Outstanding Deer - Typical Firearm
The table below contains the all-time list for the Outstanding Deer - Typical Firearm category, as of October, 2000.
Outstanding Deer - Typical Firearm - minimum score 125 0/8 |
Rank |
Score |
Year |
County of Harvest |
Hunter |
Hometown |
1 |
175 7/8 |
1975 |
Salem |
William Pierson |
Mantua |
2 |
170 6/8 |
1985 |
Monmouth |
Frank Metta |
Farmingdale |
3 |
166 4/8 |
1957 |
Monmouth |
Charles W. Van Schoick, Jr. |
Howell |
4 |
164 4/8 |
1998 |
Middlesex |
David A. Thomas |
Mercerville |
5 |
164 2/8 |
1977 |
Monmouth |
Kenneth Brown |
Allenwood |
6 |
163 5/8 |
1945 |
Mercer |
Anthony Depiano |
Hightstown |
7 |
163 3/8
|
1950
|
Sussex |
Fred Space |
Sussex |
8 |
161 5/8
|
1972
|
Salem |
Ron Snyder |
Alloway |
9 |
160 5/8
|
1970
|
Cumberland |
Earl Casper |
Newport |
10 |
160 2/8
|
1996
|
Morris |
Hank DeVries |
Lincoln
Park |
11 |
158 7/8
|
1989
|
Monmouth |
Charles Eckel |
Englishtown |
12 |
158 4/8
|
1988
|
Hunterdon |
Ron Stoy |
Lambertville |
13 |
157 7/8
|
1982
|
Salem |
Lawrence K.
Elrod |
Woodstown |
14 |
157 7/8
|
1998
|
Atlantic |
Anthony J.
Merlino |
Nesco |
15 |
157 3/8
|
1956
|
Mercer |
Antler
Sportmen's Club |
Princeton |
16 |
157 1/8
|
1935
|
Waren; |
W. Rush |
Washington
Twp. |
17 |
156 0/8
|
1989
|
Gloucester |
John E. Wehrwein |
Vineland |
18 |
154 2/8
|
1970
|
Salem |
Frank Newkirk |
Salem |
19 |
153 4/8
|
1979
|
Warren |
James Deacon |
Washington |
20 |
152 7/8
|
1994
|
Sussex |
Herbert E.
Fowler |
Sparta |
21 |
152 5/8 |
1999 |
Warren |
Michael K. Hannigan |
Belvidere |
22 |
152 4/8 |
1934 |
|
Russ Collins |
|
23 |
152 3/8 |
1979 |
Burlington |
Bill Parkerson |
Pemberton |
24 |
152 2/8
|
1976
|
Middlesex |
Joe Zimbicki |
Englishtown |
24 |
152 2/8
|
1979
|
Middlesex |
Calvin J. Linke |
Jamesburg |
25 |
151 4/8
|
1999
|
Hunterdon |
Robert J. Tumler |
Lambertville |
26 |
151 2/8
|
1967
|
Burlington |
George E. Leber,
Jr. |
Yardville |
26 |
151 2/8
|
1983
|
Salem |
Jim Nipe |
Pedricktown |
27 |
151 0/8
|
1996
|
Monmouth |
Dennis Spearnock |
Fords |
28 |
150 7/8
|
1998
|
Passaic |
Fred Guido |
North
Haledon |
29 |
150 6/8
|
1982
|
Warren |
Jerome M. Sevick |
Hackettstown |
30 |
150 1/8
|
1981
|
Salem |
D. Ross Sayrs |
Pennsauken |
31 |
150 0/8
|
1986
|
Passaic |
Chester E.
Snedeker |
Old
Tappan |
31 |
150 0/8
|
1999
|
Sussex |
Howard G. Hotz |
Newton |
32 |
149 7/8
|
1995
|
Monmouth |
Stanley W.
Dudkin |
Cedar
Run, PA |
33 |
149 6/8
|
1980
|
Burlington |
Brian R. Tule |
Vincentown |
34 |
149 5/8
|
1969
|
Burlington |
John H. Smith,
Jr. |
Marlton |
35 |
149 4/8
|
1983
|
Morris |
Skeeter
Kielblock |
Gillette |
36 |
149 3/8
|
1978
|
Somerset |
Mike Minotty |
Franklinville |
37 |
149 2/8
|
1992
|
Ocean |
James Casadona |
Burlington |
38 |
149 0/8
|
1972
|
Monmouth |
Dennis B.
Wescott |
Old
Bridge |
39 |
148 6/8
|
1974
|
Gloucester |
Gary M. Vail |
Williamstown |
40 |
148 4/8
|
1965
|
Monmouth |
George Leber,
III |
Allentown |
41 |
148 3/8
|
1978
|
Gloucester |
Vincent S.
