Mell Is the Hanson buck still the world record?
It has been years since Milo harvested his deer and the Hanson buck is still the world record typical white-tailed buck.
What state kills the most deer?
The states with the most antlered deer killed per square mile were Michigan, 3.7 per square mile; Pennsylvania, 3.6; South Carolina, 3.2; Maryland, 3.0; New Jersey, 2.6; New York, 2.6; and Wisconsin, 2.6.
Who shot the Hanson buck?
McGarvey
McGarvey killed the buck — which scored 199 5/8 B&C and holds the No. 18 spot on our list — at 10 yards in Edmonton, Alberta. McGarvey’s safety harness got an assist in this case, as he almost fell from his tree after spotting the deer but was held in place by the device.
What is the highest scoring 8 point whitetail?
183-1/8
According to the Boone and Crockett Club, the buck’s net score of 183-1/8 would rank as the largest ever submitted to the organization. So far, the story is that Illinois hunter Jason Sanders shot what appears to be the largest main-frame, typical 8-pointer ever killed by a hunter under fair chase conditions.
How smart are Whitetails?
Are deer really that smart? Keen senses of smell, vision and hearing have a lot to do with deer “intelligence.” Deer often sense the presence of hunters long before hunters sense them. Those individuals, males and females, that are most wary and hyper-vigilant, tend to survive hunting seasons.
What state has highest deer population?
How Many Deer Are In the United States?
- Georgia: Deer population around 1.2 million.
- Oklahoma: Deer population around 500,000.
- Colorado: Deer population around 25,000.
- Iowa: Deer population around 400,000.
- South Dakota: Deer population around 300,000.
- Alabama: Deer population around 1.8 million.
Where was Milo Hanson buck killed?
Saskatchewan
Milo Hanson Hansen killed the world record holder, which scored 213 5/8 B&C, in Saskatchewan after the bus driver told him which field it had been hanging out in.
Who Killed the world record whitetail deer?
A lot has changed in the bow hunting world in the last 50 years, but the Pope & Young record whitetail Mel Johnson killed in 1965 remains the biggest typical whitetail deer ever taken with a bow.