World record whitetail deer 2024
With 2024 coming to a close, it's time to look back at the year in big deer. And what a year it's been. We kicked off this season-long report of top-end whitetails with a batch of impressive early-season bucks, and as we wrap it up by adding the latest late-season giants, it becomes clear as a bell just how good 2024 has been for world-class whitetails.
In all the years we've been reporting on huge bucks taken by hunters all around the country, I can't remember another when we've featured so many 200-plus-inch nontypicals or so many near-200-inch typicals. While there are plenty of things we could improve about modern deer hunting, when it comes to producing and tagging enormous whitetail bucks, we are living in the good old days. So, why not celebrate and take stock of another banner year in the whitetail woods by gawking at all the incredible specimens below?
Biggest Bucks of the 2024 Late Season
This group of monsters includes bucks taken after the rut and into winter, as well as any buck taken earlier in the year that we just learned about. Stay tuned, as we will continue to add any additional whoppers we get wind of.
Record-Busting Cactus Buck
"The white tailed deer is America’s number one game animal, so when I decided to embark on a journey to hunt the biggest one in history, I knew this would be a pretty lofty goal. I started with a look through the record books and saw half of the top 10 deer ever harvested came from Quest Haven - including the all time #1 at 727” back in 2016; so I knew the score to beat and a goal was set!
I reached out to the Walk family and began hunting with them every fall in hopes of someday breaking the record. Over the years, we’ve been blessed to get to know the Walk’s like family, and we’ve brought many of our own family and friends to hunt there as well. In 2020, we came very close to breaking the record, with a magnificent deer that fell just slightly short, at 696,” which became the new #2 all time deer.
Then, In 2024, the magic happened! In July, the Walk’s had two extraordinary deer that were growing strong in velvet, pushing lots and lots of inches. We knew they were both monsters and had the potential to possibly break the record….but they were both incredible, and It was hard to tell which would be the bi
Pope and Young Announces TWO New Whitetail World Records
Pope and Young Announces Two New Chart Topping Velvet Whitetails
By Dylan Ray - July 15, 2024
July 16th, 2024 - Pope and Young, America’s leading bowhunting organization, is excited to announce a new World Record Typical Whitetail Deer in Velvet and a new World Record Non-Typical Whitetail Deer in Velvet. Pope and Young convened a special panel to measure these potential World Records at a Measurers Workshop held in Regina, Saskatchewan on June 15th, and these two amazing bucks have been verified as new World Records in their respective categories.
Jack McNaughton shot his Typical Whitetail in Velvet near the Smokey River in Alberta on August 31st, 2013. Jack’s buck has a verified final score of 182 4/8” topping the charts and coming in as a new world record.
“Jack’s buck is one of the most incredible whitetails I have ever seen. The velvet was still in immaculate condition, and the symmetry of this buck is impressive to say the least,” stated Tim Rozewski, Pope & Young Director of Records.
Dallas Heinrichs shot his giant Non-typical Whitetail in Velvet near Hillmond Saskatchewan on September 3rd, 2012. Dallas’
The Biggest Bucks of 2024
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As 2024 draws to a close, we’re taking a closer look at the deer that stood out. These are seven of the biggest and baddest whitetail bucks featured in
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this deer season, and ones we’ll surely remember as we head into the New Year.
A 30-Point Ohio Monster
Logan Urban, an 18-