Stats Show Indiana Produces More Trophy Bucks

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Published: 07 December 2016

By Louie Stout

Stats Show Indiana Produces More Trophy Bucks

Does Indiana produce more trophy bucks than Michigan?

Sounds farfetched, I know. Michigan is supposed to be one of the country’s top deer hunting states and little ol’ Indiana, with its vast, fence-row to fence-row plowing seems hardly a deer hunting mecca.

But North Liberty deer scorer John Bogucki says Hoosierland kicks out more trophy bucks than our northern neighbor.

He should know. He is an official scorer for the Hoosier Record Buck Program, Commemorative Bucks of Michigan, Pope and Young, The Longhunter (muzzleloader record book) and Boone and Crockett.

In addition, Bogucki is the record keeper of the Hoosier record book and tracks all the stats of top deer harvested in the state over the years.

And while he doesn’t maintain the records for Michigan’s program, he is an official scorer and studies their record book annually. He knows what’s being killed north of the border.

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Ice Fishing Gear Spotlighted In Clear H2o Open House Dec. 10-11

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Published: 02 December 2016

Clear H2o Tackle near Juno and Christiana lakes will conduct an in-store open house next Saturday and Sunday.

The latest in ice fishing gear will be on display and pro staffers along with some manufacturer representatives will be on hand to offer ice fishing tips.

Food and drinks will be available to those who visit the store either day. Program hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. For more info, call the shop at 269-414-4131.