Northwestern Ohio has blocks of fields and woods, Kline says. Settle steadied the bow. ELD-X Precision Hunter). I kind of got out of it for a while because I went to college and lived in the city, but I made it back out into the country and got back into it. This deer is big, he carries a big, non-typical frame. Mike Clerkin heads to the legendary Buffalo County, Wisconsin, in search of early season whitetail action. It all happened within three minutes. That's the second big deer killed in that area, we're they are doing construction across from kroger,. By mid-October he was gone again, so we started scouting the area with cameras trying to find him. As Herman got older, he turned into a bona fide giant. Hes so much bigger in person. Gordon Whittington talks with Steven Sprout about the trophy buck he took back in 1998 while bowhunting public land in Illinois. Deer hunting in Tennessee started strong during the summer and finished strong in January with the harvest almost 20% larger than the previous season. Hes a union carpenter and lived a couple of miles from his current property. Published Sep 15, 2021 6:00 PM EDT. Settle immediately felt confident about his shot placement. 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Casey Reed had photos of one particular buck on his farm from the past three seasons, and this year he hoped to tag the 5 -year-old giant. Spot and range targets without wasting valuable seconds switching between gear with Luepold's new rangefinder binocular, the BX-4 Range HD. Around 5:30 p.m., he decided to call his friend, Kyle Moore, to see if he wanted to come sit the remainder of the evening with him. The National Wild Turkey Federation's mission to conserve wild turkey and preserve hunting heritage is still going strong after a half-century. Knowing that Kline had actively hunted this deer for years, the landowner was nice enough to let him keep the rack. He only wanted Sasquatch. All thanks to the good Lord above.". 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. Winchester's new Big Bore ammo, available in 10 mm, .44 Mag., .357 Mag., and .45 Colt, is specifically designed for big bears in bear country. Of the elk harvested, 21,000 were bulls. I never showed the trail cam pictures to anybody I knew what he was., Settle recently set up an elevated ground blind on the corner of his property closest to his house. So, on opening weekend, he moved in and hunted along a promising ridge line. In the video above, Matt Willson of Ruger highlights the features with Game & Fish's John Taranto. The buck was bedded down. 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. The rifle has five caliber offerings, two barrel choices and three different riser stocks. While Deckard had hoped his father would be the one to kill the big velvet buck, they were both just glad a Deckard had tagged him. The afternoon before the opener, he glassed a large soybean field and spotted the giant, plus a 150-inch buck and others, as they walked out into the open. He decided it was worth checking out and that he still had plenty of time for a stalk. We know he traveled further than that, but he spent most of his time in this area. We are still blown away that we killed Sasquatch. note the day it was shot, Nov. 11. In December of 2019, it happened while Kline was there. FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) A Kentucky coal miner died Saturday in an accident at an underground mine, authorities said. Records of North American Whitetail Deer is available for $60 on the Boone and Crockett Club's website; B&C Associates receive a 20% discount. Having disappeared from cameras during the heart of hunting season, its possible that another hunter wounded Herman. James Kroll and Haynes Shelton talk about being realistic when it comes to managing a smaller deer property in this edition of Dr. That looks like a wood pile on his head! I turned to Dad and threw my hands in the air, and I promise you have never seen a man climb out of a tree faster than Dad did that day. That was also when we finally had a daylight picture of him, making us think this could be the year. The new Frontier, available in 8x42 and 10x42, has all the range-finding capabilities a hunter needs. After that season, he decided to focus all his energy on hunting that deer. From seeing him to when I shot him it was a three-minute thrill ride, Huff told MeatEater. Deer. I immediately had my gun up and the safety off. Words cannot describe the image of him coming in.". Moore got there about 5:45 p.m. in knee-high boots, basketball shorts and a camo top. The window is short, usually lasting only five to 10 days, but those who work hard to pattern deer during the pre-season have a great chance of tagging a good buck. LaRue's Ethan Alexander talks about the Siete's features with Game & Fish's Adam Heggenstaller at SHOT Show 2023 in Las Vegas. Reed had in-person encounters with this giant deer in 2019 and 2020. When the wind is blowing toward his home, he knows that its a good time to hunt from the blindlike it was on