Gallatin resident stephen tucker talks about his worldrecord deer, which he killed on nov. The rack was carried by a trophy buck harvested october 24, 2017, by ron shaulis, of west newton. The eagles played their home games at paulson stadium in statesboro, georgia, and competed in the sun belt conference. Around 54 percent of the bucks killed in 20 were yearlings, however, and this combined with low temps and large amounts of snow earn wisconsin a spot on our list. Jan 16, 2018 monster publicland buck is new pennsylvania archery record tuesday january 16, 2018 steve sorensen ron shaulis holds the antlers of his record breaking typical whitetail deer, that he shot with a compound bow on oct. Interestingly, 52 percent of the harvest were bucks. The sun has set on the last day of georgias 20172018 firearms deer season and according to game check results, hunters had very similar success to the 20162017 season.
Stephen tucker, 26, of gallatin attempted to shoot the trophy buck with a muzzleloader. Vehicle registrations that expire between march 16, 2020 and june 14, 2020 are being extended through june 15, 2020. He either drives westward to his hunting club near russellville, or hell head to the much closer and sprawling bankhead national forest, which hes hunted for years. Bucks move more and become less secretive, making them easier to hunt and more susceptible to being hit by motor vehicles.
Georgia dnr, wildlife resources division hunting deer. So far, georgia deer hunters have checked in 183,327 deer just 481 more than the previous season. This huge area is well known for producing some of. Chad morgan of moulton, alabama, has the luxury of rolling the dice whenever he gets the deer hunting jones. Archery deer season in georgia begins september 10. Georgia southern announced its 2017 football schedule on march 1, 2017. Once youve killed a buck like the one garrett mccarty took earlier this month, its all. During the rut, the desire to breed causes deer to become more active compared to the rest of the year. The 3,950 entries 74 percent of the record book total come from 41 states and 1,254 counties. Its also available for hockey, basketball and baseball. The 2016 schedule consisted of five home and seven away games in the regular season. Killing a spike back then was cause for celebration and if ya killed a 2.
The registered agent on file for this company is patricia farr, lynn and is located at. Outstanding deer program top ten lists thru 201718 season. A possible world record whitetail deer was killed in sumner county on monday. Stephen tuckers 47 point tennessee buck new world record. This record book is designed to separate expenses by enterprise in order that better management decisions may result from its use. Starting in the 20162017 season, hunters are required to check their deer harvests through georgia game check. Outstanding deer program top ten lists thru 201718 seasons. The stories behind georgia s record book deer dobie, duncan on. Here are 38 photos of huge bucks taken by alabama hunters during the 201617 deer season. The 2017 georgia southern eagles football team represented georgia southern university in the 2017 ncaa division i fbs football season.
Georgia tech ended the 2016 season with a 94 overall record, 44 in the acc. Dec 23, 2017 published on dec 23, 2017 the whitetail faktor produced this version of don higgins harvest of a 206 inch giant buck known as smokey. Razorback country is also great deer hunting country. Typical shotgun category minimum score 125 08 thru 201718 hunting seasons. With increasing numbers of deer came more interest in trophyclass deer. The eagles hosted sun belt opponents arkansas state, new mexico state, georgia state, and south alabama, and traveled to troy, appalachian state, louisianalafayette, and coastal carolina. Marion county may not have produced many record book bucks yet, but the ones it has are near the top of the list. A 240 38inch deer ranks second and a 231 28 is third. Folks tend to forget there are also numerous opportunities for a trophy buck. The georgia department of revenue is automatically extending income tax filing and payment deadlines to july 15, 2020. The yellow jackets were led by tenthyear head coach paul johnson and played their home games at bobby dodd stadium. This way, all the facts about the deer its size, who shot it and where can be documented forever.
During almost every biennium, bowhunters enter at least one new world record into the book, and this years biennium recognized two new world records. Nov 06, 2012 i know at the beginning of every deer season there is a section of the gon magazine dedicated to whitetail records by county. The georgia deer registry is a program of the department of natural resources. This video documents the long history with smokey dating back. Oct 01, 2007 during the past twoyear biennium, bowhunters entered 8,354 trophies into the record book, a record number for a twoyear scoring period. Department of natural resources scdnr produced 186 new south carolina state record book bucks. New geogia deer harvest record required prior to hunting. The 2016 dates for deer hunting with a firearm are oct. The newest booners are added in every three years in their awards book. In order to simplify filing from this record a column has been provided for. Everything you need to know about deer hunting in georgia. The record had previously been held by the james jordan buck, shot in wisconsin in 1914. Scott hixson, of sunbury, shot the buck, which scored 16278, in northumberland county. Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this weeks schedule, top performers, fantasy drops and adds, new debuts and interesting tidbits.
