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Here’s the best states and counties in the U.S. for trophy deer.
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> By examining hundreds of recent entries into “Buckmasters Whitetail Trophy Records,” we’ve put together a top 10 list showing which states and even counties are yielding the most jaw-droppers.
> …our new Top 10 list covers only those deer entered into the [Buckmasters] record book during the 2012, 2013 and 2014 seasons.
Here’s the top 10 states in order:
- KS
- OH
- LA
- KY
- IL
- IN
- MS
- AR
- AL
- MO
> The leading counties are Madison Parish (LA), Franklin (OH), Jefferson (KS), Adams (OH), Jackson (KS), Tensas and Catahoula parishes (LA), and Pottawatomie, Osage, Barber and Shawnee counties (KS).
In other words, it’s all LA, KS and OH!
> We’re not talking about obscenely huge bucks. These rankings are based purely on record book entries, which range from those that barely squeak past the minimum score to those that shatter records.
> Some people will view this with skepticism, especially since historically heralded WI and IA do not appear on the list. It comes down to how many residents seek to have their deer measured and actually entered into the books. And fewer people are doing so.
> We’re not talking about obscenely huge bucks. These rankings are based purely on record book entries, which range from those that barely squeak past the minimum score to those that shatter records.
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What motivation looks like ➡️ Big Iowa deer goes down!
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> My IA story begins in May of 2020. After graduating from Virginia Tech, I was accepted into the Midwest Whitetail Internship Program…accepted the internship and moved to IA. Deer in IA aren’t like any deer I had ever encountered in VA – it seemed like every timber block was home to 150-class deer.
> After the internship ended in Jan 2021, I decided to stay in IA and work construction with a couple of great guys I had become friends with. I also joined forces with another former intern, and we began producing deer and turkey videos to air on YouTube.
> …a couple of the new interns were keying in on some of the public land I hunted the year before, so I began gaining permission on small draws and CRP woodlots. I knew if I wanted a chance at the big stuff, the really big stuff, cover and zero human intrusion were key.
> I spent countless hours combing through the county entries for the largest deer taken in the state, talking to several local taxidermists and scouring the overlooked public lands. I caught a huge break when two close friends…told me there was a giant buck living in the area just south of my house.
> After coming up with a gameplan to find the buck’s daylight hideout and using the onX Hunt app for hours, I began a massive door-knocking campaign to close in on the giant.
> During the summer, I gained permission on several parcels of private land, but one really stood out: a very small tract right in the center of the neighborhood my friends had suggested…. This parcel was clearly the best ground we had ever stepped foot on, having 2 massive pinch points funneled by a creek and 7′ tall CRP grasses.
> We pulled the card only one time before the season, it didn’t let us down as we had a massive 180-class typical in daylight several times. > The day of the successful hunt was 73 degrees with an east wind. I was not able to hunt all day as I spent the morning editing a video. I got settled in the tree around 3:30 pm. As I climbed into the tree, I realized the wind was going to shift….
> The hunting was slow…. As I continued to glass the CRP, I caught the sheen of antlers moving directly toward me. Suddenly, the highway noise stopped, and the silence was interrupted by the raking of cedar limbs. I was in disbelief as my binoculars met the largest deer I’d ever seen.
> The buck continued to travel toward my last shooting lane…had only 15 yards to go before he would disappear. As he approached the second to last lane, I drew – but he shuffled on through the lane forcing me to let down.
> I adjusted the camera and then drew again as he entered the last lane. As if it were scripted, when he got into the lane, he lifted his head to look – and I released my arrow.
> The giant non-typical buck exceeded all expectations with a gross score of 205. It really felt like this deer was the culmination of hours of scouting and making a 17-hour move from home.
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Will electric ATV/UTVs become a thing because of low noise?
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> A bigger engine and more hp invariably comes with an amount of engine noise. The all-electric Stag blends horsepower, comfort, capability and more into a package that unlocks a new world of outdoor adventure without the drone of the engine ringing in your ears.
> The Stag pumps out class-leading 125 hp and 265 ft-lbs of torque, and if you opt for the Overboost mode and paddle shift package, you can bump that up to over 140 hp, letting you run up to 80 mph. Want that in a gas motor and you’d need a turbocharger and a lot more noise.
> The Stag has an expected range of over 100 miles on a single charge. …comes with a 7.2 kW on-board charger that allows the vehicle to be fully charged in less than 6 hours….