Gangemi, II |
Mullica
Hill |
41 |
148 3/8
|
1987
|
Monmouth |
Kenneth Black |
Brick |
41 |
148 3/8
|
1992
|
Gloucester |
Fred Grasso |
Mullica
Hill |
41 |
148 3/8
|
1995
|
Hunterdon |
William E.
Setzer |
Piscataway |
42 |
148 2/8
|
1984
|
Morris |
Anthony G.
Petuskey, Sr. |
Washington |
42 |
148 2/8
|
1993
|
Cumberland |
Earl F. Meyer,
Jr. |
Cedarville |
43 |
148 1/8
|
1985
|
Somerset |
Bill Capuano |
Clifton |
44 |
148 0/8
|
1990
|
Salem |
John Huskey |
Woodstown |
44 |
148 0/8
|
1991
|
Hunterdon |
Scott Rogers |
Ringoes |
45 |
147 7/8
|
1992
|
Warren |
Thomas DePiro |
Bloomfield |
46 |
147 6/8
|
1987
|
Burlington |
John R.
Bereczki, Jr. |
Columbus |
46 |
147 6/8
|
1991
|
Middlesex |
David Blumig |
East
Brunswick |
47 |
147 1/8
|
1987
|
Ocean |
Kenneth Gilbert |
Robbinsville |
47 |
147 1/8
|
1995
|
Sussex |
David Decker |
Sparta |
48 |
146 7/8
|
1986
|
Salem |
Robert J. Condo |
Wenonah |
49 |
146 5/8
|
1953
|
Ocean |
Paul L. Mott |
Tuckerton |
50 |
146 4/8
|
1980
|
Burlington |
John C. Newman,
Jr. |
Bordentown |
50 |
146 4/8
|
1995
|
Monmouth |
Robert F. Laird |
Manasquan |
51 |
146 3/8
|
1969
|
Salem |
James G. Meadows |
Pennsville |
51 |
146 3/8
|
1995
|
Ocean |
George Onnembo |
Point
Pleasant |
52 |
146 2/8
|
1989
|
Salem |
James R. Dick |
Sewell |
53 |
146 1/8
|
1978
|
Salem |
Heinrich W.
Weber, II |
Gibbstown |
53 |
146 1/8
|
1989
|
Warren |
James Waltsak,
Jr. |
Colonia |
53 |
146 1/8
|
1995
|
Salem |
Lewis G. Slagle,
Jr. |
Vineland |
54 |
146 0/8
|
1992
|
Cumberland |
Ronald G. Green |
Dividing
Creek |
54 |
146 0/8
|
1994
|
Mercer |
Edwin Diefenbach |
Robbinsville |
55 |
145 7/8
|
1981
|
Monmouth |
John Canton, Jr. |
Spring
Lake |
55 |
145 7/8
|
1991
|
Mercer |
Dave VanSelous |
Pennington |
56 |
145 6/8
|
1968
|
Salem |
Wilbert Zarin |
Somerset |
56 |
145 6/8
|
1982
|
Mercer |
Paul W. Hewins |
Hightstown |
56 |
145 6/8
|
1984
|
Sussex |
Gary Pittenger |
Newton |
56 |
145 6/8
|
1986
|
Sussex |
Joe Sudol |
Union |
57 |
145 5/8
|
1981
|
Somerset |
Keith Piskorski |
South
Amboy |
58 |
145 0/8
|
1990
|
Sussex |
Stan Burzinski,
Jr. |
Elmer |
58 |
145 0/8
|
1995
|
Middlesex |
Edward Kostu |
Woodbridge |
59 |
144 6/8
|
1981
|
Middlesex |
Ciro J.
Silvestri |
Hightstown |
60 |
144 4/8
|
1976
|
Monmouth |
Margaret Smith |
Neptune
City |
61 |
144 3/8
|
1932
|
Monmouth |
Stephen Sadley |
Robbinsville |
61 |
144 3/8
|
1981
|
Middlesex |
Al Czehut |
Hamilton
Square |
61 |
144 3/8
|
1997
|
Cumberland |
Allen J.
Sheppard, Sr. |
Millville |
61 |
144 3/8
|
1998
|
Warren |
Daniel Ghetti |
Phillipsburg |
62 |
144 1/8
|
1995
|
Burlington |
William H. Ott |
Palmyra |
62 |
144 1/8
|
1999
|
Gloucester |
Charles
Gallagher |
Mantua |
63 |
144 0/8
|
1985
|
Morris |
Michael Fulton |
Budd
Lake |
64 |
143 7/8
|
1977
|
Morris |
Richard
Kurkewicz |
East
Hanover |
64 |
143 7/8
|
1994
|
Mercer |
Edward A. Ranke,
III |
Trenton |
65 |
143 5/8
|
1996
|
Atlantic |
George Rusnack,
Jr. |
|
66 |
143 4/8
|
1981
|
Hunterdon |
Americo R.
