New York State Big Game Records
If you’re a big game hunter and live in New York, your big game hunting is going to be limited to whitetails and black bears. That’s not a bad thing. In the counties that border Pennsylvania and New Jersey, there are more woods than steel and concrete. And that’s where you’re going to find those big bruins. In 2017, one hunter killed the state record that landed in the top 10 of All-time at 22…
North Dakota State Big Game Records
A quick look at the state records for North Dakota will have you scratching your head: bull elk just shy of 450 points, a pronghorn over 90, a typical elk over 400. There are also Canada moose (you read that correctly), bighorn sheep, mule deer (of course), cougar—you get the point. While hunting for most of these species is limited, once you actually draw (or buy) the tag, you hunt the…
Mississippi State Big Game Records
Mississippi’s whitetail entries in the record book are average—except for one. There is one buck that stands alone. That buck was killed by Tony Fulton in 1995 and holds the state record for non-typicals. It also breaks into the top 10 of All-time. No other deer from the state comes close. This buck, though, is a bit of an outlier because it’s the only entry from Winston County. The vast…
Maryland State Big Game Records
The Old Line State draws the line on trophy bucks
Louisiana State Big Game Records
The Pelican State offers swamp to pine hunting
White-tailed Deer Buck Movements During the Rut
Fact Stranger Than Fiction: Bears Afraid of Deer?
By Steve Côté