Mike Huckabee Delta Rivers Nature Center, Forrest L. Wood Crowley's Ridge Nature Center, Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center, Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center, J.B. and Johnelle Hunt Family Ozark Highlands Nature Center, Rick Evans Grandview Prairie Nature Center, Recruitment, Retention and Reactivation Action Plan | 2020-2025, Disability, Mobility-impaired, 65-Plus, Military Retiree, Lifetime Licenses, www.agfc.com/en/hunting/big-game/deer/deer-harvest-reports. County Sex Count; Arkansas: Antlered: 1699: Arkansas: Button Buck: 156: Arkansas: Doe: 1410: Ashley: Antlered: 1495: Ashley: Button Buck: 301: Ashley: Doe: 2418 . COVID-19 also may have influenced hunters mindsets toward the number of deer they harvested. To get started, click the link below to visit mymagnow.com and learn how to access your digital magazine. | With 1,194 total entries, Minnesota comes in fourth and has four counties in the top 20, including St. Louis County, which is second overall with 102 entries. ELD-X Precision Hunter). Kevin Merrell closed the deal on a giant typical in Greene County that broke the Arkansas typical archery record. Well, the B&C book proves that the Jordan buck was no fluke, as Wisconsin continues to be the nations leader in overall B&C entries all-time with 1,822 bucks. But when his dads time on earth ended a few years ago, Lloyd admitted that his interest in the sport waned for just a bit. As he did, he clutched his TC Encore Pro single-shot rifle, a synthetic stock model with a 150-grain .300 Win Mag bullet in the chamber. Upon inspection, the buck had been shot twice in the hindquarters by what was a likely a shotgun slug several weeks before. Limit of one elk per person, per year. Arkansans have not been listing deer scoring 160+ and 185+ as much as Georgia. The buck was honored in 2019 during the 30th Big Game Awards. In fact, this years resident and nonresident hunting license numbers are very similar to those recorded in 2018, but still are far below the numbers seen during the record-setting year nearly a decade ago. Hunters 36-45 killed 16.7%, and hunters 26-35 killed 16%. Big Game AWARDS BOOK This year, the rifle will be chambered in 7mm PRC, the hot new load that was a hit at SHOT Show 2023 in Las Vegas. Please read the following information on what it takes to have a record deer. Pleaseread the following information on what it takes to have a record deer. The Pope and Young Club publishes its all-time record book, Bowhunting Big GameRecords of North America, every 6 years. Entries (per square mile) the last five seasons: .00086. The increases occurred in zones 4 (31%), 4A (36%), 5 (22%), 5A (26%), 7 (33%), 8 (20%), 10 (34%), 11 (30%), 15 (19%) and 16 (16%). A new record is noteworthy, especially after a severe dip in the 2019-20 season when hunters killed 188,151 deer. Clear skies. Once again, the states top five typical bucks ever taken did not come from these high producing counties, instead coming from Beltrami, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Aitkin, and Wright counties. My dad taught me how to deer hunt.. 0:45. Mississippi County is in the far-northeast corner and borders both Tennessee and Missouri. But what about the typical side of the B&C ledger? All elk harvested statewide must be checked. Brents coordinates controlled burning activities on wildlife management agencies and on cooperatively managed properties owned by The Nature Conservancy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other public landowners. It also will be interesting to see how the harvest numbers per hunter break down once the season has ended.. Ohio is on the rise. He actually started walking in my direction, kind of quartering to me. With such success behind him, Jon felt all of his hunting dreams already had come true. A certificate is issued to the bowhunter signifying the deer has been accepted into theP&Y Records Program. Gordon Whittington heads north to his personal Missouri farm for some crossbow action. The states top five typical bucks ever taken, however, did not come from these high producing counties, instead coming from Hamilton, Decatur, Des Moines, Plymouth, and Monroe counties. The rifle has five caliber offerings, two barrel choices and three different riser stocks. Subscriber Services. Hunters killed 20,940 deer with archery equipment, about 11%. Whispering 'fire in the hole ' while floating the crosshairs on the spot, I gently squeezed the trigger until the recoil removed the buck from my view. Our current herd matches up well with the available habitat as well as the social carrying capacity of our state, Meeker said. Haynes Shelton discusses what to look for when choosing the magnification range when it comes to the scope on your deer rifle. Ruger's popular American bolt-action rifle has been a hit with hunters for years. At the time, I thought I was hunting a big 10-point, he said. My dad died in 2016, and I didnt really hunt, he said. I guess Ive been deer hunting almost forever, my whole life really, he said. Records of North American Whitetail Deer includes: At nearly 700 pages, this amazing hard-cover volume is a true delight for whitetail hunters throughout North America. We estimate he was 7 1/2 years old. Michael Burgdorfs 2012 typical buck from Winona County that scored 193-1/8 and is #9 in Minnesota history and Chad L. Widness 2010 buck from Otter Tail County that scored 190-1/8 and is the #15 typical buck in state history are both featured in the 21st Century Whitetails section. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's mission is to conserve and enhance Arkansas's fish and //