Buckeye Big Buck Club · ODNR record book
Ohio big buck records
Every officially scored buck in Ohio’s record book, ranked by net score. Typical bucks start at 140 inches, non-typical at 160.
Source: Buckeye Big Buck Club record book (ODNR), retrieved Sep 15, 2026. How the records work
Where they were taken
Athens County: 296 entries.
Ranked by net score
296 of 21,879 entries match · page 1 of 6
- #1Non-typical201 4/8Leonard Lucas
- #2Non-typical194 1/8Abbeygayle Riffle
- #3Non-typical192 7/8Paul Kostival
- #4Non-typical192 1/8Jason Ashcraft
- #5Non-typical190 5/8Richard Martin
- #6Non-typical188 5/8Brian K Dowler
- #7Non-typical187 2/8Mitch Daugherty
- #8Non-typical182 4/8Curt Carrothers
- #9Non-typical182 2/8Fredrick F Hixon
- #10Non-typical181 6/8Robert Phelps
| # | Hunter | Score | Year | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 | Jim Miller Botkins | 180 7/8 | 1974 | Athens |
| #12 | Gary R Campbell Marion | 176 7/8 | 1998 | Athens |
| #13 | Mike Lunsford Millfield | 176 7/8 | 2010 | Athens |
| #14 | Thomas Richardson Coolville | 176 7/8 | 1971 | Athens |
| #15 | Jerry Dexter Amesville | 175 5/8 | 2002 | Athens |
| #16 | Mike Phillips Lincolnton | 175 4/8 | 1999 | Athens |
| #17 | Carl J Ulbrich Athens | 174 2/8 | 1966 | Athens |
| #18 | Bill Hanna Murray City | 173 4/8 | 1999 | Athens |
| #19 | Maris Jende Powell | 173 4/8 | 1984 | Athens |
| #20 | Thomas Richardson Coolville | 172 6/8 | 1966 | Athens |
| #21 | Jason Hoover Columbus | 172 4/8 | 2003 | Athens |
| #22 | Michael Collins Athens | 172 4/8 | 2015 | Athens |
| #23 | Victor N Clark Columbus | 172 2/8 | 1984 | Athens |
| #24 | Trevor J Hearn Vincent | 171 5/8 | 1992 | Athens |
| #25 | Robert Shoemaker Glouster | 170 6/8 | 1999 | Athens |
| #26 | Ralph Six Athens | 170 4/8 | 1983 | Athens |
| #27 | Edward D Loftis Orient | 170 2/8 | 2010 | Athens |
| #28 | Jack Cline Albany | 170 1/8 | 1972 | Athens |
| #29 | Mike A Rex | 170 1/8 | 2019 | Athens |
| #30 | Louise Lowry Canal Winchester | 170 0/8 | 1991 | Athens |
| #31 | Donnie Stevens Chesterhill | 167 6/8 | 2002 | Athens |
| #32 | Jack Harper Groveport | 167 4/8 | 1990 | Athens |
| #33 | Aaron Reeves Athens | 167 2/8 | 2011 | Athens |
| #34 | Ronnie Lauderback Nelsonville | 167 1/8 | 1985 | Athens |
| #35 | Robert L Barnhart Guysville | 167 0/8 | 1983 | Athens |
| #36 | Mike Stright Chesterhill | 166 2/8 | 1972 | Athens |
| #37 | Steven Watson Little Hocking | 165 7/8 | 1981 | Athens |
| #38 | Gene Koch Columbus | 165 0/8 | 1972 | Athens |
| #39 | Harold Morse Albany | 165 0/8 | 1972 | Athens |
| #40 | Matthew Gordon Woodsfield | 164 7/8 | 1986 | Athens |
| #41 | Russell W Nutter Coolville | 164 7/8 | 1985 | Athens |
| #42 | Roger Davis Nelsonville | 164 6/8 | 1983 | Athens |
| #43 | Edward L Arledge Baltimore | 164 5/8 | 1990 | Athens |
| #44 | Sean McLaughlin Nelsonville | 164 5/8 | 1995 | Athens |
| #45 | Jack Harper Groveport | 164 2/8 | 1978 | Athens |
| #46 | Paul D Figgins Nelsonville | 164 1/8 | 1977 | Athens |
| #47 | Brent W King Athens | 163 6/8 | 1994 | Athens |
| #48 | Tim Moretz Brunswick | 163 5/8 | 2007 | Athens |
| #49 | Reginald Frazier Buckeye Lake | 163 4/8 | 1981 | Athens |
| #50 | Jared Thompson Cutler | 163 0/8 | 2012 | Athens |