Record Book Bucks
If you are wondering how Buffalo County, WI compares to other whitetail hunting areas, just take a look at the map below.
This map is a breakdown of all registered trophies from both the Pope & Young and Boone & Crockett record books. This map is part of an article written by Joel Helmer describing the trends in trophy whitetail hunting.

Note that RED shows a higher density of RECORD BOOK whitetails harvested. The great thing is the trend is going up. We are harvesting more mature animals in the last few years than ever before. Right now is the best time in recent history to be hunting in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.
Here is a breakdown of the counties for record book bucks. The data below is up to the year 2005 and really shows Quality Deer Management at work:
POPE & YOUNG | BOONE & CROCKETT | COMBINED* | ||||||
County | State | Entries | County | State | Entries | County | State | Entries |
Buffalo | WI | 279 | Buffalo | WI | 30 | Buffalo | WI | 309 |
Pike | IL | 173 | Allamakee | IA | 18 | Pike | IL | 188 |
Dane | WI | 152 | Fulton | IL | 16 | Dane | WI | 160 |
Waukesha | WI | 115 | Adams | IL | 16 | McHenry | IL | 123 |
Lake | IL | 113 | Dimmit | TX | 16 | Waukesha | WI | 119 |
McHenry | IL | 109 | Clayton | IA | 15 | Lake | IL | 118 |
Columbia | WI | 98 | Pike | IL | 15 | Columbia | WI | 101 |
Sauk | WI | 95 | St. Louis | MN | 14 | Sauk | WI | 98 |
Trempealeau | WI | 84 | Mc Henry | IL | 14 | Trempealeau | WI | 87 |
Waupaca | WI | 74 | Christian | KY | 13 | Allamakee | IA | 81 |
Jefferson | WI | 72 | Webb | TX | 13 | Walworth | WI | 80 |
Walworth | WI | 71 | Lucas | IA | 12 | Waupaca | WI | 79 |
Suffolk | NY | 65 | Monroe | IA | 12 | Jefferson | WI | 77 |
Morrison | MN | 64 | Sangamon | IL | 12 | La Salle | IL | 72 |
La Salle | IL | 64 | Macoupin | IL | 12 | Rock | WI | 70 |
Rock | WI | 64 | Hart | KY | 12 | Brown | IL | 68 |
Allamakee | IA | 63 | Bayfield | WI | 11 | Morrison | MN | 67 |
Will | IL | 61 | Peoria | IL | 11 | Suffolk | MY | 67 |
Iowa | WI | 60 | Brown | IL | 11 | Iowa | WI | 65 |
Kane | IL | 59 | Maverick | TX | 11 | Will | IL | 65 |
Marathon | WI | 58 | Monona | IA | 10 | Peoria | IL | 65 |
Brown | IL | 57 | Davis | IA | 10 | Kane | IL | 64 |
Price | WI | 55 | Lewis | KY | 10 | Jo Daviess | IL | 62 |
Washington | MN | 55 | La Salle | TX | 10 | Marathon | WI | 62 |
Jackson | WI | 55 | Douglas | WI | 9 | Jackson | WI | 61 |
Westchester | NY | 55 | Vernon | WI | 9 | Kleberg | TX | 61 |
Allegheny | PA | 55 | Crawford | WI | 9 | Polk | WI | 60 |
Kleberg | TX | 55 | Jo Daviess | IL | 9 | Adams | IL | 60 |
Marquette | WI | 55 | Jackson | IA | 9 | Douglas | WI | 58 |
Grant | WI | 54 | Guthrie | IA | 9 | Clark | IL | 58 |
Peoria | IL | 54 | Cross | AR | 9 | Price | WI | 57 |
Polk | WI | 53 | Walworth | WI | 9 | Grant | WI | 57 |
Jo Daviess | IL | 53 | Ogle | IL | 9 | Kenedy | TX | 57 |
Dodge | WI | 52 | Penobscot | ME | 8 | Bayfield | WI | 56 |
Clark | IL | 51 | Chicago | MN | 8 | Dunn | WI | 56 |
Sawyer | WI | 50 | St. Croix | WI | 8 | Westchester | NY | 56 |
La Crosse | WI | 50 | Winneshiek | IA | 8 | La Salle | TX | 56 |
Kenedy | TX | 50 | Fayette | IA | 8 | Marquette | WI | 56 |
Douglas | WI | 49 | Dallas | IA | 8 | Washington | MN | 55 |
Dunn | WI | 49 | La Salle | IL | 8 | Allegheny | PA | 55 |
Montgomery | MD | 48 | Warren | IA | 8 | Sawyer | WI | 54 |
Eau Claire | WI | 47 | Union | IA | 8 | Dubuque | IA | 54 |
Dubuque | IA | 47 | Appanoose | IA | 8 | Fulton | IL | 54 |
La Salle | TX | 46 | Lee | IA | 8 | Macoupin | IL | 54 |
Bayfield | WI | 45 | Hancock | IL | 8 | Dodge | WI | 54 |
St. Croix | WI | 45 | Schuyler | IL | 8 | St. Croix | WI | 53 |
Shawano | WI | 45 | Logan | KY | 8 | La Crosse | WI | 53 |
Dakota | MN | 44 | Outagamie | WI | 8 | Warren | IA | 52 |
Warren | IA | 44 | Dane | WI | 8 | Vernon | WI | 51 |
Adams | IL | 44 | Washtenaw | MI | 8 | Shawano | WI | 51 |