Record book buck poached in texas

While many hunters in the area attempted to track down the massive buck, hansen beat them all to the punch, taking down the buck with two steady shots from his rifle. The buck, had it been legally killed and certified by record keepers, likely would have been among the top 10 largest blacktails ever taken in north america, said experts familiar with the trophy. It is truly a oneinamillion animal, the biggest of the big. Unfortunately, times have changed and all to often we read or hear about some hunter claiming to have shot a record book buck, only to discover it was a fake. The club is dedicated to preserving our hunting heritage, scoring and keeping big game records, maintaining hunter ethics, and furthering conservation education. The buck, now known as the missouri monarch, was officially scored at 333 78 points and was recognized as the new worlds record nontypical whitetail at the boone and crockett clubs 1983 awards program. After pouring over record book data in an attempt to identify these bigbuck neighborhoods, here are some takeaways. Austin the second largest whitetail buck ever in texas could be headed to the record books with an asterisk. State conservation officers recently seized a record book deer rack and filed poaching charges against a cannon falls man. At a net score of 264 18inches, the denton county buck is third best in texas history, falling behind only the legendary former world record brady buck, a 284 38inch net whitetail taken in. Denton county man admits to poaching record whitetail buck. The patch, which features a bull elk, bear and buck on a keystone state outline, was designed by wellknown graphic designer mark anderson. Lynn burkhead poached denton county buck among historys.

Lodi man poached trophy buck and tried to hide its head. The poaching of whitetailed deer has always been a concern of landowners in texas, but especially in recent years because of the increased monetary value that quality deer represent. We analyzed where the top200 record book typical and nontypical whitetails were shot in 2010 to 2015. These records are stored in a secure location, easily sent to friends and family and will capture valuable data for researchers, wildlife managers and conservationists across the state. He was well known to be 100% nocturnal except for during the rut. An illegally shot deer not only aggravates lawabiding hunters, but it can be a direct shot to a landowners pocket book. The deer was near worldrecord size, according to the boone and crockett website. A few weeks ago, we told you about the potential new world record whitetail killed by a teen in oklahoma. He was arrested back in 1998 for poaching 116 trophy whitetails over a 22 year period. Discussion in news articles started by moonpie, jan 29, 2018. The book is an autobiography by poacher charles beaty. It turns out the buck may be the potential state record and that now only adds notoriety to the crime. The current record, held by stephen tucker from tennessee, is a 47point buck.

The current florida record sits at 201 38 dating back to 1940. Apparently he would sneak onto large trophy ranches in texas and poach deer. At that reported boone and crockett score, the illegally killed denton county buck falls behind only the texas state record and. That buck is one of the biggest to have ever been harvested in texas. A herd of whitetailed deer stayed on the property, and the biggest buck was a mature deer staff nicknamed big boi. Killed in early october 2017 north of dallas in denton county, the texas parks and wildlife department says that the 278inch buck is the second biggest freeranging whitetail ever reported in the state. Notable poaching cases this hunting season multibrief.

With well over 500 pictures, including two color sections, every turn of the page reveals another image of texas hunting history. After more than 70 years of hunting in texas, billy noble bagged the buck of a lifetime. Share this article wyoming mule deer buck poached by nate strong. Hunters 51point buck may mean tn man loses recordholder. Michigan record bucks by county 10 matching articles. Garrett, allie morris and james barragan dallas county reports another. For the past several years, biologists and visitors to sea center texas in lake jackson got to see more than sea life. Huge florida nontypical whitetail poached north of miami. The game plan was to set up at opposite ends of travel corridor and. A facebook post by the martin county sheriffs office, states that a 23point buck that was poached on state property may be a state record while the poaching of any animal is a despicable act, the unfortunate killing of such a large deer only compounds the tragedy of this crime. The world record killed in 2003 by tony lovstuen in albia, iowa, had 38. Stealing beauty tpw magazine november 2002 texas parks. Lubbock hunter sets state record with 222pound, 17point. All record data below obtained through the boone and crockett clubs online trophy search at.

It was determined that the buck died of natural causes and demolished the score of the previous record. Greg abbott says daycares can open immediately, bars can reopen friday at 25%, summer school june 1 by robert t. Shot high and came back to the feeder 2 days later where it was allegedly put out of its misery after legal shooting hours by the suspect. He bagged a recordsetting 278point buck in north texas. Incidental observations records of deer clas sified by sex. Both of those bucks were taken off a 4,200acre high fence ranch in webb county in south texas.

