There have been far more 300" non-typical bucks killed since the early 2000s than ever documented before the year 2000.  So what gives?  Gordon Whittington, the Editor in Chief of North American Whitetail joins us for a second time to explore just that.  Is it genetics, is it food, what can history tell us from hundreds of years ago, what about the big deer that came in the decades before the new millennium?  We discuss all this in detail and dig deep into the Luke Brewster buck story, the monster Illinois buck from 2018, currently featured in North American Whitetail Magazine. OUR SPONSORS:  Rackology, Minus 33 Merino Wool,  Covert Scouting Cameras, Grizzly Ears,  QUIETKAT,  BIG BUCK MERCH   DISCOUNT CODES: Minus 33 10% OFF: BIGBUCK33 QuietKat 15% OFF: BIGBUCK15 Deer News Here's What We Discuss: Episode 106 - The Buck Story The 2018 Highlight A Season - Good Bad or Other Those Day are Behind Us The Population Numbers Drop Off - Predation and EHD Not Record Breaking Like 2005 It's Psychological and Mental Perspective Too Many Deer? Overplaying the Benefits of High Density Deer Numbers 2 Deer Per Square Acre and Food Plots If You Have Food, You can Have High Density The Industrial Age, The World's Greatest Food Plot A Byproduct of Farming Iowa 1850, Natural vs Man Made A Low Density and Big Deer Historical Perspective More 300" Bucks That We Document Pennsylvania 1830 - It was a Trophy Buck State Look at the Surge of Top End Deer The Hold in the Horn Gross Score The Steven Tucker Buck Tennessee Luke Brewster Buck - Illinois 1940, 1981, then 2000 and Beyond Texas Hill Country and Island Deer Just Get By A Body Size and Antler Size 40% Increase Better Fed, 10 Year Threshold Ideal Nutritional Conditions, and Abnormal Points Hot Spots - Where's the Next One? The Integrity of the Giant Bucks Driven to Live, Years on One Lung The Brewster Buck Story Illinois - Currently the Only State with Two 300" Bucks Our APP: www.BigBuckRegistry.com/app Help Support This Show: www.BigBuckRegistry.com/pledge FEEDBACK HOTLINE: 724-613-2825 REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE on iTUNES and Stitcher: www.BigBuckRegistry.com/itunes www.BigBuckRegistry.com/stitcher Want to Know When the Next Big Buck Podcast is Released? Then Join the Club: www.BigBuckRegistry.com/huntmail Submit A Buck: www.BigBuckRegistry.com/mybuck Be a Guest: Guests@BigBuckRegistry.com Share for Share: www.BigBuckRegistry.com/s4s Facebook: www.Facebook.com/bigbuckregistry Twitter: www.twitter.com/bigbuckregistry Feedback:Feedback@BigBuckRegistry.com Also find us on these fine networks:  Blubrry Libsyn TuneIn  CREDITS: This Show was Written, Edited, and Produced by Jason “Jay” Scott Ammann Deer News Written and Recorded by Jim Keller Chubby Tines Tip of the Week Written by Dusty Phillips