Regular price, $60 or pay only $48 for the book with JOIN. A pair of 190-plus-inch typicals are listed in the top 21st Century bucks. Game and Fish Commission employees logged 17,368 hours in prescribed burning activities on about 30,000 acres. That is nearly ideal, Meeker said. Hunters must call 800-482-9262 for instructions on checking elk and submitting samples. A certificate is issued to the bowhunter signifying the deer has been accepted into theP&Y Records Program. With the exception of last year, Arkansas hunters have harvested more than 200,000 deer annually since that season as well. He popped out in the nearly the same place I had seen him in earlier (in the season), said the hunter. Top county for typicals: Cross/Phillips (four) Top county for non-typicals: Phillips (three) Razorback country is also great deer hunting country. Stephen Tucker and his 315-inch Tennessee giant. "So I decided to go sit for a while.". That beat the record set by Ayecock in 2015 with a Drew County buck that netted 195 2/8. Mike Huckabee Delta Rivers Nature Center, Forrest L. Wood Crowley's Ridge Nature Center, Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center, Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center, J.B. and Johnelle Hunt Family Ozark Highlands Nature Center, Rick Evans Grandview Prairie Nature Center, Recruitment, Retention and Reactivation Action Plan | 2020-2025, Disability, Mobility-impaired, 65-Plus, Military Retiree, Lifetime Licenses, www.agfc.com/en/hunting/big-game/deer/deer-harvest-reports. Personal defense in the hunting woods could involve taking down a charging bear. The county was named for Arkansas Territory's first governor, James Miller. According to Meeker, the current deer harvest and limits fit the factors that influence the states deer herd well and are likely where they need to be for a healthy deer population. That year, hunters checked only 203 deer, statewide. LaRue's Ethan Alexander talks about the Siete's features with Game & Fish's Adam Heggenstaller at SHOT Show 2023 in Las Vegas. This great non-typical also is the latest member of Kentucky's all-time Top 30 list. But when his dads time on earth ended a few years ago, Lloyd admitted that his interest in the sport waned for just a bit. Hunters killed 103,973 antlered bucks and 99,378 does, or one buck to 1.18 does. Portraits of all the current state/provincial whitetail deer, including 17 new records accepted since the last edition. Join F&S+ to read exclusive stories by your favorite writers. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Besides, Lloyd had an ace up his sleeve the rut. A few minutes later, though, he went back into the woods and I didnt see him again that day. Jon's no stranger to free-ranging whitetails across the central plains, having guided a number of clients to trophies and harvesting many big ones himself. Kevin lives on what the locals call "The Ridge," or Crowley's Ridge. With current annual harvests consistently exceeding 200,000 deer, is there still room for growth? the answer will be, "Georgia is first, andArkansas is second." In the video above, Matt Willson of Ruger highlights the features with Game & Fish's John Taranto. We're able to withstand buffalo gnats. Mississippi County is in the far-northeast corner and borders both Tennessee and Missouri. Death . Given the opportunity, would you like to fly to the moon? the answer will be, "Georgia is first, andArkansas is second." Michael Burgdorfs 2012 typical buck from Winona County that scored 193-1/8 and is #9 in Minnesota history and Chad L. Widness 2010 buck from Otter Tail County that scored 190-1/8 and is the #15 typical buck in state history are both featured in the 21st Century Whitetails section. Others that saw the deer opined that it might be one of the best ever killed in Arkansas deer hunting history. Assistant Chief of Communications. When Boone and Crockett Club official measurer Clinton Latham eventually scored the deer after the mandatory 60-day drying period was complete, he knew he was looking at a special buck. The #1 county overall is Buffalo County with 150 entries in the record book, Crawford County ranks #9 with 58 entries, Trempealeau County ranks #11 with 55 entries, Vernon County ranks #14 with 54 entries, Richland County ranks #18 with 48 entries, and Sauk County ranks #19 with 47 entries. The All-Time Record book is Published every 6 years for only B&C entries that exceedthe 170 typical and 195 non-typical minimum. About Us Contact Us Zone 17, along the Mississippi River, experienced a 15% decrease. What state comes in second and third? 