The timing of the rut, or breeding season, for whitetailed deer varies locally, especially in southern climates like georgias. The pennsylvania mans trophy fish was more than two pounds heavier than the previous record. Rut map for whitetailed deer department of natural. The 2017 georgia tech yellow jackets football team represented the georgia institute of technology during the 2017 ncaa division i fbs football season. Ga dnr, nontypical, 206 38, colquitt, firearms, 1990. Here is the new certified world record whitetail buck. Georgia deer hunting archives page 2 of 3 georgia afield. If properly kept, the necessary information for filing income taxes may be obtained from this record. Jan 09, 2017 deer killed in sumner county to be certified a world record mike organ, usa today network tennessee published 1. Over the years, many record book deer have come from this great state. Larry marchinton is a retired professor of wildlife biology at the university of georgia, who has intensely studied and researched whitetail deer behavior for more than three decades. Nov 26, 2017 the best typical buck added to the pennsylvania record book in 2016 came in at no. Many deer hunters in my home state of alabama would count their season a success by filling the freezer with venison.
Aug 09, 2019 wisconsin is arguably one of the best states in the nation for chasing big whitetails. Webster countygbb shot yesterday 1118 by luke black. It has the top ten deer, their score, date, and harvesters name. As a deer hunter, i cannot fathom seeing a buck this large on the hoof, much less harvesting one with 47 points. We all hunt for much of the same reason but none of us. Every autumn, thousands of georgia hunters head for the woods in hopes of bagging a deer. How to score a buck on the boone and crocket scale deer. Thanks to the wildlife resources division for responding to our question about the calculation of this number. I wish my buck was in the top five for georgia, but its only in the top five. Property records online georgia department of revenue. Is there a website that i could go to in order to access this information. Here is the new certified world record whitetail buck outdoorhub reporters 01. Deer with monster antlers new record for pennsylvania. Dwight jones, nontypical, 166 48, macon, archery, 2017.
Deer killed in sumner county to be certified a world record. They for the easternmost portion of the black belt region, where the land transitions from the fertile black belt to the coastal type plains going into georgia. Lamont deer creek ok 224, 32, 33, 1977 and 1128, 1977 extended over two seasons 31. What are the biggest bucks ever killed in pennsylvania. The boone and crockett club publishes one official record book that all hunters can use to register and document their bucks score. All of those four are among the top 15 in the state in their respective category. The stories behind georgia s record book deer hardcover january 1, 1986 by duncan dobie author see all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. While what is considered a trophy buck sits in the eye of the beholder, dozens of good bucks were taken last season, with a handful reaching the lofty 160 score that makes a boone and crockett buck.
Whopper whitetails the biggest bucks on record grand. The yellow jackets ended the season winning six of their last seven games, defeating archrival georgia in athens by a score of 2827, and finishing the season with a 3318 win in the taxslayer bowl over kentucky. However, we dont quite know how the recent finding of chronic wasting disease cwd could affect their ranking in the future. In 2000, a national survey sponsored by deer and deer hunting magazine named him one of deer huntings top five inspirational leaders of the twentieth century. Arkansas deer hunters have been tagging good numbers of recordbook bucks. Monster publicland buck is new pennsylvania archery record.
They competed as a member of the coastal division in the atlantic coast conference. The monster received a final panel score of 2 58 net points. Dates for hunting other species are outlined by georgia wildlifes hunting season dates. These four neighboring counties in district 4 are always on the list of big deer opportunities. All turkey and deer hunters are required to have a harvest record for the current season. Over the years, georgia has become renowned for its deer management and deer hunting opportunities. They were led by coach chad lunsford following the midseason firing of secondyear head coach tyson summers.
The registered agent on file for this company is patricia farr, lynn and is located at 6055 virginia drive, cumming, ga 30041. It had a net score of 18548, which bested the existing pennsylvania record for a typical buck. Deer turkey alligator bear quail deer interactive deer harvest map survey methods as part of. Georgias state record nontypical whitetail is a 248 48inch buck taken in 1998. Go outdoors georgia harvest reports by animal hunters. Even more important, the giant deer is now georgias new no. Georgia whitetail deer records county by county gon forum. Four of the countys 11 biggest deer were shot during the past five seasons. Nov, 2017 the 2017 whitetail deer antler measuring sessions conducted by the s.
Meanwhile, his cameras continued to record weekly photos of the 8pointer. Wisconsin offers giantbodied northern bucks and arguably the best bigantler growing. Oct 19, 2016 species and weapon type will determine when you are allowed to hunt in georgia. Of this number 172 were scored as typical racks and 14 as nontypical. Deer population january 5, 2017 georgia deer friendly. Interestingly, 52 percent of the harvest were bucks and 48 percent were does. The companys filing status is listed as activecompliance and its file number is 17022961. You were lucky to even see a deer in my neck of the woods. Why world record deer hunter stephen tucker took year before next. Deer population january 5, 2017 georgia, georgia wildlife resources division currently, the estimated deer population in georgia is 1. Georgia deer registry department of natural resources division. Incredibly, the years 19902001 account for 2,811 or 52 percent of the record book entries during this period. It happens to virtually every hunter who shoots a recordbook buck. All deer hunters, including big game license holders, honorary and lifetime license holders, hunters under 16 years of age and landowners, should obtain a new deer harvest record.