As it turns out, the biggest Michigan non-typical record buck died of unknown causes about a month after the end of the last deer season — in 2009. Waldron’s friend, who owned some property, found the deer dead and thought it was good sized. She called Waldron, knowing that he was a deer hunter. He came over and knew that this dead deer was in fact a buck of monster proportions. An official Boone and Crockett scorer measured the the 26 point buck at 257 1/8 gross inches, and the deer netted 246 2/8.

The Michigan non-typical record buck’s beams measured about 31 inches in length and had an inside spread of 28 5/8 inches! Even though whitetail hunting in Michigan is quite popular, no hunters have come forward to saw that they ever saw this deer. In addition, even months after the buck was discovered, no one hunters come forward with any game camera photos of the buck. It seems this old buck lived and died under the radar, only being found once he died.

The landscape consists of rolling croplands of corn and beans surrounded by hillsides of maple, pin oak, chestnut oak and thick second-growth timber. Deer hunting property does not get any better than that. The hunter had used game cameras to document several good deer on his property — some good 140-class 8 point deer as well as a 170-class 10 point buck. — but had a hard time getting on those deer. One evening, he finally saw the big 10 point buck, but he missed the deer — just like he did in 2009.

McClintic said after that he just was not seeing any deer while out whitetail hunting. Everything seemed to have left. As a result of his frustration he hung up his bow and stayed out of the woods. Everything had turned sour. Several weeks went by and McClintic’s urge to hunt returned. That evening, after returning home from work, he grabbed his bow and headed to an old stand he rarely used. After not being in the stand 10 minutes, a doe followed by this huge non-typical buck walked to within 25 yards. This time he made the shot, but never had a game camera picture of this massive buck.

Texas is known for great whitetail hunting and big bucks. Although much of the attention gets focused on South Texas, any part of the state has the potential to deliver big deer. And it happens every year with big bucks seemingly popping up out of nowhere. This year it looks like a Wood County hunter will get his day in the sun. Check out the story by the hunter who harvested this big Wood County buck.

“I harvested this buck on the early morning of October 31, 2010 in Wood County, Texas. The deer was taken by bow on a private low-fence farm from about 16 to 17 yards out. I was hunting in a stand that my dad and I hung in an oak tree at the edge of a small meadow. I had seen almost every decent buck I had on my game camera walk by that particular tree the year before, so I gave it a shot.

The buck came in following two does, but I could not make out what he was. By the time I realized he was a shooter, he took off after the does again and as he stepped into the middle of the meadow where there was more light I realized he was more than just a shooter. My heart sank, but luckily the does led the monster buck straight back in. As soon as he came in I pulled back and took the shot. At that time, I still did not realize what he was. I didn’t get too nervous until after the shot when he ran off. When I realized what had just happened I began to shake uncontrollably.

I waited an hour for help to arrive and we then recovered this Wood County monster quickly by the help of the farm manager’s lab. As soon as I pointed in the general direction that he went, the dog took off and found it in 2 minutes. When I saw him in the ditch, I was speechless. I’m still not sure I believe it. I had gotten many pictures of this buck the year before, but they were all at night. On top of that, I never believed he would walk out during the daytime. I guess it goes to show that anything can happen and big whitetail bucks can be anywhere, even in the Northeast Texas.

The Wood County Game Warden officially green scored him. He grossed 191 6/8. I had originally scored him at 189, so this was great news. Either way though, he is a buck of a lifetime.”

After hearing this hunter’s story, I am really amazed. This is a great buck that just about every bowhunter dreams about. But he was smart about it. He got some good information off his game camera, set up in a good spot, and hoped for a little luck. You have got to love hunting the rut!

One of the biggest things that haunts those serious about whitetail hunting is finding a big, road-killed buck. Unfortunately, that is exactly what happened down in Milam County near Alcoa. This big non-typical white-tailed buck was found on the side of the road, but it’s not the first. There was another respectable non-typical buck found in Milam County in 2008.

It seems that big bucks in this area are making a habit out of getting hit by vehicles. Or it’s probably that there are simply a good number of high quality bucks running around out there. Whatever is going on, the area is obviously producing some big bucks and would be a great area to go hunting, I just wish we would see more photos with hunters behind those deer!

This is what each and every whitetail hunter heading into the woods each season hopes to bag. You guessed it — a big ole brute of a Texas sized buck! All I have to say is that Chad Dodson of Abilene is one lucky dude because he shot a monster 14 point Coleman County buck on October 29, 2010. I doubt he will give up whitetail hunting, but let’s fact it, he is going to be hard pressed to find another buck this big. Here come the stats.

