The whitetail deer is the most popular game species in the United States.
In every state that they are hunted (43 of them) there is a state record. This list takes every states record and ranks it according to its Boone and Crockett score. Both hunter killed bucks and picked up bucks qualified for the list.
We scoured the internet to try and find a picture of each buck but there were six that we could not find. If you have a picture of one that we are missing please forward it to us so we can update the list.
When we were compiling the list some states seemed to have some discrepancies about what is in fact was the state record. We did our best in making the correct determination but if there is a different state record please let us know.
So enjoy the big bucks.
Note: Coues Deer were not included in the list
43.
State: Rhode Island
Hunter: Picked up
Year: 2011
Score: 176 1/2
42.
State: Vermont
Hunter: George Tice
Year: 1938
Score:190 3/4
41.
State: Arkansas
Hunter:Jacob Ayecock
Year: 2015
Score:195 1/4
40.
State: Massachusetts
Hunter: Picked up
Year: 2001
Score: 201
39.
State: Connecticut
Hunter: Henry Konow jr
Year: 2000
Score: 201 7/8
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38.
State:New Jersey
Hunter:Darrel Capps
Year:2000
Score: 203 3/8
37.
State: Oregon
Hunter: Joe Mengore
Year: 1982
Score: 203 7/8
36.
State: Florida
Hunter: James Stovall
Year: 2000
Score: 206
35.
State: Delaware
Hunter: Keith Lee
Year: 2005
Score: 208 1/2
34.
State: South Carolina
Hunter: John M. Wood
Year: 1971
Score: 208 5/8
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33.
State: New Hampshire
Hunter: John Gravelle
Year: 1950
Score: 2227/8
32.
State: North Carolina
Hunter: Don Rocket
Year: 1998
Score: 228 1/2
31.
State: Pennsylvania
Hunter: Michael D. Ambrosia
Year: 2001
Score: 230 1/4
30.
State: West Virginia
Hunter: Charles McLaughlin
Year: 1997
Score: 231 5/8
29.
State: Washington
Hunter: George Gretener
Year: 1931
Score: 236 5/8
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28.
State: New York
Hunter: Homer Boylan
Year: 1939
Score: 244 1/4
27.
State: Michigan
Hunter: Picked up
Year: 2010
Score: 246 1/4
26.
State: Oklahoma
Hunter: Bill Foster
Year: 1970
Score: 247 1/4
25.
State: Georgia
Hunter: Billy Joe Padgett
Year: 1998
Score: 248 1/2
24.
State: Montana
Hunter: Frank Plescak
Year: 1968
Score: 252 1/8
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23.
State: Wisconsin
Hunter: Elmer Gotz
Year: 1973
Score: 253
22.
State: North Dakota
Hunter: Roger Richie
Year: 1950
Score: 254 3/4
21.
State: South Dakota
Hunter: Francis Kink
Year: 1948
Score: 256 1/8
20.
State: Virginia
Hunter: James W. Smith
Year: 1992
Score: 257 1/2
19.
State: Colorado
Hunter: Michael Okray
Year: 1998
Score: 258 1/4
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18.
State: Maine
Hunter: Hill Gould
Year: 1911
Score: 259
17.
State: Alabama
Hunter: Jon G Moss
Year: 1989
Score: 259 7/8
16.
State: Wyoming
Hunter: Bobby Beeman
Year: 1998
Score: 261 5/8
15.
State: Idaho
Hunter: Herman Lunders
Year: 1955
Score: 267 1/2
14.
State: Maryland
Hunter: William Crutchfield
Year: 2006
Score: 268 1/8
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13.
State: Minnesota
Hunter: Mitch Vakoch
Year: 1974
Score: 268 5/8
12.
State: Kentucky
Hunter: Picked up
Year: 2004
Score: 271 7/8
11.
State: Louisiana
Hunter: James McMurray
Year: 1994
Score: 281 3/4
10.
State: Nebraska
Hunter: Wesley A. O’Brien
Year: 2009
Score: 284
9.
State: Texas
Hunter: Unknown
Year: 1892
Score: 284 3/8
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8.
State: Kansas
Hunter: Picked up
Year: 2012
Score: 295
7.
State: Mississippi
Hunter: Tony Fulton
Year: 1995
Score: 295 3/4
6.
State: Illinois
Hunter: Jerry Bryants
Year: 2001
Score: 304 3/8
5.
State: Indiana
Hunter: Tim Beck
Year: 2012
Score: 305 7/8
4.
State: Iowa
Hunter: Tony Lovstuen
Year: 2003
Score: 307 5/8
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3.
State: Tennessee
Hunter: Stephen Tucker
Year: 2016
Score: 312
2.
State: Ohio
Hunter: Picked up
Year: 1940
Score: 328 1/4
1.
State: Missouri
Hunter: Picked up
Year: 1981
Score: 333 7/8
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