the strap on one of his climbing sticks broke and he fell roughly 17 feet to the ground. The giant non-typical sported a typical 1211 frame, but was scored as a non-typical because of an abundance of small kicker points. That's the beauty of hunting. All I could tell was that he was a big-bodied deer and had dark horns. That errant shot allowed him to stay in the stand, wait another hour or so and shoot and kill a 183-inch 16-point non-typical with double drop tines. Which begs the question: Why arent more bird hunters using them? Subscribe to OL+ for our best feature stories and photography. "I got down after 15 minutes and went to the truck and went and brushed in the duck pit," the bowhunter recalls. With such success behind him, Jon felt all of his hunting dreams already had come true. Then the monster buck appeared. Ryan says, "I could have killed this deer with a rifle if it had been legal. We called the buck Spider Man because we had hundreds of velvet pictures of him with a spider web in front of the camera.. Blocker Outdoors Finisher gloves, headcovers and other accessories are available in Mossy Oak Bottomland and Mossy Oak Obsession NWTF camouflage patterns to match various turkey hunting terrain. Jeremy Martinson had been hunting in the area throughout the season, but on Nov. 1, 2021, he received an opportunity at a huge whitetail. He'd lost a split G-2, but he'd grown a drop tine and matching split brow tines.". An hour or so later, at 7:30 a.m. on Dec. 22, Hooper would realize his good fortune when a bigger buck, not showing the rutting behavior of the many that had passed that morning, suddenly appeared. The latter was a perfect candidate for the first-time hunter, so Ryan directed his cousin to shoot the smaller deer. When the buck is adding 20-30 inches of antler per year, the stakes just keep getting higher. Arkansas doesnt jump to top of mind as a big-buck destination, but that didnt stop bowhunter Preston Hall. We started leasing this property in July of 2020, and this buck was the first deer that I got on camera, he said. The excited hunter reached for his cell phone. It was sunny and 40 degrees with a north-northwest wind. Three double-digit tines of 10 2/8 to 13 5/8 inches, plus 7 1/8- and 9 3/8-inch brows and a 21 3/8-inch inside spread, add plenty to this regal crown. He threw up his head and was looking around. My dad gave me news that he had terminal liver and pancreatic cancer. Cole Hartman, of Dundee, N.Y., arrowed this impressive, 10-point buck on Oct. 31 "on our new property located just in Schuyler County. Your rifle is your most important hunting tool, and knowing how to properly clean and store it when hunting season comes to a close is critical in keeping it in tip-top shape. Although the arrow hit a little high, striking the spine but went through both lungs. "I've always loved deer hunting," the young sportsman says. They were a little downwind and they started getting nervous. He was sitting in a blind on the edge of where CRP, timber and a food plot meet. Kamps was hunting along some thick bedding cover with steep bluffs around him. (Photo courtesy of Tres Jackson) Hunter: Tres . Taken in Pushmataha County, this deer is nearly 2 inches bigger than the previous record. He was hunting on the edge of a hayfield between a bedding area and food source. Camping is available at Storm Creek Lake Recreation Area, about 4 miles northwest of Helena-West Helena. I was speechless. Follow along to see exactly how. He was coming right towards me. Does it get any better than that? The campus is only about an hour away from where he hunts. Once there, they followed blood and found the deer in a logging road about 75 yards into the tracking job. For several years, however, he gave up most of his duck season to lock horns with the world-class buck. The first time, the buck was chasing does and didnt come close enough for a shot. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . Spicy Buttermilk Fried Goose Breast Sandwich. Late November through December is usually the prime time for breeding, as that results in higher fawn survival. The arrow slipped right behind his shoulder, and the buck didnt go far. The buck was as massive as he'd looked on camera, and the biggest Moreland had ever killed. Thats when the strap on the stick broke.. And on Thursday, Myers was found guilty of the . On October 17, Watson got pictures of the buck from his cellular trail cam near the treestand. Site by Gray Loon. The John and Gisele Fetterman Romance: A Ken Burns Documentary. Watts shot the buck at about 50 yards with a rifle chambered in 6.5mm Creedmoor. Supposedly could be the heaviest whitetail ever taken. Although he doesnt remember the fall, he does remember picking himself up, walking over to the buck, and putting another arrow in him. His travel patterns were extremely tight. Whispering 'fire in the hole ' while floating the crosshairs on the spot, I gently squeezed the trigger until the recoil removed the buck from my view. Subscribe to our newsletter for new stories, tips & events. Arkansas County in the southeast is in the heart of the Natural State's big-buck zone, and that's where Joe Schimmel of Stuttgart killed our largest typical with archery equipment last year. He finished the season with 11 encounters, but passed the buck each time in hopes of it living another year. This, however, wasn't the last of the action. Konschak was hunting deer in nearby property and said he killed what he thought were . Ryan Sullivan was only 19 when, during the 2013 season, he arrowed an Arkansas buck of gigantic proportions. "The buck was right in the middle of the block of timber. However, the 10-pointer he got was the biggest buck hes ever seen on the property. 2023 Outdoor Sportsman Group. This deer stepped out on an old road directly across the patch from the shoot house I was in, Hooper said. Jake Murdaugh is a rancher who spends much of his time living the agricultural lifestyle. Ryan was shooting a 2-blade Rage broadhead. The farm seems different now. "The buck chased in a doe at 7:05 a.m.," he says. Rarely do you see a buck with a drop tine, let alone two of them. We all shared an emotional moment. It wouldn't be until spring 2013 that the bowhunter would find the matching sheds and see how big the rack really was. Any serious whitetail hunter knows that it's not often that we get a second chance on the buck of a lifetime, or even a first chance for that matter. I enjoyed every day of the hunt, but being successful with this buck made it a hunt I will remember forever, Mullina said. Lefty fell right there. Eight hours later, one of the trail cameras captured photos of the buck, who seemed to be acting as if nothing had happened. Mississippi Sportsman Frequently Asked Questions, Mississippi Sportsman Big Buck Photo Contest. I moved 150 yards downwind of his bedding area and started rattling, Lee said. The 34,000-acre lease is owned by a timber company, and is broken into smaller, huntable pieces. Morelands first encounter with the buck occurred on a hunt early in the season. Arkansas deer usually score around 120 to 130 inches, Moreland says. Stacy Fowler -- 212 6/8 non-typical muzzleloader kill -- Scott County 2. Biggest buck ever killed in fl? Zach Edey had 17 points and 19 rebounds as No. Lucky hat brings nurse Jefferson County monster, 159-inch buck killed by 15-year-old East Rankin Academy student, With hunting season in the books, its time to make plans to bring your bucks to the Louisiana Sportsman Big Buck Contest. I absolutely worked my tail off to get an opportunity at this buck. A native of Hattiesburg and graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, Cleveland lives on Ross Barnett Reservoir near Jackson with his wife Pam. I was trying not to pass out. After the 60-day drying period, he again taped the rack. He wasnt hunting that day so I asked if I could borrow his.. I thought he was bigger than 190. After a cold front blew in around the middle of the month, Watson moved to a treestand. 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. Ive been putting food plots in, hunting hard and so much more for years, and it finally came together. I remember telling them, 'It's going to be a perfect morning in the morning. "He stopped at 40 yards, standing behind some trees. A friend killed a big buck that he entered in the Big Buck Classic, and Watts said the bigger buck was running with it. Later, Watson began hunting him two days after the archery season began. 'I remained in the stand for several minutes to gather my thoughts and calm down, ' Mikell says.