Copyright © 2021 Outdoor Life. He kept looking across the fence. After lunch Travis went back to his stand, and Jan decided to check the other tree stands. "He looked like he already had some velvet peeling from his antlers," Brian recalled. Here's how Erb made it happen. In recent years local deer hunters also have become very selective about what they harvest. On Nov. 27, 2006, opening morning of the Ohio firearms season, Brian saw only three does and a small buck. "So my son Travis grabbed his grandpa's old Horton Hunter crossbow for me to use and we left for Adams County the next morning.". "A couple of kids had seen him, but I don't think anyone believed what they were telling people. “It’s weird, I don’t know.” He said Metzner’s buck is so impressive because it is, first of all, a typical buck, and second, it is a basic 10-point. "A doe had stopped and urinated on the ground and every buck stopped to smell that spot. Answers to the most popular decoying questions to bring bucks your way! If you're looking for the "best" deer rifle, the good news is there are a lot of very good. This new buck was looking at Old One-Eye and his doe. Andy's great buck was a main-framed 5x5 with one additional 2-inch sticker on his left brow. Our Adams County farm in the hills of southern Ohio provides a unique combination of crop fields, permanent pastures and woodlands. History. The first official county seat of the territory was Adamsville and the county officials met in various locations, as, like Manchester, no courthouse was constructed. After lunch he went back to the same hollow that he had hunted all season long. Jan then went to check on a stand located in a thick patch of cedars. Jim Bebout, of Stockport in Morgan County, on Oct. 26 arrowed a 15-inch non-typical buck that measured a gross 211 inches. When he got to within about 60 yards, I aimed and fired. My buck seems to show up while I have to work SUCKS FOR ME!!! This all came together enough in the fall of 2006 to perhaps borrow the title "the whitetail capital of the world" from places like Pike County, Illinois, and award it to Adams County! Andy recently had taken a job as "pee-wee" football coach for McDermott Elementary School and this had greatly limited his bow hunting during the fall of '06. Just like the Lintz and Dotson bucks, Jan's awesome buck was a main-framed 5x5 with 2 abnormal stickers. As soon as he came out from behind the cedars he stopped right in front of me and I shot him straight through the heart.". Brian was hunting in a 15-acre logged out hollow near Shawnee State Forest. It could possibly be the largest non-typical buck taken with long bow (compound bow) ever in Adams County. Soon enough, cross bows and compound bows will turn to muzzle loaders and shotguns, and several other legal shooting means, as the hunting seasons progress. "I had pretty much given up on seeing him again and I was about to get down. "I hunted, him the rest of the year and jumped him once, but I didn't see him again until gun season. "The antlers were big and loud, but by 8:30 I hadn't seen a thing. ", On that memorable morning Andy didn't see anything until around 10 a.m. "I thought I heard something behind me, so I stood up and here came two does. "I used that for several minutes, but after 15 or 20 minutes I still couldn't see him, so I gave up on the grunt call. Auditor Responsibilities. ", Brian was hunting with a Remington Model 870 12-gauge smoothbore with open sights. Both brow tines measured 9 inches. "We brought along the old crossbow in case I decided to hunt, and I asked Travis to cock it for me in case I saw something big," Jan said. With three tines over 11 inches in length, and less than 3 inches in deductions for side-to-side symmetry, Andy's buck scored 180 1/8 typical points. Many products featured on this site were editorially chosen. He stepped into an opening about 50 yards away and I recognized him as Old One-Eye! While we can not verify all the details, we have done our best to make sure they are free-range bucks killed in the begging of October 2019. While cleaning him I found that my arrow had gone through his heart.". The buck could easily surpass the existing Pope & Young Club record to become the county's largest typical of all time. For the next 14 years Jan hunted with a light compound bow and he limited his shots to less than 20 yards. 30 likes. When I got up within 20 yards I saw my arrow. He ran to the other side of the point and went down. CAUV Homestead 2 1/2% Tax Reduction. ", Brian next saw the buck late one evening during the second week of bow season. He was hunting on a farm near Brush Creek State Forest. "Then I sat down and collected my thoughts. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. The massive rack grossed 187 and netted 174 5/8 typical points after deductions. I turned around and all I could see was a wall of tines. In 2005, the library system loaned more than 264,000 items to its 14,000 cardholders. The area is approximately 10 miles northwest of Zanesville and 15 … The buck was using a standing cornfield as a bedding area. I had the scope on him but I was shaking when I squeezed the trigger and he jumped and went over the hill. In fact, he shot it only a few hundred yards from the spot where he had first seen the deer the evening he was returning home from the county fair. "I saw about four inches of arrow sticking out of him and I got a sick feeling," George said. ", George saw the deer six times in 2006. But then I happened to look at a tree in the field near the fencerow, and there he was, walking stiff-legged with his hair all bristled out. "I couldn't see him anymore when he got into the thick. I whistled and he stopped, and I dropped him in his tracks.". George finally caught up with the huge buck on a foggy, overcast morning in late October. But the arrival of archery season is just the beginning. George thinks he first saw his buck in 2004. The first county seat was in Manchester but no courthouse was ever built at that location. George spotted the buck three times during the 2005 hunting season. ", The farm George was hunting consists of rolling hills, open cropland and several weedy hollows that are all connected with brushy fencerows. Watching and studying the bucks of summer could lead to great success in this fall! Interspersed within this public tract are many private holdings. ", When George finally opened his eyes, the arrow was not in, the ground