Did you know that America has an organization that keeps world records just for bowhunters? It's called Pope and Young (P&Y), known as America’s leading bowhunting organization. Bowhunting offers a unique challenge in that the hunter must get very close to his or her game to make a clean harvest, so it's exponentially harder for deer hunters to take big trophy whitetails. Why? Well, in general, the only way a buck gets old enough to grow a huge rack is if that buck is smart enough to give humans a very wide berth. That's why today's new world record announcement is so exciting!
P&Y just revealed 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 Hilland 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 Rozewksi, 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!”