Saturday, September 11, 2021, when Settle decided to go hunting around 2:30 p.m. Browning Ammunition has two big-game hunting loads new for 2023 that are effective on a wide range of species: the Max Point and Silver Series. Buck after buck walked in and out of view, but each one looked up at Lacefields position. I was just elated with joy. He thought it probably had a 14 or 16 point rack. A photo of a dead deer prompted an . It was on Sept. 4 when Jamison Standard and Casey Reed tagged two of the biggest deer from opening day. That summer, Dad ordered a topo map of Sasquatchs core area, which was about 3,000 acres. Harvest Comparison by Year. "I havent seen one sign of a deer. Browning's Rafę Nielsen shares details on the new X-Bolt Pro LR McMillan hunting rifle with Game & Fish Editorial Director Adam Heggenstaller at SHOT Show 2023 in Las Vegas. The 360 Buckhammer cartridge is designed for lever-action rifles and will be available in two Remington Core-Lokt loads. Subscribe to OL+ for our best feature stories and photography. Kirkpatrick scrambled to get ready for deer season. After finding the buck, a game warden arrived to check everything out. He asked where I wanted to hunt, and I told him the same place as yesterday, because I had a good feeling about that spot. ELD Match, and 175 gr. When hunting season came around, we never got another picture of him. Dad told me to climb down and make sure he was dead. Oklahoma's bow hunters have killed some big bucks already this young archery season, but perhaps the most impressive so far has been Johnny Maxwell's 28-point whitetail from Stephens County. On the third day, the buck didnt show at all. Legendary Whitetails has it on display. (Settle has a medical exemption to use a crossbow during archery season because of a herniated disk in his neck. Then he retrieved his gear from the blind returned home to pick up his 16- and 18-year-old boys, who Settle calls his little tracking dogs. They went back to look for the buck. Around 6:15 p.m., a small, 6-point buck walk through behind them. seizing and destroying hunter-killed deer brought in . They loaded it up on a small ATV and brought it home. When bow season rolled around, we seldom got pictures of Sasquatch; and when we did, they were never during daylight. A creek rippled along behind the blind. Land Between the Lakes (LBL) is a 170,000-acre peninsula between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley, with 110,000 of those acres being in Kentucky. DEC Announces 2020-21 Deer Harvest Estimates Hunters in New York Harvested More than 253,000 Deer in 2020-21 . As proof of the effort's success, in 2020 two new records were set with the largest typical and non-typical archery bucks ever taken . Weather Service confirms tornado with two tracks in Jackson County, Huntsville Utilities employee hurt while repairing power lines, Limestone Co. Sheriffs Office searching for car thief, One person hospitalized Saturday in Huntsville crash, One injured in Huntsville shooting Friday evening. It stretched the tape to 179 inches. I felt like my dad was with me like an angel on my shoulder, he says. Biggest bucks Ive ever seen were in the middle of Louisville. Andy Beshear told . 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. They watched it feed along as the sun began to dip lower behind the trees. Warren County, Mississippi Turns out the area around Vicksburg, Mississippi, is more than just an attraction for Civil War history buffs. Beach was ecstatic. Hiking, biking, fishing and small game hunting are all very popular. We knew Sasquatch was big, but to have our hands on his rack was a completely different story. "I remember catching a glimpse of the top of his rack coming through the woods," Reed said. Features quick-change barrel system. I found a stand I really liked, cleaned up the area around it and placed a camera two weeks before the hunt. Few people could really hunt him because of where he was unless he traveled around or went across the road, which he did.. This winter, he found the bucks rack, By in early November. To have the opportunity to take a buck like this is a dream come true.". Jason Kline shows off the beast that he hunted for nearly a decade. JavaScript is disabled. It was on Sept. 4 when Jamison Standard and Casey Reed tagged two of the biggest deer from opening day. Date of Kill: Aug. 22, 2021. A week later we went back to check the cameras and there he was: Sasquatch in daylight. Reed took it and the arrow flew true. Sasquatch officially has 15 scorable points that make his gross score 193 0/8 inches. The 25-point deer may be impressive, however the way it was killed, is not. I heard the same story as you. 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. Miss a Deer? He shot nice bucks each of the past three seasons, including a nice 13-pointer last year. He had never seen the buck before that day. He is truly special. 