This 14 point monster scored 192 1/8 Boone and Crockett. The buck was harvested in Coleman County near the town of Burkett. It appears the ranch this deer was shot had been involved in a deer management program for quite some time and is the Pecan Bayou Wildlife Management Association. It looks like the management has definitely improved the whitetail hunting. Congrats to Pecan Bayou WMA landowners and to Mr. Dodson!

Earlier this month, Mark Barrett of the Las Raices Ranch harvested what will likely be Texas’ new non-typical whitetail buck record. The massive buck will score over 300 Boone and Crockett inches and really is one amazing animal. The video above shows some scouting footage of the deer prior to the whitetail hunting season. The ranch owner’s ironically referred to the buck “Mini” at a very young age. Nice deer!

The central part of Texas is know for high deer populations, but not necessarily big deer. But that may be changing. It looks like the Hill Country region of Texas is on the map and making history with a big whitetail buck! On Saturday, October 9th, a whitetail buck was shot near Fredericksburg, Texas, and is likely to become the new world record SCI typical whitetail buck.

The monster buck was harvest on the Bang Whitetail Ranch and the deer gross green-scored 253 2/8th inches gross. The big buck netted out at 250 1/8th inches. Now that is what I called record-breaking whitetail buck! In addition, biologist estimate the big deer to be only 4 1/2 years old.

I suspect this big whitetail is older that 4.5 years because deer that eat a lot of protein do not show as much tooth wear as deer that eat primarily native plant forages. Without natural tooth wear, it is even more difficult to age deer accurately. But age really does not matter at this point — it’s dead!

Texas is known for it’s whitetail hunting, and for good reason — there are some big ole bucks down there! The proof is the pudding, so check out the photo above if you have any doubts about the size of this potential new record book buck. Mark Barrett of the Las Raices Ranch is the proud hunter that harvested this huge buck that is predicted to top the all time leader board in the Texas record books.

The whitetail buck’s green score is reported as 311 4/8 inch gross in full velvet, which is pretty cool in itself. Of course, the score is not official at this point, but it looks like this monster whitetail buck will be the new all-time non-typical buck in Texas. This ranch also produced the current top non-typical buck, which was shot by Mark’s son, and scored 275+ inches. It looks like first and second place is in the ranch’s near future.

But the success of this property does not appear to be luck. As it turns out, the property have been involved with deer management practices on their property for some time and work with state game department to improve their native whitetail deer herd. Looks like it’s working.

Hunter Brian Stephens harvest a true Ohio monster buck this season and it may hold the record for the the longest two beams ever recorded on a white-tailed deer. You can definitely say his whitetail hunting season started off with a bang! On November 30th, the opening day of Ohio’s gun season, the hunter dropped this big 18-point buck at 80 yards with his .50 caliber T/C muzzleloader.

The enormous buck looks should blow away Ohio’s non-typical muzzleloader record and will almost certainly set the new mark for the largest whitetail main beam antler length. The photos of this animal are absolutely astonishing, and the mass this buck carries throughout his frame is the stuff that dreams are made of. The big Ohio bruiser green scored 232 5/8 Boone and Crockett inches.

Here is what the hunter stated after dropping this giant buck:

“While the other guys were still hunting, I got the buck with my truck and put a tarp over it to surprise them when they got back. The second my Dad came back from whitetail hunting in and saw the tarp he said, ‘Let me guess. You killed a coyote at 1 pm.’ I lifted up the tarp and I can’t tell you what he said exactly, but let’s just say he was bowled over. Honestly, the look on his face made the whole hunt for me.

It’s been pretty chaotic ever since. At the check-in station, somebody saw the buck and yelled ‘Oh my God, it’s a giant!’ Next thing I knew, I was surrounded by people and getting my picture taken with complete strangers and my big buck. Heading home the next day, people were beeping, waving, giving me thumbs up.”

Yep, thumbs up!

Minnesota has big deer and big time deer hunters, so it’s not surprise that another nice buck was harvested this year on public land through some smart hunting. Minnesota’s tough winters make for large bodied deer, and large bodied deer tend to produce outstanding antler mass. But not only does the 16 point buck harvested by Chris Wenisch have mass, the buck has tine length, to0. 

Source: Chris Wenisch, an environmental health specialist with the Kandiyohi County Public Health Department in Minnesota, tagged this 16-point public land prize one week after missing a tough shot on the buck at 30 yards. View the slideshow to learn how a smart move put Wenisch in perfect position to make the most of his second chance.