Vannozzi |
Bordentown |
66 |
143 4/8
|
1996
|
Monmouth |
Bruno DiFonzo |
Long
Branch |
67 |
143 3/8
|
1969
|
Salem |
Thomas A.
Marcucci |
Trenton |
67 |
143 3/8
|
1986
|
Salem |
Jeffrey L.
Simpkins |
Bridgeton |
68 |
143 2/8
|
1989
|
Somerset |
Louis
DiFilippantonio |
Penns
Grove |
69 |
143 1/8
|
1969
|
Ocean |
Robert L. Carter |
New
Egypt |
70 |
143 0/8
|
1936
|
Atlantic |
John Kertz |
Egg
Harbor |
70 |
143 0/8
|
1976
|
Hunterdon |
Henry Bundt |
Lebanon |
71 |
142 7/8
|
1985
|
Middlesex |
George Grant |
Cranbury |
71 |
142 7/8
|
1986
|
Sussex |
James Ward |
Wharton |
71 |
142 7/8
|
1995
|
Sussex |
J. Shaun
Dalrymple |
Union |
72 |
142 6/8
|
1967
|
Burlington |
Leon Jones |
Mount
Holly |
72 |
142 6/8
|
1977
|
Hunterdon |
William
Potopowitz |
Califon |
72 |
142 6/8
|
1994
|
Middlesex |
Joey Lena |
Jamesburg |
73 |
142 5/8
|
1995
|
Gloucester |
Gary Martinelli |
Sewel |
74 |
142 4/8
|
1974
|
Hunterdon |
William J. Waple |
Rahway |
74 |
142 4/8
|
1978
|
Middlesex |
Robert Soden |
Englishtown |
74 |
142 4/8
|
1994
|
Sussex |
Danny L. Ross |
Ogdensburg |
75 |
142 2/8
|
1963
|
Salem |
Warren Strang |
Woodstream |
75 |
142 2/8
|
1989
|
Gloucester |
Nick Cucinotta |
Gibbstown |
76 |
142 1/8
|
1991
|
Morris |
Michael K. Haas |
Randolph |
77 |
142 0/8
|
1969
|
Hunterdon |
Anthony J.
Rosato |
Sergeantsville |
77 |
142 0/8
|
1977
|
Middlesex |
George Alsheimer |
Jamesburg |
78 |
141 6/8
|
1997
|
Cumberland |
Jim Fiorani, Sr. |
Bridgeton |
79 |
141 5/8
|
1967
|
Middlesex |
George Alsheimer |
Jamesburg |
79 |
141 5/8
|
1967
|
Bergen |
Carl Torchio |
New
Paltz |
80 |
141 4/8
|
1931
|
Ocean |
Adolf Schilling |
|
80 |
141 4/8
|
1971
|
Hunterdon |
Wesley Bodine |
Stockton |
80 |
141 4/8
|
1994
|
Camden |
Brian Maccarella |
Riverton |
81 |
141 3/8
|
1993
|
Mercer |
Richard F.
Everett |
Cranbury |
82 |
141 2/8
|
1958
|
Atlantic |
Norris S. Leek,
Sr. |
Smithville |
83 |
141 1/8
|
|
Ocean |
Karl Alminde |
New
Egypt |
84 |
141 0/8
|
1982
|
Middlesex |
Bob Sacher |
East
Brunswick |
84 |
141 0/8
|
1989
|
Somerset |
Tom Augustyniak |
Warren |
85 |
140 7/8
|
1993
|
Cumberland |
Robert Warfle,
Jr. |
Port
Norris |
86 |
140 6/8
|
1979
|
Salem |
George C.
