In this edition of "From The Stand," Pat Hogan explains the importance of being aware of proper clearance when using your bow or crossbow out in the field. "I killed him at five paces," he said, from a portable stand about 25 feet high in a tree. Gordon Whittington talks with 13-year-old Troy Metzger about the 2016 hunt that landed the young man a monster non-typical buck on this edition of Big Buck Profile. Later that night, Lacefield recovered the deerhis biggest ever. He just popped up out of nowhere, Settle says. Conservation officers said if you see something, say something. ELD Match, and 175 gr. Then, the buck started to turn. While Kirkpatrick loves to hunt whitetail deer, and chasing giants is part of that, he never imagined hed wrap his tag around a 5-year-old, 200-plus-inch buck this season. | TOP 3 BIGGEST BUCKS KILLED IN OHIO (compilation) - YouTube Winchester's Nathan Robinson talks features with Game & Fish Editorial Director Adam Heggenstaller at SHOT Show 2023 in Las Vegas. I got out of the tree and slowly walked over to Sasquatch. He grew again and was a 200-incher with some serious mass. The non-typical green scored 211 and was the largest buck by far taken by Maxwell in his 40-plus years of deer hunting. "When I reached for my bow, the deer jolted about 35 to 40 yards into the bean field and stopped on a dime. Nice to see other people from Richmond. Clark's huge buck carried 23. Here are there stories of those giant bucks. The rifle has five caliber offerings, two barrel choices and three different riser stocks. Upon walking up on the deer, Standard raised the buck's head from the soybeans and immediately realized how big it was. In December of 2019, it happened while Kline was there. Eric Lundgren of Ruger, which now owns Marlin, highlights the features of both rifles with Game & Fish Editorial Director Adam Heggenstaller at SHOT Show 2023 in Las Vegas. It got real intense from 50 to 12 yards, he says. Stan Potts heads to Montana with his rifle in search of a Big Sky buck. 6 of the Biggest Kentucky Velvet Bucks from This Fall ), It took me a long time to get over to the deer, he says. My dad, Luke, family friend Jason Divita and I covered miles almost every day, and we found one of his sheds in late January. The 2021-22 deer season is a wrap, and some big whitetails fell between the opening and closing bells. Stephens County hunter kills perhaps the biggest buck of bow season While checking one of the cameras, Dad saw a mature deer cross a saddle. The velvet buck is his best archery buck to date, and one he wont soon forget. What is the biggest deer killed in Kentucky? He turned his head in my direction and turned it back straight. Personal defense in the hunting woods could involve taking down a charging bear. He decided crossbowhunting was the only option to hunt this giant deer this fall. I had no shot whatsoever.. The Land of Giants: Where the Biggest Bucks Were Killed in the Last I stopped a bunch to try to check him out and calm myself down. Before we interviewed Settle, we confirmed with Kentucky Fish and Wildlife that the buck had been checked in as being killed and tagged in Kentucky on telecheck. Question: When Does Deer Hunting Season Start In Kentucky Key features include muzzle velocities of 2,215-2,400 fps. Geo resource failed to load. However, after now reading Facebook comments and seeing photos of his deer that were posted on the page of an Indiana deer preserve, one thing is clear: Someone is not telling the truth. So, just from knowing the property, I thought that there would be one particular place where a big deer might go to die. The buck was spending most of his time on 20 of their 200-plus acres. When the deer ranch contacted me, they asked about the deer I shot and wondered where I shot it, Keating said in an interview with MeatEater. Womack's buck will certainly be close, but he'll have to wait another 59 days to get an official Boone & Crockett measurement. The illegal killing of a trophy deer in Northern Kentucky led to the arrest of a hunter, Kentucky officials said. 