2023 Outdoor Sportsman Group. That's a record, Brents said. The rack's 21 6/8-inch inside spread certainly helps to show off its unique character. Haynes Shelton discusses what to look for when choosing the magnification range when it comes to the scope on your deer rifle. KELLY STYLES | Arcadelphian For six straight years, Clark County has the second highest whitetail deer catch in the state and is on track to maintain its record for the 2022-2023 deer season ending February 28. Map of Arkansas State Forestry Commission Miller County (Ark. "We're not seeing any crashes. Only the 204 2/8-inch net typical that Robert W. Smith tagged in 2000 from Pendleton County, Ky. is bigger, and that buck isnt a true southern buck in the minds of many since the county where it was taken is in the Cincinnati, Ohio metropolitan area at the very north-central apex of Kentucky. This publication lists ALL B&C entries that exceed the minimum of 160 typical and 185non-typical (Approximately 1 in 10,000 bucks qualify). As he turned to the direction of the sound, he spotted a giant white rack moving along the fence line! The NWTF is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. In fact, going into 2013 he'd shot two net Boone & Crocketts: one a non-typical scoring over 200, the other a typical from public land. With those numbers, the Lloyd buck is poised pending future panel scoring to become the new Arkansas state record, the biggest buck ever taken in the Deep South, the 17th buck netting more than 200 inches in B&C history, and the best typical whitetail anywhere during the past decade! Birth 28 September 1933 - Amity, Clark County, Arkansas, USA. A list of the Miller County records microfilm available at the Arkansas State Archives can be found in our County records microfilm collection. Winds light and variable. In the whitetail world, one of those stories is easy the massive 327 7/8-inch non-typical buck from Illinois that was taken by Virginia bowhunter Luke Brewster in Nov. 2018. It has four counties in the top 20 and the highest number of top 21st Century whitetails, with eight, including Luke Brewsters incredible 327-inch nontypical, which is the biggest ever taken by a hunter. The action was fast and furious right from the get-go. But when he went to do so in the evenings gathering gloom, he had some trouble getting the bruiser whitetail loaded up into the back of his UTV and pickup truck. As the largest hunter-harvested whitetail of all-time, and the third largest non-typical ever recorded by the Boone and Crockett Club, the Brewster Buck is easily in that Best of Decade story. Thats more deer than any season since the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission began keeping harvest records in 1938. Arkansas State Archives Four of the county's 11 biggest deer were shot during the past five seasons. The deer instantly whirled and ran out of sight . Wisconsin is the #1 ranked state with 1,822 total entries and six counties in the top 20 U.S. counties with the most records produced. It was abolished in 1836 and re-established in 1874. Ruger's popular American bolt-action rifle has been a hit with hunters for years. According to B&C records, most of our best bucks since 2013 were killed in the lower drainages of our major rivers, specifically the Arkansas, White, Cache and St. Francis rivers. What will be interesting to see is if hunters were able to harvest a larger percentage of older age-class bucks, another result of carryover from 2019, Meeker said. Included among Kasass top recent bucks is Gerald E. Rightmyers 272-2/8-inch nontypical taken in 2006 and a 295-inch giant picked up in 2012. We estimate he was 7 1/2 years old. But sometimes, things are just meant to be, and that was the case on this gray December afternoon in eastern Arkansas as Lloyd quickly got another shell in the chamber of his rifle. COVID-19 also may have influenced hunters mindsets toward the number of deer they harvested. As he did so, amazingly, the buck not only didnt run off, he actually began to edge closer to Lloyds seated position. Pleaseread the following information on what it takes to have a record deer. [CDATA[ Hunting most days over the next couple of weeks, Lloyd was beginning to lose hope that he might tag the buck. The county was named for James Miller, territorial governor of Arkansas. But when I shouldered the rifle, the sight of the crosshairs oriented at a 10-4 o'clock angle was definitely a different look from the normal 12-6 position we all practice from. Ralph Meeker, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's deer program coordinator, reported Wednesday that deer hunters killed a record 216,835 deer during the 2020-21 deer seasons. On top of that, flooding during the peak of the gun season closed hunting in some parts of the state. Records of North American Whitetail Deer includes: At nearly 700 pages, this amazing hard-cover volume is a true delight for whitetail hunters throughout North America. | County Sex Count; Arkansas: Antlered: 1699: Arkansas: Button Buck: 156: Arkansas: Doe: 1410: Ashley: Antlered: 1495: Ashley: Button Buck: 301: Ashley: Doe: 2418 . Weve also likely seen some hunters who had not purchased a license in a few years get reactivated this year, but those are only two factors that went into the high harvest, Meeker said. Thats more deer than any season since the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission began keeping harvest records in 1938. Privacy "On my way home from work, I saw a doe feeding by the stand," Kevin recalled. Maverick County ranks #3 with 92 entries, Webb County ranks #4 with 87 entries, and La Salle and Dimmit Counties are tied for #5 with 73 entries each. Entries (per square mile) the last five seasons: .00086. The Boone and Crockett Club has released its sixth edition of the Records of North American Whitetail Deer, and at 700 pages, it promises untold hours of geeking out for deer nuts like you. Additionally, hunters killed 15% more deer in nine deer management zones than they killed in 2019-20. Thanks to online and telephone checking, deer harvest numbers are available on a daily basis for hunters to view how the season is going. He actually started walking in my direction, kind of quartering to me. However, ARKANSAS actually has more entries in the all timerecord book! In rare cases, wild whitetails can live for 20 years or more. According to license sales numbers from the last five years, this year is the first in many when hunter numbers did not decline. On Wednesday, Brents briefed the members of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission on controlled burning activities in 2020. As the prime days of the 2018 season began to approach, Lloyd started hunting seriously, spending a lot of time there in November and early December. That's as big as it sounds. 