New world record whitetail 2024
The Wilderness Whitetails Experience
Ben Carter, Executive Director of the Dallas Safari Club, is on location with Keith Warren’s “The High Road” TV crew, hunting huge Northern Whitetails at Wilderness Whitetails, DSC Exhibitor), in Central Wisconsin with legendary Brock Lesnar, world champion MMA fighter, on the Pursuit Channel Monday, July 14, 2 p.m., Wednesday July 16, 11 p.m. and Sunday, July 20, 7:30 p.m. (all times CDT).
Both Carter and Lesnar took huge 300-pound-plus main frame typical 8 point bucks scoring in the 200 inch category. Wilderness Whitetails is renown for having the best Whitetail genetics in the country plus the finest deer habitat imaginable from nearly impenetrable cedar swamps to broad stands of hardwoods. As co-owner Greg Flees points out, “Hunting big Whitetails in our dense Northern habitat is like hunting in no other place in the US.”
“This is the biggest Whitetail I have taken in my life,” said Carter. “I have never seen so many huge Whitetails!” Both Carter and Lesnar had high praise for the quality and quantity of Wilderness Whitetails deer, plus for the pristine deer hunting habitat an
Who doesn’t love big bucks, especially big typical whitetail bucks that break records?
The Johnny King Buck
The Big Buck Club announced today that the Johnny King Buck from Wisconsin is the new World Record Typical Whitetail (gross scoring) buck of all time. On April 13, the bucks final scoring came in at a
gross 221-6/8
beating the Milo Hanson buck from Saskatchewan.
A panel of one Boone and Crockett scorers, one member of the North East Big Buck Club, and the official scorer who first scored the record in question scored the buck together. The Northeast Club mainly consists of entries from the east to mid-east but it also includes deer throughout North America. They celebrate all deer no matter where they come from. Another buck of interest is the Ronnie Stevens buck.
Our goal is not to dispute Boone and Crockett. Our goal is to be consistent with the rules of a gross-scoring club, in which there is no over-emphasis on symmetry. Symmetry is purely related to net scores.
Scoring varies between both clubs as they each have their own scoring system, but they are very close in criteria.
UPDATE ON THE JOHNNY KING BUCK
It’s official. Based on the Boone & Crocket
The Biggest Bucks of 2024
Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter
Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite.
Hunting stories about big deer are woven deeply into the fabric of
Outdoor Life
, and we look forward to hearing and sharing these stories each fall. These tales come from all over North America, and they involve hunters from all walks of life — from the big-name hunters and videographers who film their hunts to the everyday farmers and first-timers who spot the buck of a lifetime in one of their fields.
Some of these giant deer are destined for the record books. Others are never scored, and they’re cherished only for the memories they hold. And although every one of these bucks is as unique as the story behind it, there will always be standouts.
Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter
Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite.
As 2024 draws to a close, we’re taking a closer look at the deer that stood out. These are seven of the biggest and baddest whitetail bucks featured in
OL
this deer season, and ones we’ll surely remember as we head into the New Year.
A 30-Point Ohio Monster
Logan Urban, an 18-
Pope and Young Announces Nine New World Records at 34th Big Game Awards
By Dylan Ray - July 12, 2025
July 15, 2025 – Pope and Young, America’s leading bowhunting conservation organization, announced nine new world records at its 34th Biennial Convention, held April 9–12 in Glendale, Arizona. The Pope and Young Convention has always featured an incredible trophy display—the largest collection of archery-taken animals in North America—and with nine new world records added, the showcase reached new heights. With over 200 trophies on display, including the nine newly recognized world records, the 34th Big Game Awards event was the largest in the Club’s history.
“It’s truly remarkable that, in today’s modern world, nine extraordinary animals taken with a bow and arrow have become the largest ever recorded in their class,” said Roy Grace, Pope and Young Records Chairman. “I applaud the ongoing efforts of outdoorsmen, along with organizations dedicated to proper conservation practices and the intelligent game management strategies employed by state and provincial game and fish departments across North America. This is a true success story that reflects their continued achievem