Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Note From Mike Handley

Spread the word, gang. If you or someone you know has taken a whitetail that'll score 160 or better as a Typical OR 175+ as a Non-typical/Irregular (without factoring in the inside spread), there's a great chance I'd like to feature the deer in RACK magazine. The hunter can write the story, or I'd be happy to do it. The antlers MUST be scored for the BTR, and we'll need a couple of pics. mhandley@buckmasters.com

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Join BTR Whitetails on Facebook!

Join BTR Whitetails on Facebook! And tell'em I sent ya!

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Saturday, July 25, 2009

Become an Official Scorer For The BTR!

If your interested in becoming an Official Scorer for the Buckmasters Whitetail Trophy Records, the next scheduled class will be held during the Buckmaster Expo in Montgomery, Alabama on Saturday, August 15, 2009. Call Mike Handley, BTR Chairman and Administrator at the Buckmasters Headquarters in Montgomery, Alabama to pre-register. His number is 1-800-240-3337.

Featured Whitetail - Arnold Buck


Ed Arnold - 2002

Compound - Irregular
McDonough County, Illinois

Official BTR 120 2/8
Composite 120 2/8
IRR 35.8 %

Featured Whitetail - Mueller Buck

Heidi Mueller - 2008

Compound - Typical
Fulton County, Illinois

Official BTR 153 0/8
Composite 170 1/8
IRR 4.4 %

Featured Whitetail - Landon Buck

Jacob Landon - 2008

Shotgun - Irregular
Knox County, Illinois

Official BTR 199 0/8
Composite 217 4/8
IRR 17.9 %

Featured Whitetail - Cleer Buck

Tristan Cleer - 2008

Compound - Typical
Fulton County, Illinois

Official BTR 131 1/8
Composite 150 1/8
IRR 3.8 %


Featured Whitetail - Smith Buck

Justin Smith - 2008

Compound - Typical
McDonough County, Illinois

Official BTR 146 1/8
Composite 163 0/8
IRR 3.5 %

Featured Whitetail - Smith Buck

Justin Smith - 2008

Black Powder - Irregular
McDonough County, Illinois

Official BTR 152 4/8
Composite 169 4/8
IRR 13.0 %

Featured Whitetail - Southwood Buck

Gerald Southwood - 2008

Shed Antler - Irregular
Fulton County, Illinois

Official BTR 78 2/8
Composite 78 2/8
IRR 10.2 %

Featured Whitetail - Carmean Buck

Rodger Carmean - 2008

Shotgun - Typical
Cass County, Illinois

Official BTR 143 4/8
Composite 159 4/8
IRR 2.5 %

Featured Whitetail - Swanson Buck

Kevin Swanson - 2008

Compound - Semi Irregular
McDonough County, Illinois

Official BTR 142 5/8
Composite 160 5/8
IRR 7.8 %

Featured Whitetail - Lidwell Buck

Courtney Lidwell - Year Unk

Compound - Typical
Fulton County, Illinois

Official BTR 156 4/8
Composite 183 3/8
IRR 2.0 %

Featured Whitetail - Sink Buck

Chris Sink - 2008

Compound - Perfect
McDonough County, Illinois

Official BTR 126 6/8
Composite 141 0/8
IRR 0.0%

Featured Whitetail - Dallege Buck


Rick Dallege - 2008

Shotgun - Irregular
Cedar County, Iowa

Official BTR 172 5/8
Composite 191 6/8
IRR 14.9 %

Macomb, IL Outdoor Show, March 2009

Prestige Communications of Macomb, Illinois sponsored their 1st Annual Outdoor Expo on the campus of Western Illinois University this past March 2009. There were approximately 77 outstanding bucks measured with 60 qualifying for entry into the Buckmasters Whitetail Trophy record books.

L to R: Son of Cassie Slater; Mark Umholtz, Mapleton, Illinois; Cassie Slater, Prestige Communications Account Executive; Jack McConnell, BTR Region 7 Director, Willard, Missouri; Mr. and Mrs. Rick Howland, Winchester, Illinois; and Jeff Stephens, Carpentersville, Illinois.








Sunday, July 19, 2009

Featured Whitetail - Nichols Buck

Tim Nichols - 2009

Modern Rifle - Typical
Holmes County, Mississippi

Official BTR 153 7/8
Composite 169 7/8
IRR 5.3 %

Scoring Session at Simmons Sporting Goods






Here are a few photos to give you an idea the number of antlers measured at the Simmons Sporting Goods in Bastrop, Louisiana this past March.




Featured Whitetail - Allen Buck

Lyn Allen - 2008

Modern Rifle - Semi Irregular
Morehouse Parish, Louisiana

Official BTR 153 7/8
Composite 169 4/8
IRR 6.9 %

Featured Whitetail - Bergman Buck

Dennis Bergman - 2009

Compound Bow - Semi Irrregular
Madison Parish, Louisiana

Official BTR 143 5/8
Composite 159 1/8
IRR 7.5 %

Featured Whitetail - Dupree Buck

Ivy Dupree - 2008

Crossbow - Typical
Kiowa, Kansas

Official BTR 163 2/8
Composite 180 4/8
IRR 3.4 %

Featured Whitetail - Cagnard Buck

Greg Cagnard - 2009

Compound Bow - Typical
Avoyelles, Louisana

Official BTR 161 6/8
Composite 176 5/8
IRR 3.4 %

Featured Whitetail - Jones Buck


Jackie L. Jones - 2008
Modern Rifle - Irregular
Saskatchwan, Canada
Official BTR 148 1/8
Composite 167 1/8
IRR 11.5 %

Featured Whitetail - Mallett Buck


Kenny Mallett - 2008

Modern Rifle - Irregular
Benton County, Missouri

Official BTR 180 2/8
Composite 198 2/8
IRR 16.0 %

Featured Whitetail - Troquille Buck

John Troquille - 2009

Modern Rifle - Typical
East Feliciana, Louisiana

Official BTR 145 6/8
Composite 166 0/8
IRR 4.0 %