Once word got around, the buck was spotted on farms, in pea fields and then near a highway just north of Biggar in the southwestern portion of the province. The head was forgotten until the first of the year when the warden took it to the taxidermist who knew at first glance what he had. Bass Crash Course: Technique tweaks to maximize distance and accuracy. Bucks Well, story has it, a school bus driver tipped off Milo that this giant deer was feeding in certain fields the year prior, and then the secret was out locally. 1. Same scenario, except this time a small buck walked out, with the big boy on his heels. Click to subscribe to Game & Fish Magazine, He was a typical with a kicker point back in 2016, but he was definitely a good-sized buck that year, said Brewster. Ant Steel (using his hands to express God, I love you using British Sign Language) says his first workshop, which produced a cherub artwork, was a "really great start". McGarvey killed the buck which scored 199 5/8 B&C and holds the No. He paid $3 for a beauty of a deer rack. Then in September the following year, he blew off work early and headed to the stand. A hunter who already had his buck notified the warden who got permission to retrieve it. Check out this deal on our antler mounting kits. Articles may contain affiliate links which enable us to share in the revenue of any purchases made. Keep in mind, Johnson killed this world record holder in the 1960s, well before archery became what it is today. It's now almost 28 years later, the record is holding strong as ever, but the old adage that records are meant to be broken, comes to mind. Two hunters. But apparently that was a good place to be, as Switsun's farm was frequented by a giant whitetail he'd kept his eyes on for a long time. Some time later, a relative of Jordan's told him about a trophy whitetail mount he bought at a garage sale for $3. According to Justin Spring, director of big game records for Boone and Crockett, the answer is simple. Then just opposite that buck, the big boy showed up at 200 yards. Publisher, Kevin Steele is with Brett Marquardt from Streamlight Inc. discussing the new Streamlight Pro Tac 2.0, the latest edition in the Pro Tac series. Not bad for a humble man from Virginia entering the deer woods to seek a little peace and quiet. Kevin Steele of Petersen's HUNTING is with Dawn Wehunt of Rock River Arms INC. learning about the new Ascendant platform. Taken in December, its also one of the biggest whitetails taken in that month of the year. biggest buck WebThe biggest buck in the world is named an Alaskan moose. It certainly doesn't get any easier with adults, although hunters John Tarala and Maurice Berezowski are the exception to that rule. Way back in 1918, John Breen was hunting the vast big woods of northern Minnesota, mainly to provide venison for his family, when he encountered a monster buck running with several does. EHD is suspected to have killed this Kansas monarch. After a marathon measuring session that would rival the length of a heart transplant, the deer scored high enough to rank at number three for just a few years. This is the first 200-plus-inch typical ever recorded by the B&C. He spotted a monster buck sneaking away nearly a mile off. As it turned out, Stewart shot the No. Bills made the fateful shot, killing the No. Petersen's HUNTING Publisher, Kevin Steele is in the CZ booth with Dylan Rice at SHOT Show to talk about CZ 600 Series Trail rifle. Gibson likely could have sold those antlers and bought a Corvette had he held onto them. Taken in Randolph County of northcentral Missouri, the number three buck just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time as Gibson was just out to fill the freezer. The first year (2015) I went to Illinois was three years ago when I went out to my dads family farm, said Brewster. This is the biggest free-ranging whitetail ever taken by a hunter, and it was taken by a guy who is no stranger to world-class whitetails. Throughout the gallery we included the unbelievable stories of how some of these bucks were killed. And Sieck had spooked the giant buck out of its bed. Kevin Steele, Publisher of Petersen's HUNTING talks with JJ Reich of HEVI-Shot about the new offerings for 2023. As a college student in 1969, Jeff Brunk didn't have any intent to kill a trophy deer just to fill his tag. Winchester's Nathan Robinson talks features with Game & Fish Editorial Director Adam Heggenstaller at SHOT Show 2023 in Las Vegas. They swapped stories of hunts past and talked of how to make a little history and kill the big buck. A second shot put the buck down for good and rewrote the Indiana record books. He opened his Buckhorn Saloon in San Antonio in 1881. Dick Idol, an outdoor writer and avid antler collector, acquired the antlers from the club a few decades after it died.