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If you are wondering how Buffalo County, WI compares to other whitetail hunting areas, just take a look at this map.

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.

Here is the link to the full article on www.remington.com

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Note that RED shows 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.

For more information regarding the QDMA visit: http://www.qdma.org/

This site offers this map for $9.95 (includes the county/state breakdown) they also offer other deer density maps and more great information.  (Click on the merchandise link from main page)

This story originally appeared in the Winter issue of Quality Whitetails.

Here is a breakdown of the counties and states that shows QDM 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
* Some entries may be listed in both the B&C and P&Y record books.

 
State POPE & YOUNG BOONE & CROCKETT COMBINED 
Typical
Non-Typical
Total
Typical
Non-Typical
Total
Total*
Wisconsin 2,969 156 3,125 197 76 273 3,398
Illinois 2,061 206 2,267 221 153 374 2,641
Iowa 1,143 127 1,270 202 114 316 1,586
Ohio 865 69 934 94 49 143 1,077
Minnesota 689 44 733 90 52 142 875
Kansas 544 87 631 89 61 150 781
Texas 601 32 633 74 32 106 739
Missouri 509 39 548 118 52 170 718
Michigan 551 25 576 38 22 60 636
Indiana 459 28 487 69 31 100 587
Kentucky 274 21 295 123 56 179 474
New York 398 17 415 18 4 22 437
Pennsylvania 356 9 365 6 3 9 374
Maryland 318 17 335 20 7 27 362
Nebraska 232 19 251 42 15 57 308
Oklahoma 171 13 184 27 32 59 243
West Virginia 179 7 186 6 1 7 193
Montana 158 6 164 20 9 29 193
Virginia 145 6 151 22 12 34 185
South Dakota 146 8 154 15 5 20 174
Georgia 113 6 119 36 8 44 163
Mississippi 134 1 135 16 9 25 160
New Jersey 151 2 153 2 1 3 156
North Dakota 135 4 139 9 1 10 149
Arkansas 86 5 91 29 18 47 138
Colorado 77 7 84 7 10 17 101
Louisiana 65 1 66 16 6 22 88
North Carolina 67 2 69 5 3 8 77
Connecticut 65 4 69 1 2 3 72
Massachusetts 68 0 68 1 0 1 69
Alabama 65 1 66 1 1 2 68
New Hampshire 43 1 44 18 3 21 65
Washington 48 5 53 3 7 10 63
Tennessee 49 2 51 8 3 11 62
Maine 15 1 16 25 11 36 52
Wyoming 37 2 39 4 5 9 48
Idaho 24 2 26 10 6 16 42
Delaware 23 0 23 5 1 6 29
South Carolina 9 0 9 4 1 5 14
Rhode Island 7 1 8 0 0 0 8
Oregon 4 1 5 2 0 2 7
Florida 5 0 5 0 0 0 5
Vermont 1 0 1 1 0 1 2
TOTAL 14,059 984 15,043 1694 882 2576 17,619
* Some entries may be listed in both the B&C and P&Y record books.