Florida State Record Whitetail Deer

Don francis fwc biologist at joe budd wildlife management area took the official measurements and gave the deer a gross boone and crockett score of 165 4 8 and a net score of 154 6 8.

Florida state record whitetail deer. Biggest non typical whitetail ever killed by a hunter. The martin county sheriff s office tracked down a florida man who illegally killed a potential record class 23 point buck on state property. In 1962 buck ashe killed the georgia state record typical buck in monroe county. The 2020 deer hunting season is just getting kicked off and kansas previous state record is already in serious jeopardy.

Tennessee native stephen tucker set a new record in 2016 with a 47 point trophy whitetail. The 27 year old farmer and avid deer hunter from gallatin tennessee shot the deer with a muzzleloader in november. The buck was initially measured by a boone and crockett club official and grossed a green score of 207 inches putting it in the class of the current state record. 14 year old paslie werth took a shot at a 40 point free ranging.

Took the largest georgia non typical in 1973 also in monroe county. The florida buck registry was established in 1982 to provide hunters with a record of the number and quality of white tailed deer taken in florida. The minimum antler score necessary to qualify is 100 boone and crockett inches for typical antlers and 125 for non typical antlers. The current florida record sits at 201 3 8 dating back to 1940.

54 year old mario palacio had no idea our deputies who are also avid sportsmen keep close tabs on the local whitetail deer herd. The buck was measured on the boone crockett scale as 312 3 8 inches. Interestingly florida does not have a typical state record. The net score earns thomas a tie for the state s 10th highest scoring typical white tailed deer on record.

In every state that they are hunted 43 of them there is a state record. According to the sheriffs department here is how everything went down. The poached buck green scored 205 7 8. A 23 point buck that could be a new florida state record was poached last october.

At times i wonder how a whitetail like the desert dwelling coues deer an animal sharing similar physical traits of florida s bucks is revered in the hunting community while the sunshine state s deer are dismissed as puny and unworthy despite being every bit as challenging if not more than whitetails found throughout their range. This list takes every states record and ranks it according to its boone and crockett score.