Worlds largest typical whitetail deer

Who doesn’t love big bucks, especially big typical whitetail bucks that break records?

The Johnny King Buck

The Big Buck Club announced today that the Johnny King Buck from Wisconsin is the new World Record Typical Whitetail (gross scoring) buck of all time. On April 13, the bucks final scoring came in at a
gross 221-6/8
beating the Milo Hanson buck from Saskatchewan.

A panel of one Boone and Crockett scorers, one member of the North East Big Buck Club, and the official scorer who first scored the record in question scored the buck together. The Northeast Club mainly consists of entries from the east to mid-east but it also includes deer throughout North America. They celebrate all deer no matter where they come from. Another buck of interest is the Ronnie Stevens buck.


Our goal is not to dispute Boone and Crockett. Our goal is to be consistent with the rules of a gross-scoring club, in which there is no over-emphasis on symmetry. Symmetry is purely related to net scores.


Scoring varies between both clubs as they each have their own scoring system, but they are very close in criteria.

UPDATE ON THE JOHNNY KING BUCK

It’s official. Based on the Boone & Crocket

The General: Legendary whitetail deer that holds the title for the largest recorded typical rack in history


"The General" is a legendary whitetail deer that holds the title for the largest recorded typical rack in history. Although he was never harvested by a hunter, his sheds were discovered by a rancher in central Nebraska in the late 1950s, sparking the fascination of antler collectors across the country. During that era, hunting focused more on procuring food rather than pursuing deer with massive antlers. As a result, many remarkable racks were left forgotten and overlooked. However, as the popularity of antler collecting grew, enthusiasts scoured small towns and rural areas in search of these hidden treasures. "The General" emerged as the pinnacle among typical whitetails, reigning above all others.

The story of "The General" begins with Tim Condict, an Oklahoma outfitter who sought new hunting territory across the Midwest and central United States in the 1990s. His quest led him to Nebraska, a state known for producing large whitetail bucks, including notable specimens like the Del Austin buck scoring an impressive 279 7/8 and Vernon Virkas's typical buck at 199 5/8. Ne

Exclusive Video: Dustin Huff Buck Ranked as No. 2 Typical




March 24, 2022 Update:

We posted the story of Dustin Huff's giant Indiana typical to the Realtree Rack Report back in mid-February. Yesterday, the Huff Buck's net entry score of 211 4/8 was officially accepted by the Boone & Crockett Club's Big Game Records, according to
North American Whitetail
.









What's that mean? For now, the Huff Buck ranks as the No. 2 all-time largest typical whitetail in the world, second only to Milo Hanson's World Record 213 5/8 buck, taken in Saskatchewan in 1993. That also makes it the largest typical whitetail ever taken in the United States, and certainly the largest typical buck ever taken with a crossbow.

To dethrone the James Jordan Buck (206 1/8) and officially be recognized in the B&C records as the second-biggest typical of all time, the Huff Buck will have to be panel-scored by Boone & Crockett judges, an event that won't happen until after B&C's 32nd Big Game Awards Period ends in 2025.

Still, whitetails of this caliber don't walk past treestands often, and typicals are the rarest of them all. Odds are, the Dustin Huff Buck is the world-record runner-up, and will st


Ever wonder what it takes to kill a big buck? I mean, like an all-time top-five whitetail deer? First, live in the Midwest. Second, be in the right place at the right time. Here are the stories and photos behind the top five biggest free-range deer ever to make it in the record book. All of these big buck deer photos are courtesy of the Boone and Crockett Club.


#1

Missouri: World Record Whitetail Deer







Score: 333-7/8
Year: 1981


Plenty of deer give hunters heartburn, and the deer you’re about to read about became a real pain after it died.

In early November 1981, David Beckman met game warden Michael Helland along a road in northern St. Louis County, Missouri. Beckman asked Holland to check the deer he killed, saving him a drive to an official check station. Helland checked the deer, and Beckman drove away. On the drive home, Beckman spotted a dead buck lying inside a fence along the road. Most folks aren’t going to stop for any old deer, but Beckman saw this was anything but an ordinary deer.

Beckman received permission from the landowner to retrieve the deer, but the state of Missouri took the deer, whose rack weighed more than 11 pounds. Curiously, it had few tee