3, 2018, when everything changed. It was last published in 2011. Any hunter outside of Boone, Carroll, Madison, Newton and Searcy counties who incidentally sees an elk while legally hunting for deer may take that elk with a limit of one, either sex per year. Give a Gift . Published Mar 19, 2021 8:52 PM EDT. . It was only 160 acres that I was hunting and there were no woods only beans and grass, said Lloyd. 'I'm sure the entire encounter only took a few minutes, but it seemed an eternity. "We average about 19,000 acres a year," Brents said. The county was named for Arkansas Territorys first governor, James Miller. CX Outfitter, 180 gr. Available in 180- and 200-grain sizes. With 1,194 total entries, Minnesota comes in fourth and has four counties in the top 20, including St. Louis County, which is second overall with 102 entries. (Editors Note: A call to an Arkansas Game and Fish Commission law enforcement official confirmed that the agency looked into the story of the big eastern Arkansas buck, checked things out to their satisfaction, and concluded that no further investigation was necessary.). The 360 Buckhammer cartridge is designed for lever-action rifles and will be available in two Remington Core-Lokt loads. The state's biggest whitetail deer to date came out of Prairie County in 1999, and the state record typical scored 211 points. Limit of 5 free uses per day. 2023 Outdoor Sportsman Group. DEVELOPED BY ATWOODSITES.COM. Sitting in a comfortable position with a Bog Pod bi-pod, the hunter steadied his rifle and prepared to send a shot downrange. Hunters killed 20,940 deer with archery equipment, about 11%. Home Please click on each title below to learn more about it and the collection to which it belongs. That area is a fertile agricultural region containing vast farms that grow soybeans, corn and rice. Both main beams on this record whitetail deer are less than an inch from hitting the. But when you see environmental stressors such as flooding or buffalo gnat outbreaks followed by a good harvest, that is a good indication that the deer population is healthy enough to rebound quickly, so Id say were in good shape where we are.. Conservation Things have come a long way since Arkansass first recorded deer harvest in 1938. The Hawkeye State ranks third, with 1,330 total entries. Texarkana is the county seat. About Then a massive crop of hard mast (primarily acorns) reduced deer movement and made deer feeders much less productive. 1990-2023 BY ARKANSAS BIG BUCK CLASSIC. State maps showing county distribution of whitetail deer entries. In the above video, NWTF's Jason Burckhalter talks about the group's accomplishments and future plans with Game & Fish Editorial Director Adam Heggenstaller at SHOT Show 2023 in Las Vegas. but then, within seconds the archer heard him crash to the ground. Gordon Whittington heads north to his personal Missouri farm for some crossbow action. Well, as impressive as Brewsters huge buck happens to be, equally impressive is a typical buck from the Deep South that didnt receive the same fanfare that the big non-typical from Illinois did. Newton County. Upon inspection, the buck had been shot twice in the hindquarters by what was a likely a shotgun slug several weeks before. Most of the time, or at least a good portion of the time, pictures usually look bigger than the deer actually is. StartFragment The Arkansas Big Buck Classic has enjoyed some memorable moments during its 26-year history, but none bigger than 2016 when it crowned a new state-record typical whitetail. The state also has three counties in the top 20 U.S. counties with the most records produced, including: Allamakee County that ranks #8 with 60 entries, Warren County that ranks #16 with 50 total entries, and Clayton County that is tied for #19 with 47 entries. The results below are automatically collected from materials on this site that have been tagged with the Geographical Area of Miller County (Ark. The NASHC publishes Shed Antler Records of North American Big Game every 4-6years. (Preston Hall photo) Arkansas doesn't jump to top of mind as a big-buck destination, but that didn't stop bowhunter Preston Hall. Weve also likely seen some hunters who had not purchased a license in a few years get reactivated this year, but those are only two factors that went into the high harvest, Meeker said. FAQ Once again, the states top five typical bucks ever taken did not come from these high producing counties, instead coming from Peoria, Macon, White, Greene, and Macoupin counties. The books list of top 21st Century buck section includes Austin Pointers 194-inch typical buck, taken