alyeska338
11-25-2004, 03:47 PM
Some huge bucks taken in Illinois in the past few years.
From Boone & Crockett's Trophy Watch web page.
http://www.boone-crockett.org/news/trophyWatch.asp?area=news#watch3B272F0A-562F-4150-A9E0-5A95094BC765
http://www.boone-crockett.org/news/imagesWatch/Bryant.jpg
New #4 All Time Non-typical Whitetail
November 8, 2004
Crossbow hunter Jerry Bryant took what has been accepted as the new #4 All-time non-typical whitetail. It was taken in Fulton, Co., IL, during the 2001 season. The buck’s final score will be verified in 2004 by the 25th Awards Program Judges Panel.
Jerry’s buck also qualifies as the 2nd largest whitetail ever taken by a hunter. The #1 and #2 All-time non-typicals where both pick-ups (Missouri Buck – 333-7/8 and Hole-in-the-Horn – 328-2/8). The current #1 hunter taken non-typical was taken by Tony Lovstuen in 2003 in Monroe Co., Iowa and scores 307-5/8.
UPDATE: Jerry Bryant's great non-typical came for review at the 25th Awards Judges' Panel. Final score is 304-3/8. It is a 17x20 and has 113-2/8" of abnormal points.
NOTE:Read the complete story of the Bryant Buck in the Spring 2003 issue of Fair Chase magazine.
http://www.boone-crockett.org/news/imagesWatch/Jackson's%20Buck%201.jpg
Missed the 10... Took the 16
November 8, 2004
I harvested this 16 pointer at 70 yards with a shotgun in Crawford County, IL. I was hunting a very brushy creek bottom connecting two large plots of woods. I was using my grandfather’s shotgun, which I was not very familiar with. There was a break, 70 yards away, in the thick brush that was about 25 yards wide. A very nice 10 pointer stepped into the opening, I missed the 10-pointer, but then this 16 pointer stepped into view. After missing the 10-pointer, I realized the gun was shooting high, so with my LAST slug, I dropped the buck. I've always believed there's a reason for every miss.
UPDATE: Final score on this buck is 193-2/8. Eyeguards on this great buck are 9-3/8" and 9", respectively.
http://www.boone-crockett.org/news/imagesWatch/mystery%20buck.jpg
Mass Upon Mass
November 8, 2004
Trophy Watch, This photo has been making its rounds on several Internet discussion boards during the past month. I have no details behind the buck, the hunter or the location where this beast was killed. I'm hoping you (or TrophyWatch regulars) can give me some details. The antlers just look too massive to be real. Any clues? Thanks, Adam Heggenstaller
UPDATE: Chad Goetten shows off the 25-point buck he shot in the Fieldon, Illinois area. Goetten said this is by far the biggest buck he has ever seen. After 60 days the buck will be B&C scored to see if it is a new county record. Green scored estimated at 248.
FINAL UPDATE: Chad's monstrous non-typical was accepted at 234-7/8. It has 6-7/8" and 7-2/8" bases, and a mind-boggling 54-7/8" in total mass measurements. Surely, this will be one of the most massive deer ever to be recorded.
http://www.boone-crockett.org/news/imagesWatch/Big%20E%20Big%20Deer%202003.jpg
Illinois Shotgun Non-typical
November 5, 2004
This massive non-typical was taken by Eric Peters in Adams County, Illinois in November of 2003. The official score on this great all-time buck is 219-6/8. It has a 9" droptine and had another which was broken off. It has 54" worth of abnormal points and over 44" of mass. What a buck!
From Boone & Crockett's Trophy Watch web page.
http://www.boone-crockett.org/news/trophyWatch.asp?area=news#watch3B272F0A-562F-4150-A9E0-5A95094BC765
http://www.boone-crockett.org/news/imagesWatch/Bryant.jpg
New #4 All Time Non-typical Whitetail
November 8, 2004
Crossbow hunter Jerry Bryant took what has been accepted as the new #4 All-time non-typical whitetail. It was taken in Fulton, Co., IL, during the 2001 season. The buck’s final score will be verified in 2004 by the 25th Awards Program Judges Panel.
Jerry’s buck also qualifies as the 2nd largest whitetail ever taken by a hunter. The #1 and #2 All-time non-typicals where both pick-ups (Missouri Buck – 333-7/8 and Hole-in-the-Horn – 328-2/8). The current #1 hunter taken non-typical was taken by Tony Lovstuen in 2003 in Monroe Co., Iowa and scores 307-5/8.
UPDATE: Jerry Bryant's great non-typical came for review at the 25th Awards Judges' Panel. Final score is 304-3/8. It is a 17x20 and has 113-2/8" of abnormal points.
NOTE:Read the complete story of the Bryant Buck in the Spring 2003 issue of Fair Chase magazine.
http://www.boone-crockett.org/news/imagesWatch/Jackson's%20Buck%201.jpg
Missed the 10... Took the 16
November 8, 2004
I harvested this 16 pointer at 70 yards with a shotgun in Crawford County, IL. I was hunting a very brushy creek bottom connecting two large plots of woods. I was using my grandfather’s shotgun, which I was not very familiar with. There was a break, 70 yards away, in the thick brush that was about 25 yards wide. A very nice 10 pointer stepped into the opening, I missed the 10-pointer, but then this 16 pointer stepped into view. After missing the 10-pointer, I realized the gun was shooting high, so with my LAST slug, I dropped the buck. I've always believed there's a reason for every miss.
UPDATE: Final score on this buck is 193-2/8. Eyeguards on this great buck are 9-3/8" and 9", respectively.
http://www.boone-crockett.org/news/imagesWatch/mystery%20buck.jpg
Mass Upon Mass
November 8, 2004
Trophy Watch, This photo has been making its rounds on several Internet discussion boards during the past month. I have no details behind the buck, the hunter or the location where this beast was killed. I'm hoping you (or TrophyWatch regulars) can give me some details. The antlers just look too massive to be real. Any clues? Thanks, Adam Heggenstaller
UPDATE: Chad Goetten shows off the 25-point buck he shot in the Fieldon, Illinois area. Goetten said this is by far the biggest buck he has ever seen. After 60 days the buck will be B&C scored to see if it is a new county record. Green scored estimated at 248.
FINAL UPDATE: Chad's monstrous non-typical was accepted at 234-7/8. It has 6-7/8" and 7-2/8" bases, and a mind-boggling 54-7/8" in total mass measurements. Surely, this will be one of the most massive deer ever to be recorded.
http://www.boone-crockett.org/news/imagesWatch/Big%20E%20Big%20Deer%202003.jpg
Illinois Shotgun Non-typical
November 5, 2004
This massive non-typical was taken by Eric Peters in Adams County, Illinois in November of 2003. The official score on this great all-time buck is 219-6/8. It has a 9" droptine and had another which was broken off. It has 54" worth of abnormal points and over 44" of mass. What a buck!