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. There was a wild sapling pushed right up against the trees on the weed line. Wildlife & Freshwater Fisheries law enforcement officers say this is the biggest deer theyve seen all season. In rare cases, wild whitetails can live for 20 years or more. It was cloudy and cool on Sept. 5. ), It took me a long time to get over to the deer, he says. I looked around a little bit and something caught my eye. I used that to stay in the bucks blind spot. Published Jan 27, 2021 8:50 PM EST. Personal defense in the hunting woods could involve taking down a charging bear. In this edition of "Big Buck Profile," Gordon Whittington talks with young whitetail hunter Reid Crawford about his trophy buck taken in 2017. All of those four are among the top 15 in the state in their respective category. "Don't move. I wasnt really getting many pictures of him, though, and my only good chance to kill this deer was during the rut, Kline says. I never told a soul about him. | After our interview with Settle, we were confident that his story was true. An Edmond hunter has killed a deer that likely will be a state archery record and is possibly the highest scoring typical whitetail buck ever taken in the state. I got a little concerned, Kline says. Marlin is back in the game with the re-introduction of the classic 336 and 1894 lever-action hunting rifles. But the left side boasted an Social media is abuzz this morning as deer hunters fawn over what might be the new world record whitetail. Sage Marshall They use the clearing to get back and forth between the ag-fields and the hardwoods., Settle got to work setting up mineral and food plots and installing several permanent stands. Read Next: Shed Hunting: Secrets of the Shed Masters. Hunting July 28, 2021 1 Five Underrated Areas for Kentucky Public Land Deer Hunting by John Stepp Pennyrile State Forest Size: 14,379 acres Location: Christian & Caldwell Counties Total Harvest 2020: 79 Bucks: 56 Does: 23 Terrain: Moderate to Hard; Most hunting areas consists of hills and ridges 10 Amazing Photos of a Buck Shedding Velvet, How to Tag a Velvet Whitetail Buck (and the Best States to Make It Happen). By Chris Lawrence. Much to his surprise, the deer returned this summer. Kline hoped for the best, but expected the worst. Congrats on the once-in-a-lifetime hunt, Blake. Opening day of deer season 2021 didn't disappoint with reports of Bluegrass State bucks taken by bowhunters measuring 170-plus inches. 2:33. Dr. James Kroll and Haynes Shelton explain why it's important to know your neighbors when operating a smaller deer property. Look below you," Moore told him. 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. His elusiveness led to us joking about him even being real, which is where he got the name Sasquatch. Clark's huge buck carried 23. However, when Keating found a small hole in the bucks left ear, the illusion of this being a free-range deer started to disappear. His story started several years ago, when a big 9-pointer graced his trail cameras. After giving the deer plenty of time, the Arkenaus took up the blood trail, and found the buck. He took the shot. We spent a lot of time out in the woods together growing up. The new Frontier, available in 8x42 and 10x42, has all the range-finding capabilities a hunter needs. Public Land Results. Six weeks before the opener, he fell from a 12-foot ladder stand, and broke or fractured his wrists, ribs, and ankles. Logan Beach arrowed this 162-inch giant in Logan County, Kentucky. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Here are there stories of those giant bucks. When he stood up, he had nothing but his rump facing me. The deer started out as a main-frame 8-pointer, but sported a shiny sticker, too. Subscriber Services. A food plot and lots of edge habitat stretched out in front of them. He's killed his fair share of good ones, but there's only ever been one "Herman," which is the monster buck he focused on for the past five seasons. The illegal killing of a trophy deer in Northern Kentucky led to the arrest of a hunter, Kentucky officials said. This big buck had historically spent the early and late seasons on the Arkenaus property, and spent the rut elsewhere. No one would believe me anyway. I felt the dread of thinking its never going to work out again. Score: 155 inches. To get started, click the link below to visit mymagnow.com and learn how to access your digital magazine. 0:05. Which begs the question: Why arent more bird hunters using them? Josh Honeycutt 2019-2020 Total Harvest Summary 148,395 deer were harvested during the 2019-20 deer season, which is the second highest harvest on record. It truly felt like I was supposed to be in that stand.". Word continued to spread, and once social media got ahold of the story it went viral. 