After pouring over record book data in an attempt to identify these bigbuck neighborhoods, here are some takeaways. We have hunters come from all over the country to get a crack at one of our trophy, freerange illinois bucks. Devan sullivan and his family relocated from collinsville, illinois. Giant illinois bucks and the perfect whitetail garage. His left beam has five classic typical points, but instead of a. Published on dec 23, 2017 the whitetail faktor produced this version of don higgins harvest of a 206 inch giant buck known as smokey.
Illinois is famous for massive whitetail bucks, and hunters in every county have an opportunity to tag a true monster if they take a few important details into consideration. The 20172018 illinois deer season continued the stable, if not slightly upward, trend on total deer harvest. I could have never seen myself passing a 140 deer, but it happens every year now as i know now the quality of deer that are there. You can read more great articles by john mcadams on his hunting blog. Trophy illinois deer hunting at campbell illinois whitetails. Last seasons sharpest, and luckiest, hunters share their stories and photos of 15 benchmark bucks, totaling more than 3,000 inches of antler. Join reece and dalton has they hit the woods in a new stand for the first time, and find a responsive buck in the pre rut. That makes brewsters giant illinois whitetail the third biggest buck of. Illinois is regarded historically as one of the best destinations in the entire country for producing big racked deer.
Thats why all our hunts are with lodging and field dressing included. I llinois whitetails,providesthemostuptodateresearch,stunningphotosoftrophy. We own exclusive hunting rights on over 11,000 acres in pike, brown, adams, and schuyler counties. The bryant giant, as hes been dubbed by peoria taxidermist ron meinders, was shot in 2001. Illinois premier trophy whitetail deer hunting preserve. When you look at state level data, the states youd expect to be present on the list are wisconsin, illinois, iowa, kentucky and so on. Illinois high fence trophy whitetail deer hunting preserve. The north american whitetail team heads for homesweethome in pursuit of whitetail bucks on familiar ground, stan potts debates which archery release is best for you, and dr. On september 27th, opening day of new yorks northern zone archery season, wayne long was hunting with a friend of the familys farm near watertown. Golden triangle whitetail illinois trophy deer hunting.
Hunt giant whitetail in famous west central illinois call trail escapes outdoor adventures to book today. We own exclusive hunting rights on over 11,000 acres in. A lifetime of lessons hardcover november 5, 2003 by mark drury author. Forever coined the illinois roadkill buck, another giant fell victim of a vehicles grill as they so often do.
This video documents the long history with smokey dating back. The buck scored 195 78 inches and was the largest bowkilled typical buck in 1995. If you are looking for worldclass whitetail, let nontypical outfitters provide you with that opportunity. Steve niemerg and cousin justin roepke decided to tough out the weather during the 201415 illinois season, and they were rewarded with a buck scoring 197 total inches. Cody tuckers giant illinois crossbow buck by darron mcdougal october 28, 2019. Hunting preserve established in 1997 offering monster whitetail deer and elk hunts.
Buckmasters whitetail trophy records, montgomery, al. Then, roger culpepper hunts realtree farms with a muzzleloader. In illinois, edgar county buck could be new world record. Outdoorillinois march 2005 illinois big bucks illinois. Our 1500 acre, high fenced preserve nestled in the farmland near battleford saskatchewan, boasts more sci records and trophy animals taken than any other preserve north of the border. Top 10 biggest pope and young typical bucks of all time. Watch andrae dacquisto play a cat and mouse game with a giant illinois buck. Are these sheds from the largest 5x5 whitetail of all time. The silence surrounding the giant buck taken in illinois by an. Genesis whitetail s trophy whitetail hunting preserve is a high fence farm located in schuyler county il.
However, new data shows a different area might be key to harvesting a record book whitetail. Giant, cruising illinois buck caleb byers arrows an absolute giant he has named the goat. Hes also the crossbow world record and one of the top three deer ever shot by a hunter anywhere. The results discussed are an accumulation of data from 202017. But only a few manage to be in the right spot when fate delivers that rare moment. For cody tucker, shooting a worldclass whitetail has been his dream since his father introduced him to hunting at a young age. Interestingly, on the heels of the brewster buck, we have another whitetail sending shock waves throughout the antler community.