> …fully independent front and rear suspension and adjustable shocks…. The shocks let you adjust the ride quality to your personal liking….
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“The fastest and easiest way to quiet a bow significantly is to shoot a heavier arrow.”
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> In fact, there is no single other thing you can do to your bow that will silence it as quickly or as well as increasing your arrow weight.
> …a higher percentage of a bow’s stored energy is transferred to a heavy arrow as compared to a light arrow. Energy that is not transferred to the arrow is dissipated as vibration, and vibration causes noise.
> Heavy arrows will benefit your setup in many other ways. For example, a heavy arrow tends to be stiffer, which helps it penetrate better and group tighter with broadheads. Heavy, stiff arrows also make the bow more forgiving and tend to buck the wind better.
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Beware of this headline: “Chronic wasting disease may transmit to humans, research finds”
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> Previous research into CWD has studied hunters who consume game in geographies with high prevalence of the disease in animals and found no evidence of human infection. “This study is an experimental model, yet it gives a lot of new information and insight to the zoonotic potential of CWD if you compare it with other published studies….”
So:
- ZERO actual real-world evidence of CWD being transmitted to hunters.
- This “study” was just an experimental model – in other words, statistical tests with a computer. So it is manipulated and in no way real!
Here’s the kicker – there’s no way to tell anyway! 👇
> Another “compelling” finding by the researchers is that CWD may show up differently in humans than in animals and other human prion diseases, and be difficult to diagnose with current methods used to screen for human prion disease.
> “When we look at humans, we usually see a typical signature. And in this mouse model we did not find that signature, which means if this ever happens with humans, it will not look like the prion diseases that we know. It might be significantly different from whatever we know so far.”
Wait – they used modeling about MICE? Not even people?? 🤣
Gotta ask again: Why all these scare tactics about deer? 🤔
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> In 2021 non-resident bowhunters made up 19% of SD’s total number of archery deer licenses sold. However, those non-resident hunters took about half of the year’s mule deer buck harvest.
…plus a 20-deer aging test.
> …expects a heightened possibility of more quality bucks on the landscape, as deer from 4 and 5 years ago are reaching maturity and growing the largest racks of their lifetimes.
> “…in 2017, we had a [mule deer] count that was quite a bit higher than we did in the last few years, and so those ’17-’18 years are probably where your bigger bucks are going to come from. There’s a potential for a number of those to be out there, because our counts were fairly good back in ’17 and ’18 compared to the last few years.”
> After a 4-year experiment in 7 counties in the Panhandle, the TPWD has expanded the mule deer antler restrictions into 21 new counties, totaling 28 counties in the Panhandle. These include the original 7 counties in the experimental area, and the 15 counties in the southwest Panhandle where the season was expanded from 9 to 16 days.
> A legal buck deer is defined as a buck with an outside spread 20″ or greater.
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> “We did absolutely nothing. It’s like the moose have chosen us. It’s something they’ve done completely on their own.”
> With 3 decades of distribution experience, he brings a comprehensive knowledge of warehouse operations, pricing, supply chain, and inventory management…. McCartney spent nearly 30 years with General Parts Inc. (now Advance Auto Parts)….
> The Company has reason to believe that these individuals may have misappropriated the Company’s data and digital assets and transmitted that data to a third party controlled by Mr. Urvan and with which Ms. Lokey is associated.
> Mr. Urvan was aware of our concerns and our prior attempts to investigate and discern more information. We believe that his recently announced proxy contest to replace the entire Board may be, at least in part, an attempt by Mr. Urvan to thwart our investigation and driven by his desire to avoid accountability.
10. 2A stuff
> On Aug 30, 2022, a 3-judge panel in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled the PA government violated the Takings clause, the Second Amendment, and the Fourteenth Amendment when they refused to return a gun collection of the parents of a man who was convicted of murder.
> The parents never committed a crime. The state never used the parents’ gun collection as evidence. From a list of properties, I estimate 47 guns, accessories, computers,and other items valued at $40,000 or more were taken.
> The State [had] refused to return the parents’ property under the rule of force: we have them, and we won’t give them back.
11. Keep an eye on…
Why is it just deer they look at? 🤔 Anyhow, that study uses the bogus PCR test to “find” Covid. Some doctors are now saying that as long as the PCR test remains in use, Covid (and whatever else) will never end.
