RE: Mid West Large Bucks
 

Hickory Ridge outfitters is a bowhunting only outfitter.A six day hunt is 1,500.00. A nebraska tag is about 180.00, available over the counter.
This includes 3 homestyle meals a day,modern cabin and some darned good deer huntin!;)
Interested? e-mail me at [email protected]
Jerry

RE: Mid West Large Bucks
 

I was talking with my brother-in-law over the weekend and he said that a guy out in the middle of Nebraska harvested a buck that scores 228 5/8 with a muzzleloader this year. I haven't seen anything printed on it yet, but will continue to look to see if I can find it. I'll try to post it if I can.

RE: Mid West Large Bucks
 

I think another reason that iowa is known for its big bucks is because of when there gun season is. There gun season is well after the main rut in December. Here in Mn our gun seasons are right smack dab in the middle of the peak of the rut 2nd week of November. I only live 20 miles from the iowa border in s.e Mn. and you can tell a major difference in the age structure in their deer.

Tom

RE: Mid West Large Bucks
 

We have a good number of trophy bucks here in Maine. The chart is not an accurate picture though because many (most) locals don't bother to enter their deer, or even score them at all. Body weight is the traditional measure of a big buck, and it is still that way today although now there is growing interest in scoring big racks. Big woods and low deer density makes for some big bucks......the trick is finding them!

RE: Mid West Large Bucks
 

Here is an update about a nice buck from Nebraska taken by Jeff Moodyby bow.

[link]http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=528&u_xid=929&u_sid=946199[/link]

Let me know if it doesn't work.

The buck is actually a 10-by-12 buck that includes 41 inches of nontypical points. It basically is a six-by-seven and has a 29-inch main beam. The rack measures 24 inches wide outside, 21 3/8 inches inside and measures 225 3/8 green scored.

Here are Nebraska's record bucks:

WHITETAIL

Nontypical
• Archery-1, 279 7/8, Del Austin, Hastings, Hall County, 1962. 2, 2123/8, Ronald Kelly, Blair, Thurston County, 1995. 3, 212`, Carl Clements, Lexington, Buffalo County, 1985

• Firearm-1, 2425/8, Robert Snyder, Genoa, Nance County, 1961. 2, 239, Dan Boliver, Omaha, Pawnee County, 1996. 3, 238, Donald Phipps, Valentine, Cherry County, 1969.

• Muzzleloader-1, 200 6/8, Mark Dillon, La Vista, Sarpy County, 2001. 2, 2003/8, Tyler Fountain, Lincoln, Lancaster County, 2000. 3, 194 7/8, Tim Meradith, York, York County, 1997.

Typical

• Archery-1, 189 4/8, Bob Vrbsky, Kearney, Buffalo County, 1978. 2, 181 4/8, Steve Pecsenye, Midlothian, Ill., Keya Paha County, 1966. 3, 1745/8, Bryan Poole, Florida, Brown County, 1999.

• Firearm-1, 199 2/8, Vernon Virka, Morse Bluff, Saunders County, 1983. 2, 196 4/8, John Harvey, Orchard, Antelope County, 1963. 3, 194 1/8, E. Fahrenholz, Allen, Dakota County, 1966

• Muzzleloader-1, 175, Chip Wical, Wayne, Washington County, 1996. 2, 165 4/8, Clifford Taylor, Swanton, Saline County, 1995. 3, 163 7/8, Bill Hauschild, Cairo, Buffalo County, 1996.

MULE DEER
Nontypical

• Archery-1, 245 4/8, Gavin McClintock, Holyoke, Colo., Chase County, 1999. 2, 226 6/8, Barry Johnson, North Platte, Chase County, 1992. 3, 202 4/8, Douglas Buckley, Harrison, Sioux County, 1982.

• Firearm-1, 265 2/8, Leo Dwyer, Elgin, Wheeler County, 1959. 2, 265 1/8, Charles Hogeland, Hayes Center, Hayes County, 1994. 3, 256 7/8, Art Thomsen, Alliance, Dawes County, 1960.

• Muzzleloader-1, 193`, Rick Kinne, McCook, Red Willow, 1998. 2, 186 7/8, Eric Moul, Lemoyne, Keith County, 1996. 3, 181, John Burke, Kimball, Kimball County, 1998.

Typical

• Archery-1, 184 6/8, Kirk Peters, Crawford, Dawes County, 1989. 2, 1783/8, Barry Johnson, North Platte, Lincoln County, 1996. 3, 176 2/8, M.R. Buchtel, North Platte, Lincoln County, 1959.

• Firearm-1, 196 2/8, Terry Sandstrom, Casper, Wyo., Dawes County, 1968. 2, 1953/8, Brent Klein, McCook, Frontier County, 1984. 3, 194 4/8, Barry Johnson, Lamar, Dundy County, 1982.

• Muzzleloader-1, 183`, Scott Hanchera, Danbury, Red Willow, 1998. 2, 174 6/8, Todd Ouderkirk, Gering, Scotts Bluff County, 2002. 3, 171 4/8, Erin Daly, Alliance, Garden County, 1997.

RE: Mid West Large Bucks
 

Jeff Moody is a guide for Hickory Ridge outfitters and his buck is pictured several times on my website,along with the story of the hunt! They aged this buck at 5 1/2 yrs,so he has some offspring runnin our woods!
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