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
Defiance County: 39 entries.
Ranked by net score
39 of 21,879 entries match
- #1Typical174 5/8Brent Minic
- #2Non-typical166 0/8William Riley
- #3Typical165 7/8Chad Bok
- #4Non-typical165 2/8Gary E Hammon
- #5Non-typical163 0/8Kyle M Reynolds
- #6Non-typical162 0/8Anthony T Yeager
- #7Non-typical161 5/8Craig Schwarzbeck
- #8Typical160 7/8Chadd Speiser
- #9Typical160 2/8Kirk E Sigler
- #10Typical159 6/8Trent Hesselschwardz
| # | Hunter | Score | Year | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 | Marcus Vonderembse Sherwood | 159 5/8 | 2006 | Defiance |
| #12 | Caleb Antoine Defiance | 157 6/8 | 2004 | Defiance |
| #13 | Alek Smith Defiance | 157 3/8 | 2006 | Defiance |
| #14 | Kevin Shannon Defiance | 157 3/8 | 2003 | Defiance |
| #15 | Ryan G Zeedyk Ney | 156 3/8 | 2003 | Defiance |
| #16 | Jeremy R Nadler Defiance | 153 3/8 | 2007 | Defiance |
| #17 | Todd R Twigg Holland | 152 7/8 | 2009 | Defiance |
| #18 | Chris Schlegel Defiance | 152 1/8 | 2009 | Defiance |
| #19 | Christopher Schlegel Defiance | 151 6/8 | 2008 | Defiance |
| #20 | Cory Baden Defiance | 150 3/8 | 2007 | Defiance |
| #21 | Josh Seip Defiance | 150 2/8 | 2007 | Defiance |
| #22 | Tom Yeager Napoleon | 149 6/8 | 2009 | Defiance |
| #23 | Ryan G Zeedyk Ney | 149 4/8 | 2001 | Defiance |
| #24 | Steve C Karzynow Bryan | 149 1/8 | 2009 | Defiance |
| #25 | Gene A Shock Defiance | 148 3/8 | 2002 | Defiance |
| #26 | Josh Sines Defiance | 146 0/8 | 2009 | Defiance |
| #27 | Joshua M Limber Defiance | 145 7/8 | 2005 | Defiance |
| #28 | Tom Guilford Sherwood | 145 6/8 | 2005 | Defiance |
| #29 | Max Tappen Bryan | 145 2/8 | 2007 | Defiance |
| #30 | Darren Yackee Defiance | 144 3/8 | 2007 | Defiance |
| #31 | John R Adams Mark Center | 144 1/8 | 2005 | Defiance |
| #32 | Harold Reynolds Edgerton | 143 1/8 | 2006 | Defiance |
| #33 | Keith Hetrick Ney | 143 0/8 | 2003 | Defiance |
| #34 | Luke Shininger Defiance | 142 5/8 | 2002 | Defiance |
| #35 | Josh Burkholder Defiance | 142 4/8 | 2005 | Defiance |
| #36 | Thomas R Yeager Defiance | 142 4/8 | 2000 | Defiance |
| #37 | Josh Sines Defiance | 141 6/8 | 2002 | Defiance |
| #38 | Kevin Countryman Hicksville | 141 2/8 | 2000 | Defiance |
| #39 | Andrew Nicely Ney | 140 7/8 | 2003 | Defiance |