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
Hardin County: 33 entries.
Ranked by net score
33 of 21,879 entries match
- #1Non-typical190 2/8Brent C Beaman
- #2Non-typical176 4/8Norman L Heberling
- #3Typical175 2/8Roger Titus
- #4Typical174 3/8Ron Hamilton
- #5Typical168 3/8Marshall Messenger
- #6Typical167 3/8Bob Foust
- #7Non-typical167 1/8Paul Rapp
- #8Typical166 7/8E T Temple
- #9Typical165 6/8Nevin Demmit
- #10Typical162 4/8Anthony A Krummrey
| # | Hunter | Score | Year | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 | Mike Wagner Marion | 161 6/8 | 1988 | Hardin |
| #12 | Robert E Cook Wapakoneta | 161 6/8 | 1988 | Hardin |
| #13 | Richard E Cook Wapakoneta | 161 5/8 | 1988 | Hardin |
| #14 | Geoff Oates Kenton | 158 2/8 | 1989 | Hardin |
| #15 | Hal Elsasser Kenton | 154 0/8 | 1987 | Hardin |
| #16 | Jerry Oates Ada | 152 0/8 | 1981 | Hardin |
| #17 | Virgil Good Dola | 152 0/8 | 1989 | Hardin |
| #18 | Dale Flowers Kenton | 151 6/8 | 1981 | Hardin |
| #19 | Mark Nichols Ada | 151 5/8 | 1982 | Hardin |
| #20 | Edward D Ruggles Frankfort | 151 2/8 | 1980 | Hardin |
| #21 | Stephen L Preston Alger | 150 3/8 | 1988 | Hardin |
| #22 | Ray Davis, Jr Dunkirk | 148 1/8 | 1982 | Hardin |
| #23 | Frank K Haudenshield Kenton | 148 0/8 | 1984 | Hardin |
| #24 | Mike Wagner Marion | 147 5/8 | 1981 | Hardin |
| #25 | Ronald Clyborn Marion | 147 5/8 | 1985 | Hardin |
| #26 | Keith Craig Kenton | 146 0/8 | 1984 | Hardin |
| #27 | Bill Fout Forest | 143 7/8 | 1986 | Hardin |
| #28 | Joe Cockerell Lima | 143 6/8 | 1987 | Hardin |
| #29 | Mike McDougle Forest | 142 0/8 | 1985 | Hardin |
| #30 | Gary Oates Kenton | 140 6/8 | 1988 | Hardin |
| #31 | Mark Preston Ada | 140 5/8 | 1989 | Hardin |
| #32 | Greg Kindell Kenton | 140 0/8 | 1981 | Hardin |
| #33 | William R Kahler Kenton | 140 0/8 | 1989 | Hardin |