{"id":913,"date":"2022-11-02T15:11:56","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T16:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insurancesalescoach.com\/?p=913"},"modified":"2024-06-03T19:00:50","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T19:00:50","slug":"the-top-5-typical-archery-bucks-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insurancesalescoach.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/02\/the-top-5-typical-archery-bucks-3\/","title":{"rendered":"THE TOP 5 TYPICAL ARCHERY BUCKS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Typicals Whitetail Bucks are the clean, symmetrical headgear that comes to mind when most bowhunters think of truly giant deer. A world record ‘T<\/em>ypical’ Whitetail buck flirts with the 200-inch mark.<\/p>\n

The Pope and Young Club\u2019s latest 200-class entry into the top 10 all-time typical whitetail list made the book in 2003. The previous entry was 1965. Likewise, the last 200-class buck to break into Boone and Crocket Club\u2019s list, which includes gun-hunted deer, was also killed in 2003, and 2000 before that.<\/p>\n

Compared to the non-typical whitetail records \u2014 where four of the top five Pope and Young records were killed since 2000 \u2014 it\u2019s easy to see why many consider world record typical whitetail the pinnacle of all hunting trophies: the rarest of the rare.<\/p>\n

The P&Y\u2019s\u00a0minimum score<\/a> for a typical whitetail is 125 inches. For a Whitetail buck to break into the top five listed here, and possibly become a world record typical whitetail, a mind-bending 197 inches-and-change is needed.<\/p>\n

By Matt Smythe<\/p>\n

No. 5 \u2013 The Van Lith Buck<\/h2>\n
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A three-year chase finally came to an end in 1986 when Curt Van Lith tagged this 197 6\/8-inch buck in Minnesota. Pope and Young Club<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Score:\u00a0<\/strong>197 6\/8\u201d
\nLocation:\u00a0<\/strong>Wright County, Minnesota
\nDate Taken:<\/strong>\u00a09\/28\/1986
\nHunter:<\/strong>\u00a0Curt Van Lith<\/p>\n

Curt Van Lith had been pursuing this buck since 1983 and got his chance to shoot the 11-point, 197 6\/8-inch beast three years later in late September 1986.<\/p>\n

Minnesota produces a significant number of 180- to 200-class whitetails every year throughout all hunting seasons and ranks No. 4 on the\u00a0Boone and Crockett list<\/a>\u00a0of top whitetail states. Four Minnesota counties rank in the B&C top 20.<\/p>\n

No. 4 \u2013 The Goad Buck<\/h2>\n
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Loyd Goad\u2019s 197 6\/8-inch buck is still considered one of the \u201cideal\u201d typical racks of all time.\u00a0Pope and Young Club<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Score:<\/strong>\u00a0197 6\/8\u201d
\nLocation:<\/strong>\u00a0Monroe County, Iowa
\nDate Taken:<\/strong>\u00a012\/2\/1962
\nHunter:<\/strong>\u00a0Lloyd Goad<\/p>\n

Lloyd Goad not only claimed the world-record archery-killed whitetail in 1962, but his stunning buck also had the finest, most perfectly symmetrical antlers ever, a claim that\u2019s still true today. Symmetry like this is almost impossible given the fact that Goad\u2019s buck had seven points per side. That\u2019s 14 points of great genetics, amazing habitat, and zero injuries.<\/p>\n

Goad killed his buck with a recurve bow and wooden arrows, like most hunters of the era. There\u2019s not much information on the hunt itself, but stories indicate Goad hunted for several seasons and supposedly missed every deer he shot at until this one. This buck remains the all-time favorite of many antler geeks.<\/p>\n

No. 3 \u2013 The Reed Buck<\/h2>\n
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After 15 years of hunting the property, Tim Reed finally got his shot at a true Ohio giant.\u00a0Pope and Young Club<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Score:<\/strong>\u00a0198 3\/8?
\nLocation:<\/strong>\u00a0Muskingum County, Ohio
\nDate Taken:<\/strong>\u00a011\/10\/2004
\nHunter:<\/strong>\u00a0Tim Reed<\/p>\n

After 15 years hunting the same public land owned by American Electric & Power Co., Tim Reed had never seen a deer of this caliber. Of course, after he shot the 198 3\/8-inch specimen, he\u00a0started hearing stories<\/a>\u00a0from other hunters about missed shots during muzzleloader season and sheds found the previous spring. The buck was a pretty well-kept secret.<\/p>\n

A cool side-note<\/a>: the same morning that Reed killed his all-time state-record typical whitetail with his bow, Bradley Jerman killed his all-time state-record booner (201 1\/8 inches) across the state in Warren County. This might make Nov. 10 \u2014 the Marine Corps\u2019 birthday \u2014 the best trophy whitetail day of the year.<\/p>\n

No. 2 \u2013 The Collins Buck<\/h2>\n

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Score: 103 3\/8″<\/strong><\/p>\n

Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Sturgeon River, Saskatchewan
\nDate Taken:<\/strong>\u00a010\/25\/2003
\nHunter:<\/strong>\u00a0Hubert (Tiggy) Collins<\/p>\n

Hubert Collins\u2019 beast is the biggest buck you\u2019ve probably never heard of, and one of only\u00a0two typical whitetails<\/a>\u00a0in the Pope and Young top 10 that are not from Illinois, Ohio, Minnesota, or Iowa. When Collins shot this chocolate-brown-crowned buck, the hunting world thought they might witness the fall of the Beanfield Buck\u2019s 38-year reign as the largest whitetail in the world.<\/p>\n

The best part of Collins\u2019 story is that he was in the woods that day to\u00a0kill a big doe<\/a>\u00a0for his freezer. Unfortunately, Collins\u2019 buck missed the record by 1 1\/8 inches and fell into undeserved obscurity among the whitetail world because, well, it wasn\u2019t the biggest.<\/p>\n

No. 1 \u2013 The Mel Johnson Buck<\/h2>\n
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Mel Johnson got up close and personal with this unbelievable 204 4\/8-inch giant and had to wait for the buck to walk far enough away from his blind before getting a shot.\u00a0Pope and Young Club<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Score:<\/strong>\u00a0204 4\/8?
\nLocation:<\/strong>\u00a0Peoria County, Ilinois
\nDate Taken:<\/strong>\u00a010\/29\/1965
\nHunter:<\/strong>\u00a0M. J. Johnson<\/p>\n

Long before trail cameras existed, hunters relied on good old-fashioned scouting to determine what animals were on their hunting grounds. That\u2019s exactly how Mel Johnson and his hunting buddy, Bill Kallister, located a few big bucks on a local Illinois farm in 1964. The following year, after securing permission to hunt the property, he and Kallister saw the buck a couple of times, so they hoped it was only a matter of time before the giant found his way into bow range.<\/p>\n

On a late October afternoon, Johnson\u00a0set up in a ground blind<\/a>\u00a0in the treeline along a beanfield instead of using his elevated stand like he usually did. It wasn\u2019t long before the massive whitetail stepped into the field 300 yards away. Johnson watched the animal make his way across the field and then turn toward his blind. The deer closed on him too quickly for Johnson to draw his bow, so he waited till the buck passed, stood, drew his 72-pound recurve at 20 yards, and shot. The buck never made it out of the field.<\/p>\n

Johnson heard about the Boone and Crocket Club from a magazine, and he wrote to them with his story. They put him in touch with the only official scorer in the state, who also worked at the Museum of Natural History in Chicago. At 204 4\/8 inches, Mel Johnson\u2019s buck still reigns as the world record typical whitetail buck 56 years later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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