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Standard took a deep breath, drew his bow and took the 40-yard shot, hitting the buck square in the vitals. We had kept Sasquatch a secret from almost everyone; even our closest friends had no idea we were hunting this buck. Copyright 2019 WAFF. ELD Match, and 175 gr. Warren County, Mississippi Turns out the area around Vicksburg, Mississippi, is more than just an attraction for Civil War history buffs. I think Herman was already dead by the time I killed mine.. The buck ran about 50 yards and died in the brush. Settle was able to get an official SCI Green Score on the incredible buck, which came in at a whopping 311 2/8 inches. The Model 336 is expected to be launched soon; the Model 1894 should launch this spring. The deer jumped, and then walked back into cover. They knew theyd target the giant 12-pointer this year, and they did just that on the Kentucky opener. This year, while Saturday's number of 20,263 was lower, hunters made up for that on Sunday with 12,126 deer harvested, for a total of 32,389. "The sun was starting to sink but there was still plenty of daylight left.". His broadhead zipped through the vitals, and the buck took off. My dad and Jason talked daily about Sasquatch, diving into different topo maps, aerial views and theories of what the deer might do next. His sons took some good deer as well. The big 10-pointer ran 100 yards and crashed. He climbed down to look for blood and his arrow but couldnt find any sign that the buck had been hit. East ky. Strutter said: This buck was killed yesterday in Richmond in front of Krogers. To have a deer that big in gun range, and not be able to shoot? "I was very excited about opening day," Standard said. This means you have the option to read your magazine on most popular phones and tablets. Hoping to hunt the buck on the opener, he decided to set his stand on the edge of some woods that sat high on a little knob. This year, the rifle will be chambered in 7mm PRC, the hot new load that was a hit at SHOT Show 2023 in Las Vegas. On September 15, Blake Keating killed a Kansas buck that would likely dethrone Luke Brewster's whitetail as the biggest in North American history. He was a pretty regular deer coming in the evenings ever since, Keating said. Story is that someone cut it;s head off and left before the F&W guys arrived. Put in his scenario, we would have done the same thing. Derek Settle solo hunted a monster buck that's sure to make the record books and is quite possibly the biggest buck ever taken in Kentuckya state that is known for its booners. James Kroll and Haynes Shelton talk about being realistic when it comes to managing a smaller deer property in this edition of Dr. Even if he can't reach the Hanson or Johnson buck, Womack will likely beat the current Oklahoma typical record of 194 inches. Tennessee deer harvest was the largest in six years Guner Womack killed one of the most perfectly symmetrical whitetails. Ken Vitale with Buck Knives chats with Game & Fish Editorial Director Adam Heggenstaller about two new hunting knives for 2023the purpose-built Alpha and PakLite series. I was so mad about last year, Kline says. One of the best messages we received was from a local woman saying she may have found three of Sasquatchs sheds while squirrel hunting. He was an impressive 160-inch 12-pointer. A cold front passed through, and Taylor expected deer to be on their feet. When the buck walked through an opening, and the younger Deckard shotand missed. We loaded him up and took him to the Golden Pond check-in station. I have a video of it after it was hit and it looks to be moving good but there's other pics of it dead but the pics still are blurry. It isnt every day you tag a giant 179-inch deer, and its even rarer to do so with traditional archery equipment. I then heard Dad say, That was Sasquatch. We were devastated knowing that could be the only time we would ever see him, and we didnt get a shot. Its a moment that will be very hard to top and a memory that will last a lifetime. Travis Gray says if we dont know about it, we cant investigate it. The bulk of Hermans core area was located on a large tract of land owned by a farmer who doesnt allow hunting. It all happened within three minutes. Conservation law enforcement officer Sgt. I immediately had my gun up and the safety off. It stretched the tape to 179 inches. Spot and range targets without wasting valuable seconds switching between gear with Luepold's new rangefinder binocular, the BX-4 Range HD. Last year, during gun season, I had him in gun range at about 80 yards. A creek rippled along behind the blind. Game & Fish Editorial Director Adam Heggenstaller gets more info from Hawke's Paige Shipe at SHOT Show 2023 in Las Vegas. It truly felt like I was supposed to be in that stand.".