Justin Metzner shows off the rack of his record breaking buck that he took with a compound bow on Oct. 21.
Metzner Buck makes the books
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife announced that another record setting deer has harvest in southwestern Ohio.
On Saturday, Dec. 21, 2006, Rick Busse's wildlife studio officially scored the 12-point typical (symmetrical antlered) deer taken by Justin Metzner on Oct. 21, 2006 with a compound bow in Adams County.
The Metzner Buck was scored by Rick Busse an official scorer for Pope and Young, and Boone and Crockett; and Randy Clark, an official scorer for Ohio Big Bucks. The deer scored at 196 6/8 which would position it to be the second largest deer harvest with a compound bow in Ohio; the fifth largest typical deer taken in the world in the Pope and Young record book; and Buckmaster's seventh all time typical white-tailed deer harvested with a compound bow.
"We are having a tremendous deer season this year," said Todd Haines, district manager. "Earlier in the year another world-class buck was harvested by Johnathan Schmucker in Adams County. The deer was scored at 34-point nontypical, 291 2/8 Boone and Crockett and 305 7/8 World Classics."
The Schmucker Buck is the fourth largest nontypical white-tailed deer harvested in the world according to the Boone and Crockett Club. It is also the second largest nontypical deer harvested in Ohio according to the Ohio Big Bucks.
"Deer hunting in Ohio continues to prove itself as world-class," said Haines. "We are seeing the benefits of a successful whitetail deer management program."
The Beatty Buck, harvested in Greene County in the fall of 2000, holds the record for nontypical at 304 6/8 and currently ranks as the number one nontypical buck in Ohio, the largest nontypical whitetail deer ever taken by a bow hunter. A typical white-tailed deer killed in 2004 in Warren County, known as the Jerman Buck, became an Ohio record with a score of 201 1/8.
"When we are continually in the record books with large nontypical and typical whitetails harvested Ohio, we attract the attention of hunters that might have hunted in another state," said Haines. "The hunters staying and coming into Ohio create a boost in our economy. For example, in just the one-week of deer gun season about $266 million is spent by hunters in Ohio for supplies such as food, lodging, fuel, and gear as well as supporting thousands of jobs."
Hunters who wish to share their success can submit a photo of themselves and the deer they killed this year. The web address for submitting a photo is: ohiodnr.com/wildlife
Ohio's first modern day deer-gun season opened in 1943 in three counties, where hunters harvested 168 deer. In 1956, deer hunting was allowed in all 88 counties and hunters killed 3,911 deer during that one-week season.
Venison is delicious and nutritious meat, low in fat and cholesterol. It is the number one wild game served by hunters in Ohio. Deer hunters also contribute thousands of pounds of venison to organizations that help feed less-fortunate Ohio residents through special programs.
A detailed listing of deer-hunting rules is contained in the 2006-2007 Ohio Hunting Regulations, available where licenses are sold. It may also be viewed online at ohiodnr.com.
Official Score Details:
Number of points: 12 total - Five (5) on the right and seven (7) on left.
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