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Bowhunting Mom Tags 200-class Whitetail, Could Be Wisconsin’s New Women’s Bow Record
Bowhunting Mom Tags 200-class Whitetail, Could Be Wisconsin’s New Women’s Bow Record
The Ackers help a neighbor, who owns a dairy farm, with repairs and chores in return for permission to hunt the property. The Milwaukee County farm is mostly tilled land with corn on one side and alfalfa on the other with an “L” shaped wooded section between and a thick snarl in the curve, allowing ample cover for deer.
Milwaukee County allows only archery hunting for deer and requires a special permit from local law enforcement. This keeps the number of hunters there low and helps protect landowners from trespassers.
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Kim Acker is a 36-year-old mother of two living in Waterford, WI with her husband Kurt. In addition to being a homemaker, she is also a hunter and has been for 15 years. Soon, once the score is confirmed, she will most likely have the biggest whitetail buck taken by a woman with a bow in the big-deer state of Wisconsin with a handsome 200-class buck she arrowed in September. She only claimed her trophy after a full year of searching for a shot and being tantalized by trail cam photos of the big brute. Here’s the full story of the hunt and everything that led up to it from Eugene Mancl.
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Comments (28)
WOW! Congrats Kim, that is one heck of a deer. Too bad the yote's got to him first, but still a great trophy.
Awesome buck! I don't know how I feel about "the biggest whitetail taken by a woman with a bow in Wisconsin." Wonder why they keep different records for women? It's not like men really have that much of an advantage in hunting. Seems to me that only one all-inclusive record book is needed. Either way, congrats to Kim, that's a heckuva deer.
That is one healthy and impressive set of antlers there, madam. CONGRATS!
Just wishing my wife would take up the sport.
Hil,
Maybe it's too keep our sensitive male egos from being damaged - that's a pretty nice buck in anyone's book, and Ms. Acker took it with a bow! Most guys never get one that nice even with their $2,000 dollar rifles and $4,000 scopes, in Wisconsin or anywhere else. Except in our dreams of course. Congratulations.
Heck of a deer! I actually heard of a 220 inch typical buck taken by Milwaukee also pretty recently...but you know how hunting stories go it's hard to tell if its true or not. Saw a picture of the thing and its pretty ginormous though..
Whats the age of the buck?
wonder if the rest of the meat was able to be salvaged?
would hate to see that magnificent animal simply become a trophy
nice job Kim!
that a nice deer congrats on the harvest
Interesting how his tail was broken? In all the live pictures it was in the same position. Also, nothing is truly wasted in the woods. Even if we don't get the meat many other animals etc. are glad to find it, just like the coyotes. That's the way it works. We sometimes think it's wasted if we don't get to eat it, but that is not always true. Of course we should always try to make good use of it if we kill it though, I think most everyone tries to make that happen.
Great buck!!!
Nice marsh buck Kim! Looks like a 5 or 6 year old beauty....the beauty of bow hunting season...they are in the rut and looking for their female friends...no pressure and just you! Cool! Congrats again Kim. Ben Hobbins
Outstanding! I'm showing this to my daughters (6&11). They LOVE venison, and are great archers, but the older one at least has no desire to get in the field. Hopefully your success will get my oldest interested in the mentor program. Congratulations, on the buck, and your newly found celebrity status.
Wonderful, wonderful Kim! And keeping your cool for the shot is impressive too. Sorry to hear that the coyotes worked the hindquarters over during the night. I've learned too the hard way to never leave early in the search for the game after the shot, whether it's with gun or bow. Keep searching till you find it right away! Again, best congrads to you and the family. Very well done..!!!
nueman23-i highly doubt you heard about a typical buck exceeding 213 and 5/8 inchs b&c if you did it would be the new world record.
This buck is amazing did he have a double main beam last year? That thing is crazy. Congrats kim.
Merciful heavens, magnificent animal, coyotes got to eat to, salvage what you can. congrats !
that's a great buck! nice story also.
It's nice seeing these 200" giants taken in the great state of Wisconsin year after year. Congrats on an awesome buck! Also nice seeing more and more women enjoying this great sport!
i think i would have a stroke!
Congratulations, Kim! That is one awesome animal.
What a awesome buck.
Great job Kim. I do not like the disparity between men and women. That's a nice buck for anyone. Some commenter's makes it sound like this is hard for women to shoot a big trophy. That's a load of crap. I can shoot a 40 lb fawn or a three hundred pound Ohio Buck. You can too and thus that's the problem I have with some men's attitudes.
I am so excited for you. By now for you this is old news, today being 31 Oct 2010 the time of this comment. I'm proud of you not because you are a woman, but that you did what it takes any hunter to take a big one. Camera pics, watching. determining where that days stand location is. You did it. That's where the pride for you. There should be no men's or woman's side of record books. Just hunters.
I agree with you Marty. Can't I just be a hunter, rather than a "woman hunter?"
Great story, great hunt with a great ending! That buck greened at over 202 ~ non-typ, nice length!