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. (Photo courtesy of Jacob Carnine) I looked up at Dad and with tears in our eyes we went crazy, and we said a prayer thanking God for this opportunity. Eventually, the music stopped and the shotgun blasts faded. I could tell that a lot of deer were running through here, he says, noting that the neighbors also allow him to hunt their adjoining land. Eventually he found waterfowl hunting, which has consumed his time in recent years, but he finds his way back to the deer woods every season. To get started, click the link below to visit mymagnow.com and learn how to access your digital magazine. Keith Srakocic AP. All Game & Fish subscribers now have digital access to their magazine content. It was amazing to have this experience with my family; it was a day I will never forget. Wish someone had some better pics. The National Wild Turkey Federation's mission to conserve wild turkey and preserve hunting heritage is still going strong after a half-century. To be so close, and to not be able to pull the trigger, that was difficult to deal with.. I was so mad about last year, Kline says. What is the biggest deer killed in Kentucky? Settles biological father, Terry, passed away earlier this year. What is the most dangerous animal in Kentucky? Back before the construction went full bore that is. "It was emotional because this was [my girlfriend's] uncle's old stand. The buck ran a short distance and tipped over. The rack is still in the drying phase before it can be officially scored B&C. CWP collects hunters' voluntary harvest reports, and estimated 84,000 hunters killed 38,000 deer. "My dad raised me to love deer and turkey hunting," Reed said. But on Sunday morning it was just me and Dad. The buck had a huge body, and we guessed him to be 4 or 5 years old. Joe Lacefield accomplished both simultaneously. Nathan Simmons of Browning and Game & Fish's John Taranto take a closer look at both cartridges at SHOT Show 2023 in Las Vegas. He even had surgery on his wrist. But he never got the chance. The whitetail had a three-point right side, the size of which wasnt anything special. Conservation officers said if you see something, say something. The raw score of the behemoth buck is 212 inches. The carcass was picked over by scavengers so there was no way to tell what had actually killed the buck. GILBERT, W.Va . But the average age of deer, especially bucks, depends a lot on the choices hunters make. In October, the stud disappeared. All North American Whitetail subscribers now have digital access to their magazine content. Nice to see other people from Richmond. He just sat there, admiring the deer and soaking in the conclusion of a multi-year hunt. About 15 minutes before dark, the deer appeared yet again, walking toward Deckards stand for a third time. It was Dads biggest LBL deer ever, a 170-inch buck that we had two years of sheds from, but it wasnt the deer he was after. And there are several roads throughout the area, so many areas are easily accessible. We then went to the entrance of LBL to get a picture with the Land Between the Lakes sign and Sasquatch. He saw only two deer that evening: A 3-year-old buck traveling with the big 4.5-year-old he was hoping to see. One of the best messages we received was from a local woman saying she may have found three of Sasquatchs sheds while squirrel hunting. "I killed him at five paces," he said, from a portable stand about 25 feet high in a tree. Mel's Perfect 66 Illinois deer scored 204 inches. Published Sep 15, 2021 12:23 PM EDT. About an hour later a small buck chased a doe from the same direction Dad had seen Sasquatch. One of the things Kentucky deer hunters look forward to is hunting velvet bucks. He hoped the buck might return in camera photos, but he knew in his gut that wasnt likely to happen. He has double drops that are huge. 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"As I walked to my stand, I used my rangefinder to range my tree at 50, 40, 30, and 20 yards. I stopped a bunch to try to check him out and calm myself down. They knew theyd target the giant 12-pointer this year, and they did just that on the Kentucky opener. He says it was one of the most intense moments of his life. "The sun was starting to sink but there was still plenty of daylight left.". June 28th, 2013 | Big Deer Stories, BigDeer | 2 Comments Dustin Finley tells me his dad, Larry, killed this deer in Pendleton Co, KY on 11-11-12; they measured him at 226 7/8. It started with a friend of ours getting one trail camera picture of him in December 2017. November 11, 2021 - 3:17 pm. Several oaks were already dropping acorns, and there was heavy deer sign. I knew that if I would get the opportunity, I didnt want to be all out of breath and shaky., He stopped for a longer break around 55 yards from the buck. Reed has owned the farm he hunts for eight years and has spent a lot of time developing it into what it is. We told them to grab all his sheds off the mantle and meet us in LBL to drag him out. You can scout and hunt hard and not see a deer for days. He pulled out his phone to try to take a quick video of the deer, but then a squirrel started barking at him. LIMESTONE COUNTY, AL (WAFF) - In November, a Limestone County man illegally killed a 25-point deer on private property. In January we got one picture of him, nearly two miles from where wed found his previous years sheds.
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