in 2016. Within seconds the buck was broadside at eight yards. I backed off the beans, so I wasnt sitting in the water, but tried to get as close I could get without getting wet. The Awards Book is Published every 3 years. Kansas moved up in rank to #8 with 867 total entries and Gerald E. Rightmyers 2006 non-typical buck from Morris County was part of the 21st Century Whitetails section. Our current herd matches up well with the available habitat as well as the social carrying capacity of our state, Meeker said. Sitting with the deer for a few moments as the wind lightly blew and the cloud-obscured sun slowly sank toward the horizon, Lloyd soon realized he needed to get to work on getting the big deer out of the swampy field. The story of Loyds Arkansas buck shows why effective deer management in many states is creating the potential for record-book bucks being harvested, even in states that havent traditionally been known for their trophy deer. document.write("" + "state.archives" + "@" + "arkansas.gov" + "<\/a>") In addition, the state tables of all record-book deer include a buck from Lewis County taken by Daryl L. Blum in 2002 that scored 198-6/8 inches and landed #3 on the state list #29 All-time. The buck was very much alive, able to jump fences and move quickly, but Kevin doubts the buck would have made it through the winter. is the top typical of the decade, sporting a gross score of 208 7/8 inches and a net score of 200 1/8 inches. The antlers scored 192 and six eighths. Updated: 10:22 PM CST January 4, 2013. A short while later, the deer hunting chance of a lifetime greeted Lloyd as the giant typical buck popped out into the open again, this time only a bit beyond the 200-yard mark. According to B&C records, most of our best bucks since 2013 were killed in the lower drainages of our major rivers, specifically the Arkansas, White, Cache and St. Francis rivers. All counties in north central Arkansas, northwest Arkansas and most of the River Valley are in the Game and Fish chronic wasting disease management zone. As the hunt progressed, a light wind blew on the overcast afternoon with temps in the 40s a cool afternoon bathed in flat light. Even more impressive are the facts that the Lloyd buck is the biggest typical whitetail of the decade anywhere in North America, the 17th buck north of 200 inches net typical, and only the fourth such 200+ net typical of the 21st century. All elk harvested statewide must be checked. He should know, having come to the regions surprisingly good deer hunting pastime at an early age. 8 spot. This, however, wasn't the last of the action. I was close enough to the woods where the deer were, but I didnt have permission to hunt in the woods.. Ryan Sullivan was only 19 when, during the 2013 season, he arrowed an Arkansas buck of gigantic proportions. COVID-19, Randy Zellers The AP will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing. Traditionally, February brought excellent burning weather, he added, but wet weather made February 2020 and 2019 virtually worthless. According to Meeker, the current deer harvest and limits fit the factors that influence the states deer herd well and are likely where they need to be for a healthy deer population. The previous record harvest was 213,487 deer, set in the 2012-13 season. Crossbow hunters killed 15,477 deer (7%), and muzzleloader hunters killed 23,295 deer (11%). More than 4,000 deer have been harvested in Columbia County this season. I settled the crosshairs where I needed to place the bullet and steadied the rifle. Our current herd matches up well with the available habitat as well as the social carrying capacity of our state, Meeker said. Meeker points out that this seasons increase in hunting licenses might be because of COVID-19 and people finding new ways to spend their time in an outdoor setting, but says the record-breaking year is not solely the result of new hunters joining the ranks. For starters, the 6x8 buck has little in the way of deductions, the symmetry differences and two abnormal points totaling up to only 8 6/8 inches. With a 24 4/8-inch inside spread, main beams of 29 2/8 inches (right) and 29 4/8 inches (left), and mass measurements ranging from 4 2/8 inches to 5 3/8 inches, the bucks figures add up quickly to a gross score of 208 7/8 inches and a net score of 200 1/8 inches. All rights reserved. Scott Bestul | "We went from a nine-year low to an all-time high," Meeker said. Hunters and wildlife enthusiasts interested in learning more about white-tailed deer harvest records and scientific management of the species in Arkansas can find historical deer harvest reports and the AGFCs Strategic Deer Management Plan at www.agfc.com/en/hunting/big-game/deer/deer-harvest-reports. Stan Potts heads to Montana with his rifle in search of a Big Sky buck. The new Frontier, available in 8x42 and 10x42, has all the range-finding capabilities a hunter needs. 1 in all-time B&C record-book whitetail entries. Arkansas was so wet, a lot of those beans didnt get cut, said Lloyd. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. When I got him he weighed over 300 pounds on the hoof, as suspected. The Merrell Buck tops the former Pope and Young record of 170 1/8 inches and the overall archery record (recorded in Boone and Crockett) of 177 7/8.
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