Perserverance paid off! I love it when a plan comes to fruition! Congrats to the huntress.
its good to see females hunting great deer congrats
That is really unique how it has that second main beam on its left side. Congrats Kim that is a record for anyone in the field! Get your daughters outside to enjoy the experiance of shoting the bow, this will be a heck of deer to top! Good luck in your future adventures in the woods!
congrats on the nice big buck, it is very nice to see women in this sport and to see some of them getting huge deer, very nice
You go girl! Could not even imagine shotting a buck that big! Congrats! I got my first buck this year 9 pointer and Im still super excited about it :)
What a buck! Congrats!!
Good job mom!!!
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That is one healthy and impressive set of antlers there, madam. CONGRATS!
Just wishing my wife would take up the sport.
Outstanding! I'm showing this to my daughters (6&11). They LOVE venison, and are great archers, but the older one at least has no desire to get in the field. Hopefully your success will get my oldest interested in the mentor program. Congratulations, on the buck, and your newly found celebrity status.
Wonderful, wonderful Kim! And keeping your cool for the shot is impressive too. Sorry to hear that the coyotes worked the hindquarters over during the night. I've learned too the hard way to never leave early in the search for the game after the shot, whether it's with gun or bow. Keep searching till you find it right away! Again, best congrads to you and the family. Very well done..!!!
I agree with you Marty. Can't I just be a hunter, rather than a "woman hunter?"
WOW! Congrats Kim, that is one heck of a deer. Too bad the yote's got to him first, but still a great trophy.
that a nice deer congrats on the harvest
Interesting how his tail was broken? In all the live pictures it was in the same position. Also, nothing is truly wasted in the woods. Even if we don't get the meat many other animals etc. are glad to find it, just like the coyotes. That's the way it works. We sometimes think it's wasted if we don't get to eat it, but that is not always true. Of course we should always try to make good use of it if we kill it though, I think most everyone tries to make that happen.
Great buck!!!
Great job Kim. I do not like the disparity between men and women. That's a nice buck for anyone. Some commenter's makes it sound like this is hard for women to shoot a big trophy. That's a load of crap. I can shoot a 40 lb fawn or a three hundred pound Ohio Buck. You can too and thus that's the problem I have with some men's attitudes.
I am so excited for you. By now for you this is old news, today being 31 Oct 2010 the time of this comment. I'm proud of you not because you are a woman, but that you did what it takes any hunter to take a big one. Camera pics, watching. determining where that days stand location is. You did it. That's where the pride for you. There should be no men's or woman's side of record books. Just hunters.
its good to see females hunting great deer congrats
congrats on the nice big buck, it is very nice to see women in this sport and to see some of them getting huge deer, very nice
You go girl! Could not even imagine shotting a buck that big! Congrats! I got my first buck this year 9 pointer and Im still super excited about it :)
Hil,
Maybe it's too keep our sensitive male egos from being damaged - that's a pretty nice buck in anyone's book, and Ms. Acker took it with a bow! Most guys never get one that nice even with their $2,000 dollar rifles and $4,000 scopes, in Wisconsin or anywhere else. Except in our dreams of course. Congratulations.
Heck of a deer! I actually heard of a 220 inch typical buck taken by Milwaukee also pretty recently...but you know how hunting stories go it's hard to tell if its true or not. Saw a picture of the thing and its pretty ginormous though..
Whats the age of the buck?
wonder if the rest of the meat was able to be salvaged?
would hate to see that magnificent animal simply become a trophy
nice job Kim!
Nice marsh buck Kim! Looks like a 5 or 6 year old beauty....the beauty of bow hunting season...they are in the rut and looking for their female friends...no pressure and just you! Cool! Congrats again Kim. Ben Hobbins
nueman23-i highly doubt you heard about a typical buck exceeding 213 and 5/8 inchs b&c if you did it would be the new world record.
This buck is amazing did he have a double main beam last year? That thing is crazy. Congrats kim.
Merciful heavens, magnificent animal, coyotes got to eat to, salvage what you can. congrats !
that's a great buck! nice story also.
It's nice seeing these 200" giants taken in the great state of Wisconsin year after year. Congrats on an awesome buck! Also nice seeing more and more women enjoying this great sport!
i think i would have a stroke!
Congratulations, Kim! That is one awesome animal.
What a awesome buck.
Great story, great hunt with a great ending! That buck greened at over 202 ~ non-typ, nice length!
Perserverance paid off! I love it when a plan comes to fruition! Congrats to the huntress.
That is really unique how it has that second main beam on its left side. Congrats Kim that is a record for anyone in the field! Get your daughters outside to enjoy the experiance of shoting the bow, this will be a heck of deer to top! Good luck in your future adventures in the woods!
What a buck! Congrats!!
Good job mom!!!
Awesome buck! I don't know how I feel about "the biggest whitetail taken by a woman with a bow in Wisconsin." Wonder why they keep different records for women? It's not like men really have that much of an advantage in hunting. Seems to me that only one all-inclusive record book is needed. Either way, congrats to Kim, that's a heckuva deer.
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