Illinois Big Buck Stories
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Jim Powell’s 8-pointer
County: Kent
Date and Season: Oct 13, 2006; Bow
Notable: Would later gross score 171 5/8" and net 168 6/8"

Rob Brennan’s 39-pointer
County: Vermilion
Date and Season: Dec. 1, 2006; Shotgun
Notable: Rack still in velvet but netted 284 7/8 inches.
Barry Girten’s 13-pointer
County: White
Date and Season: Nov. 30, 2006; Shotgun
Notable: Third highest-scoring typical in Illinois history.
Ken Schaffnit’s 14-pointer
County: Marshall
Date and Season: Nov. 20, 2006; Bow
Notable: Buck had 13-inch drop tine.

Roy C. Vasel’s 9-pointer
County: Lee
Date and Season: Nov. 17, 2006; Shotgun
Notable: First deer hunting weekend yields big buck.
Parrish Brown’s 20-pointer
County: Fulton
Date and Season: Nov. 12, 2006; Bow
Notable: Net non-typical score of 217 3/8 inches.
Jason’s Pullen’s big week
County: Fulton
Date and Season: Oct. 29 and Nov. 5, 2006; Bow
Notable: Hunter takes two big bucks in one week.

