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
Ross County: 236 entries.
Ranked by net score
236 of 21,879 entries match · page 1 of 5
- #1Non-typical224 6/8Richard F Barnett
- #2Non-typical202 1/8G S Zurmehly
- #3Non-typical200 4/8Ron Preston
- #4Non-typical197 5/8Johnny George
- #5Non-typical195 2/8David Summers
- #6Non-typical190 6/8Peter O Mauritz
- #7Non-typical189 5/8Martin Eblin
- #8Non-typical187 7/8Charles E Sowers
- #9Non-typical183 7/8James Drum
- #10Non-typical180 3/8Dakota Hampton
| # | Hunter | Score | Year | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 | Gaytheal Salyer Richmond Dale | 179 4/8 | 1979 | Ross |
| #12 | Mike Bennett Chillicothe | 178 4/8 | 1992 | Ross |
| #13 | Garry Mick Chillicothe | 178 3/8 | 1993 | Ross |
| #14 | Fred Noland Waverly | 178 1/8 | 1956 | Ross |
| #15 | Henry Kowalewski Columbus | 178 0/8 | 1993 | Ross |
| #16 | Kenneth N Skaggs Chillicothe | 177 2/8 | 1976 | Ross |
| #17 | Jerry Conkel Grove City | 176 0/8 | 1996 | Ross |
| #18 | Mark Hinkle Franklin | 175 6/8 | 1987 | Ross |
| #19 | Andrew Ruggles Sciotoville | 175 4/8 | 2004 | Ross |
| #20 | Joe Ott Chillicothe | 174 4/8 | 2006 | Ross |
| #21 | Tom Royster Circleville | 173 5/8 | 1980 | Ross |
| #22 | Mike Hedrick Chillicothe | 173 2/8 | 1985 | Ross |
| #23 | Bryant Blake Kingston | 172 6/8 | 2015 | Ross |
| #24 | Matt Watkins Waverly | 172 4/8 | 2005 | Ross |
| #25 | Gene Wheeler Chillicothe | 171 1/8 | 1988 | Ross |
| #26 | Greg Snyder Chillicothe | 170 4/8 | 1980 | Ross |
| #27 | Brad Young Bainbridge | 170 3/8 | 1987 | Ross |
| #28 | Harry Eyre Chillicothe | 170 1/8 | 1991 | Ross |
| #29 | Alfred A Ater Clarksburg | 169 5/8 | 2000 | Ross |
| #30 | Todd Pugh Chillicothe | 169 0/8 | 2009 | Ross |
| #31 | Dustin Ford Clarksburg | 168 6/8 | 2012 | Ross |
| #32 | Pearl E Nichols Jr Chillicothe | 168 1/8 | 2006 | Ross |
| #33 | Dan Seymour Chillicothe | 166 7/8 | 2015 | Ross |
| #34 | Gary Clemmons Chillicothe | 166 7/8 | 1990 | Ross |
| #35 | Dave Hamman Grove City | 165 7/8 | 2014 | Ross |
| #36 | Eric Miller Lebanon | 165 6/8 | 1996 | Ross |
| #37 | Tony E Wheaton South Salem | 165 6/8 | 1983 | Ross |
| #38 | Mike Hutchinson Hillsboro | 165 1/8 | 1994 | Ross |
| #39 | Dan Seymour Chillicothe | 165 0/8 | 1989 | Ross |
| #40 | Greg Snyder Chillicothe | 164 6/8 | 1985 | Ross |
| #41 | Jack A Watson Columbus | 164 5/8 | 1996 | Ross |
| #42 | Brian Beam Port William | 164 3/8 | 1999 | Ross |
| #43 | Wayne Haines Chillicothe | 164 2/8 | 1997 | Ross |
| #44 | K T Putnam Hillsboro | 164 1/8 | 1999 | Ross |
| #45 | Martin Barrett Middletown | 163 6/8 | 2009 | Ross |
| #46 | Chad D Rawlings Chillicothe | 163 4/8 | 2010 | Ross |
| #47 | David L Beougher Columbus | 163 4/8 | 1973 | Ross |
| #48 | William Vernon Orient | 163 4/8 | 2010 | Ross |
| #49 | Phil Gillette Chillicothe | 163 3/8 | 1990 | Ross |
| #50 | James E Sexton Londonderry | 162 4/8 | 1989 | Ross |