Illinois whitetails lists entries in the illinois big buck program, includ ing those made through march 1, 2004. Illinois road kill buck legendary whitetails blog legendary. In this video, we get to see what that il bucks roam the land of lincoln. Northern giants whitetail trophy ranch, whitetail hunting. With a score of 263 18 inches, larsons monster buck comes in as the no. Nontypical outfitters is a family operation that has had tremendous success throughout the entire hunt. It was day 5, and after a long week of bowhunting hard, dennis was making his long, uphill trek to a secluded beanfield where he had already made three long sits without any sightings of the buck he was after. Last years harvest was more than 2 percent 3,385 deer higher than the kill total of the 20162017 season, but 27 percent lower than the largest illinois deer season kill total just 12 years ago in 2005.
Giant illinois buck taken illegally in honest mistake, but. When this giant buck stepped out, ewen was still messing with his rifle. Toptier ground for trophy whitetails tends to follow a theme of little hunting. Illinois incredible bryant giant north american whitetail. Illinois hunter pleads guilty to poaching state record. He scouted and formed a plan and on the opening morning of bow season he took a giant typical whitetail in colorado.
Welcome to golden triangle whitetails, we are a fully guided whitetail outfitter in the heart of illinois big buck country. As huge as that buck is, the giant shown here is even bigger. The top 40 typical and nontypical whitetails of all time. Whatever the final score, this is the most impressive whitetail to enter the limelight in 2003. And then, last fall, luke brewster arrowed a 320 58inch illinois giant that has taken the crown from tucker as the newest top nontypical hunter kill. After several encounters with this giant whitetail the story finally comes to an end with a 25yard shot. Illinoisbigbucks illinois whitetails order a copy today. Food plots land management global hunting midwest whitetail. But when a hunter harvests an absolute monster of a whitetail that could potentially be a record and its deemed illegal, word spreads quickly. Welcome to the boneyard, southern illinois premiere hunting guide service. I would recommend timbertall outfitters to any serious hunter looking to experience a hunt of a lifetime with the very real chance at an illinois giant whitetail. Midwest whitetail outfitters llc, west burlington, iowa. We offer quality guided hunts for monster illinois bucks and giant eastern wild turkeys. It was there where he crossed paths with a giant nontypical buck that he was able to slip an arrow through and watch as the giant whitetail took its final steps.
James kroll and pat hogan plant coolseason food plots on this years deer factory. The whitetail faktor produced this version of don higgins harvest of a 206 inch giant buck known as smokey. Our deer in southern illinois are all corn and grainfed, which means. Our system for measuring whitetail antlers gives credit for every scoreable inch of antler no deductions. Giant illinois buck is potential worldrecord 8pointer. Now 30 years old, tucker captured that dream on a bean field during an october cold front. Blair goins catches up with a giant buck in illinois with his bow. The end result is the 8thlargest typical whitetail of all time. Devan sullivans 229inch illinois beast deer hunting realtree.
After days of ruthlessly searching for the buck, caleb comes up empty handed. The story of this january giant is one of hardship and grit, with a little luck mixed in. The bucks curiosity kept it in place long enough for ewen to get the gun working. States to take a look inside the trophy rooms of some of the most interesting whitetail hunters in the country. Another big buck had met his demise at the front end of a vehicle. Giant illinois whitetail with a bow pre rut youtube. But unlike nearly all other headlinegrabbing bucks, he isnt from the most recent hunting season. For that reason, brian damerys buck is the biggest typical whitetail deer in the sci record book and is arguably the largest typical whitetail deer of alltime with an eyepopping score of 227 18. With a 31inch spread, many who see this deer will claim its the biggest deer theyve ever seen.
The biggest typical whitetail bucks ever entered into the. When all of the numbers from the illinois giant were tallied, the deer nearly had enough inches on its own score sheet to make a bid for the throne as the largest hunter harvested whitetail. In 2011, illinois ranked at the top for producing the most deer in the top 50 whitetail deer entered into the elusive boone and crockett. Since 2004 northern giants trophy ranch has strived to become the whitetailed deer hunting paradise of canada. At this time of the year, bucks are focused on finding available food, which often makes their patterns quite predictable. This 36pointer is easily the prairie states biggest buck. Boone and crockett officials confirmed today that theyve received a score sheet from an indiana buck that could threaten the mark for the largest hunterkilled nontypical whitetail of all time. Secluded back in the country, our destination is certain to give you peace of mind along with an adventurous and exciting hunting experience. Illinois deer hunting has been synonymous with world class whitetails. Back in november of 2009, he killed an illinois staterecord nontypical whitetail, a 36point buck giant that netted scored 26738 inches. Let me guess that was the small one well anyway that little guy is a great one in my book.
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