and the deer was pushing hard through the thick, brush. Home; Real Estate. Brian Hayslip of Blue Creek, Ohio, saw this 214 3/8-inch "dream" buck numerous times before he finally connected on Nov. 27, 2006, opening morning of the Ohio firearms season. Corey Richmond’s 224-inch buck could be one of the biggest ever shot in Adams County with a compound bow. Finally, during Ohio's archery opening season, he used his climbing treestand to get in a prime location. Property Search & Reports . Andy's uncle, Randy Hilterbran, had seen a huge 10-point buck in this same area just after muzzleloader season ended in 2005. He got into some saplings and started raking them and breaking them off and throwing them over his head. ", The big 10-pointer was bringing up the rear when Andy spotted him. Despite 13 1/8 inches in side-to-side deductions, Jan's great crossbow buck officially scored 170 6/8 non-typical points. Das County liegt im Süden des US-Bundesstaates Ohio unmittelbar an der Grenze zum benachbarten Bundesstaat Kentucky. On the west side of Muskingum County, 3,600-acre Dillon Wildlife Area has long been a productive deer hunting destination in a county known for producing some the state’s biggest bucks. "They came around the point and I watched them a few minutes before they walked out of sight.". "I'm not 100 percent certain it was him, but the rack of the buck I saw had a lot of similarities.". The hollow was thick with second growth saplings and greenbriers. It took him several minutes to get within range. I closed my eyes. ", Brian was unable to hunt from a tree stand last fall when bow season opened because of an ankle injury. All rights reserved. ", Brian saw the buck again in November as it courted two does. If you're armed with the right supplies – and the proper snacks – a routine day afield can... Jeremy Moore talks about the importance of your deer dog's physical conditioning. All Rights Reserved. With a total of 20 points, the main-framed 5x6 giant had 47 inches in abnormal points. Board of Revision Budget Commission Chief Fiscal … State. Following them were four small bucks. id like to know where you hunting to see that big of deer though. To get started, click the link below to visit mymagnow.com and learn how to access your digital magazine. Your State-by-State Spring 2021 Turkey Forecast, 7 Tips for Catching Big Cold-Weather Bass, Field Test: The New Straight-Pull Savage Impulse Rifle, How to Call More Coyotes into Shotgun Range, The Ultimate DIY Guide to Making Wild Game Jerky and Snack Sticks, After Being Barred from the Family Deer Camp, Beginner’s Luck with a 215-Inch Iowa Buck, Are Today’s New Hunting Shotguns Really Worth the Price? Public lands have been home to many big Ohio bucks, such as the 196 6/8-inch 12-pointer taken from the Brush Creek State Forest in Adams County several years ago. me and my dad just aquried a new farm off 247. havnt got to scout it a lot yet but already have 2 really nice bucks on camera just from some random … "When I saw him again, I knew the rack was huge," Brian said. Richmond’s arrow had pierced the heart of the giant buck. Andy was shooting an H&R single-shot Ultra Slug shotgun with a scope. Adams County umfasst eine Gesamtfläche von 1517 Quadratkilometern, wovon fünf Quadratkilometer Wasserfläche sind. ", The remote area Andy was hunting was a natural funnel for deer. Brian Butcher's 321 3/8-inch net non-typical Kansas whitetail steals the attention of the 2020... After years of frustration, Mike finally got a 33-yard shot at “The Freak.”. "The closest I ever got to him before I shot him on Oct. 27 was probably 80 yards as he was coming out of the corn.". 1,974 Likes, 23 Comments - Trophy Bucks of Ohio (@ohiotrophybucks) on Instagram: “CHECK THIS OUT!! I knew it was probably the only opportunity I would ever have for this particular deer. I heard the large buck grunt again. This means you have the option to read your magazine on most popular phones and tablets. Adams County, Ohio, may well have produced more B&C bucks during the 2006 season than any other county in the nation. The buck holds the No. "My buddies called me that evening and asked me to check for deer and for any sign of the buck we had nicknamed 'Old One-Eye' on a farm in Adams County we have permission to hunt," Jan said. He was probably 12 to 15 yards from me when I triggered the release. Jan didn't hunt on the morning of Nov. 2, but Travis did. Luckily, they missed! Juli 1797. Ohio bowhunter Davey Stuckey watched a non-typical buck grow to almost 230 inches in two years. That arrow is 30 inches long, I thought. |   This crazy non-typical buck has an enormous amount of mass and plenty of character. And, it is a story about a hunt that almost didn’t happen. It took me an hour just to get to my stand. I didn't go 40 yards before I saw the white belly of a deer. The 588 square miles that make up Adams County have long enjoyed an abundant acorn crop, mild winters and vigorous wildlife enforcement. Give a Gift   Haynes Shelton and Dr. James Kroll discuss how proper doe harvest is critical to herd balance and health. "Within 10 minutes a 6-pointer walked out of the cedars," Jan said. Brian's "homebody" buck from Adams County netted 214 3/8 non-typical B&C points. Follow this plan to help you tag an early-season buck. Rural Listings serving Southern Ohio Adams County Buck Country Properties, Peebles, Ohio. Several neighbors were also aware of the big non-typical. "I put some buck lure in several of his scrapes and got in the stand with a set of rattling antlers that morning," George said. ", Andy waited about 10 minutes before getting down from his stand and walked over to where the buck had been standing. When it got to the end of the cornfield it came running across the open area, and that's when I realized it was a big buck.". It is the promise of taking a trophy buck, a monster… Dave Graham, chief of the Ohio Division of Wildlife, said, "It's not unusual to see certain counties become hotspots for trophy deer, and now it seems that Adams County is the place to be!". "I saw a small 8-pointer, but never saw the big deer. "He was probably 40 yards behind the other bucks," Andy said. Total holdings (as of 2005) were over 101,000 volumes with over 250 periodical subscriptions. After he walked off I heard a grunt. However, because those 2 points added up to 10 6/8 abnormal inches, the buck was scored as a non-typical. 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