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: 24 entries.
Ranked by net score
24 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
- #6Non-typical167 1/8Paul Rapp
- #7Typical165 6/8Nevin Demmit
- #8Typical161 6/8Mike Wagner
- #9Typical158 2/8Geoff Oates
- #10Typical152 0/8Jerry Oates
| # | Hunter | Score | Year | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 | Virgil Good Dola | 152 0/8 | 1989 | Hardin |
| #12 | Dale Flowers Kenton | 151 6/8 | 1981 | Hardin |
| #13 | Mark Nichols Ada | 151 5/8 | 1982 | Hardin |
| #14 | Edward D Ruggles Frankfort | 151 2/8 | 1980 | Hardin |
| #15 | Stephen L Preston Alger | 150 3/8 | 1988 | Hardin |
| #16 | Ray Davis, Jr Dunkirk | 148 1/8 | 1982 | Hardin |
| #17 | Frank K Haudenshield Kenton | 148 0/8 | 1984 | Hardin |
| #18 | Mike Wagner Marion | 147 5/8 | 1981 | Hardin |
| #19 | Ronald Clyborn Marion | 147 5/8 | 1985 | Hardin |
| #20 | Keith Craig Kenton | 146 0/8 | 1984 | Hardin |
| #21 | Bill Fout Forest | 143 7/8 | 1986 | Hardin |
| #22 | Joe Cockerell Lima | 143 6/8 | 1987 | Hardin |
| #23 | Greg Kindell Kenton | 140 0/8 | 1981 | Hardin |
| #24 | William R Kahler Kenton | 140 0/8 | 1989 | Hardin |