Buckmasters Trophy News Today

The late Herman Snead harvested this 17-pointer with his .30-6 while running dogs in Nelson County. Back then, the state’s deer populations were sparse and getting your buck’s rack measured was about as uncommon as deer drives are today.

When row crop farmer Darin Williams realized he had a world-class buck passing through the back of his Coffey County farm in June 2022, he figured his best bet at harvesting the deer was if he gave it a reason to stay.

Jake Whiteman isn't out to etch his name in a record book, and until Ohio's 2022 shotgun opener he was a self-proclaimed freezer filler.

Jeff Humphrey arrowed this multiple forked-droptined beast from a 180 Realtree blind in September 2022. It's the 10th largest crossbow-felled whitetail ever taken in Kentucky, measuring 201 4/8 inches for Buckmasters Trophy Records.