The massive whitetail beat out kent petrys 1966 flathead county buck by fractions of an inch. Whitetailed buck poached in denton county couldve been in record books, instead itll be on wall of shame a photo of travis johnson posing with the deer in the daytime began. This stunning game commission patch, available only to those trophy owners who have a listing in the record book, is sure to become a. There has never been a more complete volume of recordkeeping than this 576 page, hard cover, book. Though this bull will not make the record book, the official score sheet will be kept on file by the boone and crockett club. Recordbuck ranch 7222 cr 354, utopia, texas 78884 rated 4. The buck had an inside spread of 25 18 inches, and it doesnt seem to likely that a deer will top its score anytime soon. Indiana has a onebuck rule, and hed already taken a buck during bow season. Keith szableswki, a hunter in illinois, bagged what may be a 51point buck, and could be a national record. Dnr says buck with record rack was poached city pages. When you look at state level data, the states youd expect to be present on the list are.

Read about the states top whitetail deer within dozens and dozens of stories about the hunt itself. A typical buck that scored 199 78 was shot by a rifle hunter in 1999. This is the third kansas buck with antlers that could qualify as a state record that isnt officially recognized. While it remains to be seen exactly where this poached florida whitetail falls in the record book listings, it follows on the heels of several other. Whitetailed buck poached in denton county couldve been.

Here is the new certified world record whitetail buck outdoorhub reporters 01. The investigation was conducted in collaboration with the texas game wardens. New world record whitetail buck 32 matching articles. Whats more, had the north texas buck not been poached, it potentially would have been one of the largest hunterharvested whitetails of alltime. Recently, i read that some hunter had had the good fortune to harvest a boone and crockett buck score 170 or better. Recordbuck ranch is the premier destination for yearround hunting in texas, with trophy whitetail deer, over 50 species of exotics, and plenty of elk, turkey, pheasant, and texas dove hunts. All of these poached deer would have held high places in the record books, had. I had three recordbook bucks, and killed a dozen that missed the book by one point. The main purpose of the survey is to track hunter and harvest trends for whitetailed deer odocoileus virginianus at the statewide level, as well as unit n 4 4 and ecoregion n 12 levels. Man admits to poaching record whitetail buck photo. At the request of a relative, he had the antlers scored shortly after getting the head mounted. In fact, the antlers of this monster buck are so massive. Potential state record buck poached the hunting news.

It can be your first buck, your biggest buck, or anything in between. Cannon falls man charged with poaching record whitetailed buck by chris niskanen email protected updated. Denton county man admits to poaching record whitetail buck austin the second largest whitetail buck ever in texas could be headed to the record books with an asterisk. Spain illegally poached the buck his second this season in a state that only. Father and son accused of poaching deer on uhclear lake nature. Here is the new certified world record whitetail buck.

Texas biggest open range buck in 100 years texas fish. Mark lee of crosby displays texas newest state record free ranging nontypical whitetail. According to the sheriffs department, here is how everything went down. As it turned out, the buck and doe had passed right in front of my mooseman acquaintance on their way toward me. Man admits to poaching record whitetail near pilot point.

Notorious poacher, charles beaty writes tell all book. It also supplants the san jacinto county whopper taken last season by bowhunter a. Buck fever wont appeal to all readers, but if you grew up with good ol boys and texas politics, this book will fit right in there. The story centers around a texas lobbyist who made lots of money and created much influence in austin, who then moves to the johnson city area blanco county, texas and buys a huge ranch on which he raises. That record book listing details a florida panhandle buck from the world war ii era, a 201 38inch nontypical buck sporting 25 scorable points taken by hunter clark durrance way back in 1941. Downs of conroe as the low fence tbga state record for rifle or bow. Take an inside look at the milo hanson buck, a monster 12point that scored 2 58 in 1993, and still sits atop the boone and crockett clubs record books as. Spain illegally poached the buck his second this season in a state that only allows one per year. Serious hunters choose recordbuck because we consistently harvest some of the biggest trophies in the world. The current state record, a buck killed by dave wachtel in sumner county in 2000, grossed 256 points and netted 244 38. Florida poacher shoots state record buck, poacher pictured. Across most our northern regionsboth the upper peninsula and the northern lower peninsuladeer numbers have been on the rise over the past several years, said brent rudolph, deer and elk program leader for the michigan department of natural resources. The second largest whitetail buck ever in texas could be headed to the record books with an asterisk.

William shakespeare dealt specifically with deer poaching in the merry. It appeared to be a recordsetter, but now it will come with an asterisk. While scrolling through facebook i happened across a post about a book called the prince of poaching. Whopper whitetails the biggest bucks on record grand.