Monster Ohio Whitetail Could be Top 20 Typical

by Staff Report • October 25, 2011 • 34 comments

Stevens' buckYou’re looking at one of the biggest backyard bucks ever killed with a bow.

Ohio bowhunter Ronnie Stevens shot this 11-point typical after spotting it several days earlier in a bean field near a Columbus suburb, a kill that could find its way into the top 20 in the Boone & Crockett record books.

According to Field & Stream, Stevens first spotted the buck in a field while driving home from his kid’s volleyball practice. After securing permission from nearby homes, Stevens set up trail cameras. Within a week, he had the buck of a lifetime. The buck green grossed 196 inches with a net score of 189.

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  • David Shepprt

    I scored a bow kill buck from Ohio that netted 190+, grossed 198+ ,killed by Chris Brazzel >>>>>

    • Ted

      I scored a bow kill buck from Ohio that netted 191+, grossed 199+, Killed by Ted Nugent>>>>>

      • Wayne Placker

        Go get 'em Gonzo—-then come on back to Texas !!

      • Gary Lodike

        ted like to hunt with you sometime.

    • richard smith

      if you netted a deer at 190+ you would know the exact number,

  • GARY WADDELL

    this year;GARY WADDELL WHAT TIME OF YEAR AND WAS THERE OTHER BUCKS WITH IT'

  • Al K

    I shot one that was 199+ Killed by Al K

  • Curtis Fair

    Congrats to Stevens for being alert in spotting and going the extra to get permission to hunt, scout, and harvest this magnificent speciman. Waddell has legitimaent questions. You other clowns sound jelous five year olds trying to horn in on the attention.

  • great white

    Better get that deer to Ron Elkins in Circleville, if you want a high quality mount!!

  • dan

    nice buck its one for record books thats for shure as much time as i spent driveing thur ohio i never say anything like that

  • Ron

    That's a beautiful trophy..congrats

  • Mike

    Great Buck Ron, And for Garry Waddell, you have class man. I love your shows. But for Nugent, you just suck dude. Your as goffy as your show is, And I don't watch your show. Anyways Ron, you have done what the rest of us just dream about.

  • Brent

    Great Buck!!!! have to love ohio! i shot my biggest last year a 156" eleven pt too.. no where near yours but . Still no better feeling a buddy i hope to score on a bigger 1 this year…. Good luck to all this season.. and remember everyone….Aim small hit Big………

  • Lee J

    awesome buck! Don't let the jealous pricks get you down! You accomplished what the majority of hunters in life hope to!

  • troy arnott

    Thats a awsome buck Ronnie congrats on a great kill thats a buck of a lifetime

  • Steve

    Great job, and a great lesson in ethical, responsible hunting to set an example for the young hunters. Out here in southern CA we just dream about deer like that.

  • Ken

    Awesome deer Ronnie! Congradulations, that deer looks like he's been around for awhile. He's avoided a lot of other hunters, good job. And Steve, I'm from Iowa, where there are deer like Ronnie's, and we also dream about deer like that.

  • leslie S

    I just hpoe you do not waste the carcus as the meat would be good eating it would also make good jerky anybody got recipes for eating venison

    • Razor

      The secret to eating Venison is yellow mustard. I use french's. I smoked a shoulder using the same recipe for a brisket that used mustard and season salt. Every one that taste it says they dont believe it is deer meat, because it doesnt have a gamie taste. The wood I use is hickory and the season salt is kroger brand season salt and i cover it completely. smoke for 6 hours until temp reaches (in the thickest part of meat) 180 and then shred with a fork. The mustard taste is not present at all is the funny thing. Try it and enjoy, remember that everything taste better when smoked.

  • winston

    Never saw a buck like that, I live in central Oklahoma. Thats an awesome deer dude… congrats.

    • Brad Walker

      Awsome buck Ron, congrats. I took a buck in 2008 that netted over 150. I feel Ohio does not get the recognition that it deserves as a trophy state which is good in a way cuz that means people stay out of there and leaves more bucks for those ofus that do know its potential.

  • Stacy

    That's what I love about Ohio, big bucks and men who can't spell! Congrats and I hope your mount turns out fabulous. I would love to have that on my wall!

    • Jen

      Ditto, Stacy! I was about to break out my decoder ring to decipher some of these entries! Praying for a safe and tag filling season for all! Oh, and congrats Ron! He's magnificent!

  • Kenneth

    Not Boone & Crockett It should be Pope & Young

  • jerry ard

    Hey dont be dissing my brother ted..but for ron great buck

  • JOSH

    HEY RON its josh ur neighbor on claypool hollow just sayin it was nice to meet you man and congrats again on a MONSTER BUCK !!!!!!!!!!

  • Leo

    Congrats on that incredible buck. Keep spreading the word uncle Ted.

  • Anthony

    Sweeeet Buck Man

  • proudhunter

    Awsome!!! Maybe some day for the rest of us. Congrats!!!!

  • hoyt guy

    awsome man, lovely buck.

  • walt

    I shot a deer in Ohio that has an unofficial green gross score of 208 1/4 how do I contact who is the right person to contact for official scoring

  • Deer hunter 4 life

    That's a good effort but I have shot a 14 point with my compound bow

  • Douglas Donovan

    If you have nothing better to do than show your jelously than maybe you should find another sport. As a bowhunter you have a lot of more important things to worry about. Bowhunting is all about being one with Nature and when you get there you will know it, so enjoy! As a true Bowhunter we can share with this bowhunters sucess becuase we have been there at the moment of truth.The best feedback comes from the best hunters and the pride that all Ohio hunters feel by seeing this fine Buck taken in thier home state! If you want to be jelous do not come hunting with me, as a matter of fact dont go hunting at all!

  • Jeff

    I run and operate a low pressure archery only outfittting service in west central Ohio and I'm blowed away each year with all the great bucks that get harvested in our state. Obviously we are all doing something right and our DNR is doing things right as well. If you want big bucks in your state let em walk and don't allow a rifle season during the peaks of your rut. Look at our seasi=ons and methods of allowable hunting and you'll soon see how fortunate we are. Lots of folks knock crossbows but I for one believe that they allow a lot of hunters that would normally only be gun hunters a chance to find out what all the hype is about in the archery world. I know a lot of hunters who have put up the shotgun and picked up the crossbow only to pick up compound soon there after. Great buck Ronnie! I can only imagine what is instore for my hunters this coming Fall…