Top Scoring Deer
The official Buckeye Big Buck Club record book, featuring the finest whitetail deer recognized in Ohio history.
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Data sourced from the Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife — Buckeye Big Buck Club Record Book Search. Top 25 typical entries shown. Visit the official ODNR site for the complete searchable database of 17,800+ entries.
Top 15 Typicals
| Rank | Hunter | County | Implement | Net Score | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William D. Kontras | Clark | Long Bow | 201 1/8 | 1986 |
| 1 | Brad Jerman | Warren | Crossbow | 201 1/8 | 2004 |
| 3 | Tim Reed | Muskingum | Long Bow | 198 3/8 | 2004 |
| 4 | Tim Newman | Morrow | Straight-Wall Rifle | 196 6/8 | 2022 |
| 5 | Steve Davis | Clinton | Crossbow | 194 3/8 | 2016 |
| 6 | John D. Daugherty | Wayne | Modern Shotgun | 193 1/8 | 2006 |
| 7 | Kenny Pickard | Clinton | Muzzleloader | 192 3/8 | 2006 |
| 8 | Bill Frost | Licking | Modern Shotgun | 192 1/8 | 1994 |
| 9 | Lowell E. Kinney | Scioto | Modern Shotgun | 191 5/8 | 2000 |
| 10 | Clifton Rowe | Lawrence | Modern Shotgun | 191 3/8 | 1990 |
| 11 | Santo Fallo | Trumbull | Muzzleloader | 191 2/8 | 2004 |
| 12 | Nicole Miller | Guernsey | Long Bow | 191 0/8 | 2021 |
| 13 | Lear McCoy | Adams | Crossbow | 190 3/8 | 2020 |
| 14 | Brian Peters | Noble | Crossbow | 190 2/8 | 2009 |
| 14 | JT Kreager | Delaware | Long Bow | 190 2/8 | 2010 |
Top 15 Non-Typicals
| Rank | Hunter | County | Implement | Net Score | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Beatty | Greene | Long Bow | 304 6/8 | 2000 |
| 2 | Jonathan Schmucker | Adams | Crossbow | 295 3/8 | 2006 |
| 3 | Daniel Coffman | Fairfield | Long Bow | 287 5/8 | 2015 |
| 4 | Dave Kopp | Stark | Crossbow | 267 3/8 | 2016 |
| 5 | Chester T Veach | Pike | Modern Shotgun | 261 5/8 | 1971 |
| 6 | Jeff McCulley | Summit | Crossbow | 257 4/8 | 2010 |
| 7 | Mark Hammer | Huron | Long Bow | 254 1/8 | 2014 |
| 8 | Corey Smith | Richland | Crossbow | 253 5/8 | 2022 |
| 9 | Bobby L Willis | Jackson | Long Bow | 252 0/8 | 1999 |
| 10 | Kirk W Gott | Lorain | Crossbow | 251 2/8 | 2000 |
| 11 | Chad Lytle | Ross | Crossbow | 249 4/8 | 2020 |
| 12 | Mark Owen | Wayne | Long Bow | 249 0/8 | 2013 |
| 12 | David Dull | Richland | Modern Shotgun | 249 0/8 | 1987 |
| 14 | Marlon Hale | Carroll | Crossbow | 247 1/8 | 2005 |
| 15 | Ronald K Osborne | Mahoning | Long Bow | 246 0/8 | 1986 |