New State Record Whitetail Buck from Maryland
December 5th, 2006 David King - King's Outdoor World
Hunters unofficially harvested 17,231 deer during the opening weekend of the firearms season in Maryland. However, one buck from 2006 will become the new state record non-typical whitetail deer. Hunter Bill Crutchfield, Jr. of Charles County watched the buck for approximately two hours mid-day Monday before finding an opportunity to take the massive deer with a single shotgun round.
After wildlife officials examined the buck on Tuesday, the DNR staff confirmed that the buck has 26 scoreable points (13 per side) and a preliminary antler score of 268 5/8 inches. The buck still needs to wait the mandatory 60 day drying period before it can be officially scored by Boone & Crockett. However, Crutchfield’s trophy buck should coast in as the new state record as the preliminary score is 40 inches more than the previous record from Maryland.
Awesome buck!
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1. George | December 5th, 2006 at 6:02 pm
Congrats to Bill. I was wondering if we as viewers could get some more info about the deer and the hunter. Anything would be nice, gun type, tree stand or not, rattled him in, corn field, any bait used, you know anything else. Thanks
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3. Ken | December 8th, 2006 at 3:59 pm
An awesome buck! Congratulations to Mr. Crutchfield. Can we get some more pics posted on the ‘net. Please!!!
Thanks,
4. Hunter | December 14th, 2006 at 12:50 pm
I read an article about this deer and it sounds to me that mr crutchfield is huntig for all the wrong reasons. Isaw that after the deer was score you said that you were going to lock the deer up and let it become a money maker.
5. Gary Taney | December 16th, 2006 at 7:46 am
As a resident of La Plata, I want to know where(approximate location) in Newburg this deer was taken. I fish a private farm pond on Mount Victoria Rd and the company I work for has lots of property on Banks O Dee Road. I have lots of deer on my property (nothing like this) and I’m working on a food plot. This really gives me hope that one day we might see quality deer as a result of good property managemant. As far as making money from this deer…GO FOR IT! Share it with everyone. I would gladly pay to see it at a show somewhere in the future.
6. russell | April 14th, 2007 at 5:38 pm
man what a buck, i would like to know if you were surprized that he was so big, i would love to get something that big, i see a lot of bid bucks but never get a clear shot, again thats a nice buck
7. Clarke | April 17th, 2007 at 8:20 am
As a 14 year old kid living in MD this deer gives me hope that i might one day see the Buck of a lifetime walk under my stand in my home state. COngrats MR Crutchfield AWESOME DEER!!!!!!!
8. andrew | May 15th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
As a newburg native i never realived that non tipical deer are here in thes woods. i grew up seeing the even rack seeing this is amazing!! mr. clutchfeild i think you know my dad john loar.
9. joe | October 29th, 2007 at 6:08 pm
what’s going n billy. We saw that deer a few times on my dad’s farm in faulkner. i guess the theory is bucks travel a ten mile radious. Congrat’s thoguh, patience paid off. hey i know where your spot is and there is another buck that is a little bit bigger traveling thru there. He probably weighs 230 pounds. good job buddy
joe
10. laurie riley | November 16th, 2007 at 10:11 pm
Congratulations this is a beautiful buck a once in a lifetime opportunity. My son and I hunt together but have not ever had the pleasure of seeing such a magnificent creature. Again CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
11. fumeister06 | November 20th, 2007 at 2:37 pm
That is an awesome buck, i hunt in new jersey and thats only a stone throws away,and ive seen my share of racks but never could imagine somthing like that coming at me. CONGRAT’S !
12. dillan brown | November 23rd, 2007 at 9:27 pm
this is an amazing deer . I wich i could have seen a deer like this. I hav never ever seen a deer with this much mass. nice deer!!!!!!!
13. steven b. | December 12th, 2007 at 1:52 pm
anybody know what the typical score on this thing would be. looks like it would score high as a typical OR non. man what a deer!!!!!!!!
14. luke stone | December 17th, 2007 at 6:09 pm
that is one of the bigest deer that ive everseen and i would like to see more.
15. Hillbilly Al Canada | February 21st, 2008 at 8:54 am
Wow that’s some nice buck got there! I,ve tanken many nice bucks none that big. I kinda lost intrest in white tail deer,as I have got twenty or so bucks , but I always see some every year. I.m trying get my teen age son out there hunting this year .Well I though I lost intrest, when I saw a big wall hanger last fall hunting elk , but did not want to shoot it as I would as it would spook the elk I was hunting.The size of the bucks in my hunting area of 50 or so miles has gone down hill. Hopefully it well turn around as you are only aloud to take only one buck for in my area for now anways. Time to have some fun teaching my boy not to make the same mistakes I made while I grew up hunting .I hope he gets the buck I saw while hunting elk.
16. dan potter | March 23rd, 2008 at 10:29 am
i grew up around laplat and southern pg county my family roots run deep there i saw a buck many years ago on berry rd at the old wooden bridge next to the swamp it has been 20 years ago and the buck i saw then was much bigger than this deer i am a avid hunter and have killed many trophy bucks i live in nc but i am deployed in afghanistain and envy you thank the good lord and the us we have th right to do these graet gifts
17. Dave Clair | March 30th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
Congrats on a great buck Mr. Crutchfield. We have a some great whitetails here in Chuck County for sure. Your deer further proves that. I have passed around the photo often braggin on the county.
If you never do anything else with the buck display it at Freds. I would love to get a look at it in person.
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