Lititz bowhunter Jason Garman traveled to Illinois this fall and bagged this 7-point buck with a rack that measured 149 inches. Such bucks are more common in the Midwest than in Pennsylvania

By P.J. REILLY, Staff Writer

State tag lottery could bring trophy whitetails to Pa.

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Anyone who wants Pennsylvania to become a true trophy whitetail state, raise your hand.

(My own arm is pointing skyward right now.)

I’m not talking about having a decent number of 120-class bucks running around.

I’m talking about having a legitimate shot, every time you go into the woods, at crossing paths with multiple bucks scoring 140 or better, and a very real possibility of bagging a Boone & Crockett class deer scoring 170 or better.

This is the type of hunting that trophy whitetail states such as Illinois, Iowa and Ohio offer.

Under the current deer management program and hunting regulations, Pennsylvania never will become a trophy whitetail state.

There are just too many hunters here with too many opportunities to kill non-trophy-class bucks.

I’m not saying this as a criticism of the state Game Commission’s management program, because, as the agency’s chief deer biologist — Chris Rosenberry — told me, the program is not intended to produce trophy bucks of the caliber I’m talking about.  Click link below for full story!

via LancasterOnline.com:Outdoors:One vote for big bucks.

Looking for the opportunity to take a mature whitetail buck? Well if you haven’t heard Kentucky is now one of the top producing states when it comes to Boone and Crockett deer. In fact over the past 5 years 181 bucks from Kentucky have been registered in the Boone and Crockett record book. Futhermore most of these animals have come from the agriculatural rich western part of the state. Located in Christain County Premiere Archery Outfitters has access to several thousand acres of prime whitetail habitat consisting mainly of farms producing wheat, soy bean and corn providing a constant source of nutrition for their whitetail herd, Mark Clifford outfitter and owner of Premiere Archery Outfitters is committed to providing the archer and a limited number of gun hunters the opportunity to see and harvest a trophy whitetail buck. Hunters will arrive at the lodge on Sunday afternoons and will hunt Monday – Thursday and depart on Friday morning before noon (unless other arraignments have been made). Hunts are all inclusive, this includes all meals, beverages, transportation to and from the hunting areas and a combination of lock on and 21 ft. ladder stands. So if you are looking for an affordable whitetail experience then visit their website at www.premierearcheryoutfitters.com for dates, availablity and rates or call Mark at 864.938.8699.