Does a thorough job of blaming people for everything from deer to ticks to global warming, and relating it all to Lyme disease. Surprised he left out aliens and solar flares! 😆
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Not deer but maybe something to pay attention to. Hunters are seeing and shooting fewer ducks than the biologists say are there, and fewer duck hunters is the result.
Headline of the Week
Yes it is!
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Deer Disease News
Hardin, Marion and Wyandot.
Used to be that term was only used for CWD.
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> Beretta’s first-ever hunting rifle, the BRX1, is a fast-shooting and well-built straight-pull, switch-barrel design built to NATO military standards, and it’s now on sale for $2599 in Australia. [= US $1,756]
> …major features include a 5-round, double-stack detachable box magazine, a polymer stock whose length of pull can be adjusted using spacers, an adjustable trigger, and cold hammer-forged barrels.
> The switch-barrel design allows use of 5 calibers for now: .243, 6.5 CM, .308, .30-06 and .300 Win Mag, though more may be added to the range later. Barrels initially offered are 51cm (20″) and 57cm (22.4″) long, with a 62cm (24.4″) option [scheduled] for later.
> The rifle has a truly ambidextrous design, in that its bolt handle can be installed on either side. By rotating the bolt head, your can select which side the spent case will eject from, and this is not dependent on which side the bolt handle is mounted. All this can be done without tools.
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> Ruger is attempting to fill the void left by the discontinuation of their SR-762 rifle with the introduction of their new SFAR or Small-Frame Autoloading Rifle. This new .308 AR-pattern rifle is a heavy-hitting option that manages to fit into similar dimensions as conventional AR-556 rifles as well as bringing the total weight of the entire package down to just 6.8 lbs for the 16″ version.
> …will come standard with a Ruger 2-port Boomer muzzle brake (removable), 15″ Lite aluminum free-floated and docked handguard with M-LOK slots, integrated QD swivels, a mid-length gas system for the 16″ version and rifle-length system for the 20″ version.
> Both the 16″ and 20″ versions will come equipped with a Ruger Elite 452 2-stage trigger which has an advertised pull weight of just 4.5 lbs.
> Both rifles will come standard with one 20-round Magpul PMAG and will also be compatible with other SR25/AR10 308 Win/7.62 NATO magazines.
MSRP = $1,229 for both configurations.
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> Made in Argentina, these slugs are individually CNC machined in .45 and .50 cal. Each precision-made slug measures to tolerances within +/- .03mm. This is unprecedented in the manufacturing of airgun ammunition….
> Initially designed for use in Hatsan’s line of big-bore PCP air rifles, they will give superior results in all .457 and .510 caliber PCP air rifles currently on the market.
> The .45 cal slugs are available in 180, 295, and 525-grain weights, with the 295-grain slug being a hollow point and the other two flat points. …30 rounds to a tin.
> The .50 cal slugs are available in 520 and 550 grains – both are hollow points and packed 22 pieces per screw-top tin.
MSRP ranges from $18.99 to $39.99 per tin.
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> …30-megapixel camera that delivers brilliant 16:9 ratio stills and 15-second 720p HD video clips…
> …half-second trigger speed combined with 42 nearly invisible infrared LEDs and a long 90-foot illumination/detection range…. A built-in automatic exposure control ensures top-quality image captures in all lighting conditions….
> Powered by 8 AA batteries or a 12-volt DC power source (not included)….
MSRP $89.99.
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> …leverages ScentLok’s 30+ years of apparel knowledge and John Eberharts 40+ years of saddle-hunting experience to deliver a garment that is tailor-made to deliver comfort and performance.
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> Stands set low offer unique advantages over conventional “20-footers.” Concealment is the first and foremost. A strategically hung stand doesn’t have to be 30′ high to hide you from the prying eyes of trophy bucks. If you can identify a large-diameter tree with surrounding side cover and back cover, you’d be surprised how well you can hide.
> My brother Eric once called this method “the ground blind in the sky,” as the goal should always be superior concealment.
> A low stand also offers shot opportunities over underbrush and keeps shot angles shallow, allowing for more anatomical forgiveness on the target animal.
> Another plus to hanging low? Less gear to pack! If I can use one single climbing stick with a small foot aider, I can get nearly 8′ above ground, and this makes for an ultralight mobile setup.
> …I like the visibility a low stand provides. Sometimes in dense hardwoods, the higher I climb, the visibility through the timber is reduced due to the roll of terrain contour or surrounding brush line. Seeing the target approaching out of a low set is a good plan to help anticipate shot opportunities.
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