Velvet buck season is right around the corner, and many bowhunters are setting their sights on tall-tined target bucks across the country. But no matter where you chase velvet bucks this season, you’ll be hard pressed to find one living quite as large as the bucks recently entered as new World Records in the Pope and Young books for both typical and non-typical categories.
Pope & Young, America’s leading bowhunting organization, is excited to announce a new World Record Typical Whitetail Deer in Velvet and a new World Record Non-Typical Whitetail Deer in Velvet.
Pope and Young convened a special panel to measure these potential World Records at a Measurers Workshop held in Regina, Saskatchewan on June 15th, and these two amazing bucks have been verified as new World Records in their respective categories.
Jack McNaughton shot his Typical Whitetail in Velvet near the Smokey River in Alberta on August 31st, 2013. Jack’s buck has a verified final score of 182 4/8” topping the charts and coming in as a new world record.
“Jack’s buck is one of the most incredible whitetails I have ever seen. The velvet was still in immaculate condition, and the symmetry of this buck is impressive to say the least,” stated Tim Rozewski, Pope & Young Director of Records.
Dallas Heinrichs shot his giant Non-typical Whitetail in Velvet near Hillmond, Saskatchewan on September 3rd, 2012. Dallas’ buck has a verified final score of 271 0/8” topping the charts by more than 22 inches and coming in as a new world record.
“You simply can’t keep from staring at this buck for a long time. Along with being incredible to look at, there are so many measuring rules that apply to this buck that make it a real treat to measure,” stated Tim Rozewski, Pope and Young Director of Records.
“Any trophy in velvet is a challenging task to measure, let alone one with 29 scoreable points. Pope and Young didn’t start ranking velvet categories and recognizing velvet world records until 2020. These two bucks were taken 11 and 12 years ago respectively. I was impressed that the hunters had the patience and determination to get their great bucks recognized after so long!”
To see a full listing of world records from each category CLICK HERE.
