What is the world’s biggest whitetail deer?

Missouri Monarch This buck is known as the Missouri Monarch. A mature Missouri buck that showcased some serious head gear that totaled up to a staggering 333 7/8 inches, making it the largest scored whitetail ever. The B&C world record was found by a hunter in St. Louis County, Missouri, back in 1981.

What is the biggest buck on record?

1. The Jim Brewster Buck

• Score: 245⅞ B&C.
• Status: B&C’s first world-record non-typical whitetail.
• Year Taken: 1905.
• Score: 284⅜ B&C.
• Status: B&C’s second world-record non-typical whitetail.
• Year Taken: 1892.
• Score: 328-2/8 B&C.
• Status: B&C’s current No. 2 non-typical whitetail.

What is the biggest wild whitetail deer ever killed?

The current record for the largest typical rack belongs to a deer shot in Saskatchewan, Canada by Milo N. Hanson in 1993. Totaling 213 5/8 points, this largely symmetrical, 14-point rack is impressive to behold. This deer took first place from a 10-point Wisconsin buck, shot by James Jordan.

What state kills the most deer?

The states with the most antlered deer killed per square mile were Michigan, 3.7 per square mile; Pennsylvania, 3.6; South Carolina, 3.2; Maryland, 3.0; New Jersey, 2.6; New York, 2.6; and Wisconsin, 2.6.

Who killed the biggest buck in the world?

The story of the top whitetail ever shot is as great as the deer. When 15-year-old Tony Lovstuen pulled the trigger of his muzzleloader on the afternoon of Sept. 29, 2003, he ended the reign of a buck that already was world famous.

How many deer can live on 100 acres?

When I begin a management program on a new property, my first direction is just harvest “some” does. A general rule-of-thumb is to harvest one doe per 100 acres minimum.

What’s the average lifespan of a whitetail buck?

Most white-tailed deer live about 2 to 3 years. Maximum life span in the wild is 20 years but few live past 10 years old.

What state has the biggest whitetail bucks?

Boone and Crockett’s Top Whitetail States

• #1 – Wisconsin. 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.
• #2 – Illinois.
• #3 – Iowa.
• #4 – Minnesota.
• #5 – Ohio.
• #6 – Kentucky.
• #7 – Missouri.
• #8 – Kansas.

What’s considered a trophy buck?

To most, it is probably a deer with antlers that score over a certain minimum. For others, a trophy is in the age of the animal, not the antlers. If you subscribe to the thinking that the older a buck gets, the more difficult it is to kill, then yes, age is the measure of a trophy.

How old is a spike buck?

The vast majority (usually greater than 95 percent) of spike bucks are yearlings ( 1-year-old deer ) and nearly all yearling spikes grow substantially larger antlers later in life.

How old is a 8 point buck?

Nearly all bucks with superior genetics and adequate nutrition have eight or more points when 2 years old. Bucks with inferior antler genetics may never have more than seven points, even when mature.

What caliber has killed the most deer?

30-06 is America’s—and the world’s—most popular hunting caliber. In my estimation it would not take many 1-million deer years to top any numbers the 30-30 put up during much leaner times.

What state has most deer?

According to a 2015 deer population estimate by North American Whitetail magazine, here are the states with the largest deer populations:

• Texas: Estimated population of 4 million.
• Alabama: Estimated population of 1.8 million.
• Mississippi: Estimated population of 1.8 million.
• Missouri: Estimated population of 1.3 million.

What is the best state to hunt whitetail deer?

The 10 Best States to Hunt Whitetail Deer in the U.S.

• Missouri.
• Illinois.
• Kansas.
• Iowa.
• Mississippi.
• Texas.
• South Carolina.
• Georgia. While its placement on this list may come as a surprise to many, the quality of whitetail hunting in Georgia has increased greatly over the years.