Duffield |
Monroeville |
86 |
140 6/8
|
1984
|
Ocean |
Arthur Wagner |
Jackson |
86 |
140 6/8
|
1985
|
Middlesex |
Gregg Scherf |
Spotswood |
87 |
140 4/8
|
1988
|
Somerset |
David J. Kanach |
Somerville |
88 |
140 2/8
|
1981
|
Middlesex |
Carmine LaCava |
Clarksburg |
88 |
140 2/8
|
1982
|
Burlington |
Rich Hiles |
Medford |
89 |
140 1/8
|
1981
|
Hunterdon |
Mark Bodine |
Stockton |
89 |
140 1/8
|
1997
|
Morris |
Keith Petlick |
Parsippany |
90 |
140 0/8
|
1965
|
Monmouth |
Richard
Guckenberger |
Freehold |
90 |
140 0/8
|
1968
|
Gloucester |
Thomas Hope |
Woodbury |
91 |
139 7/8
|
1994
|
Gloucester |
Lenny Coulter |
Vineland |
92 |
139 5/8
|
1998
|
Warren |
Robert Kauer |
Wayne |
93 |
139 4/8
|
1987
|
Somerset |
Robert G. Pazdan |
Belle
Mead |
94 |
139 3/8
|
1979
|
Mercer |
Daniel G. Malek |
Lambertville |
94 |
139 3/8
|
1994
|
Salem |
Keith Kinney |
Pedricktown |
95 |
139 2/8
|
1981
|
Cumberland |
Mark Laurella |
Rosenhayn |
96 |
139 1/8
|
1929
|
Atlantic |
Albert H. Weber |
Galloway
Twp. |
96 |
139 1/8
|
1989
|
Warren |
Guy Gonzalez |
Easton,
PA |
96 |
139 1/8
|
1994
|
Cape May |
Nicholas Repici |
Belleplain |
97 |
139 0/8
|
1986
|
Burlington |
Gregory Dubler |
Sicklerville |
97 |
139 0/8
|
1987
|
Mercer |
Paul Keris |
Robbinsville |
97 |
139 0/8
|
1998
|
Hunterdon |
Saheru-a N.
Flagg |
South
Orange |
97 |
139 0/8
|
1998
|
Salem |
Bryan Locuson |
Elmer |
98 |
138 6/8
|
1983
|
Middlesex |
Peter
Wojciechowski |
Hightstown |
98 |
138 6/8
|
1999
|
Somerset |
Manuel A. Santos |
Bridgewater |
99 |
138 5/8
|
1967
|
|
Anthony Abbatto |
Allentown |
99 |
138 5/8
|
1968
|
Ocean |
Troy Clark |
Clarksburg |
99 |
138 5/8
|
1975
|
Sussex |
Richard Merton |
Hamburg |
99 |
138 5/8
|
1991
|
Sussex |
Barry L. Glass |
Oak
Ridge |
100 |
138 4/8
|
1980
|
Sussex |
Henry Tuow |
Birkshire,
NY |
100 |
138 4/8
|
1983
|
Mercer |
Samuel C.
Horton, Jr. |
Trenton |
100 |
138 4/8
|
1987
|
Monmouth |
Harry Brown |
Bradley
Beach |
101 |
138 3/8
|
1999
|
Sussex |
Angelo Cotello |
N.
Arlington |
102 |
138 2/8
|
1996
|
Hunterdon |
Matthew
Smentkowski |
Secaucus |
103 |
138 1/8
|
1994
|
Warren |
Tony Yannazzone |
Belmar |
104 |
137 7/8
|
1986
|
Salem |
Andrew N. Yurick |
Woodbury |
104 |
137 7/8
|
1989
|
Gloucester |
Samuel W.
Teague, Sr. |
Clayton |
104 |
137 7/8
|
1977
|
Salem |
Dale Smith |
Elmer |
104 |
137 7/8
|
1998
|
Morris |
Bryan M. Stevens |
Netcong |
105 |
137 6/8
|
1994
|
Hunterdon |
Jeff Farr |
Milford |
106 |
137 4/8
|
1983
|
Burlington |
James Denning |
Mount
Holly |
106 |
137 4/8
|
1993
|
Warren |
John Spak |
Allamuchy |
107 |
137 3/8
|
1968
|
Burlington |
James Allen |
Mullica
Hill |
107 |
137 3/8
|
1975
|
Hunterdon |
Gerald Fratiak |
New
Hope, PA |
107 |
137 3/8
|
1986
|
Warren |
Vincent Ridner |
Stillwater |
108 |
137 2/8
|
1971
|
Monmouth |
Ralph Schooley |
Trenton |
108 |
137 2/8
|
1989
|
Ocean |
Paul Flammia |
Wall |
108 |
137 2/8
|
1998
|
Cape May |
Kenneth Clayton |
Sea
Isle City |
109 |
137 1/8
|
1991
|
Cape May |
John DeSantis |
Woodbine |
110 |
137 0/8
|
1981
|
Salem |
Mike Fedora |
Salem |
110 |
137 0/8
|
1987
|
Hunterdon |
Albert Temples,
Jr. |
Frenchtown |
110 |
137 0/8
|
1998
|
Atlantic |
William Hewa |
Smithville |
111 |
136 7/8
|
1955
|
Atlantic |
Jesse Slimkins |
Mays
Landing |
111 |
136 7/8
|
1965
|
Sussex |
Harry Romaine |
Franklin |
111 |
136 7/8
|
1968
|
Morris |
Frank Remshifski |
Lake
Hopatcong |
111 |
136 7/8
|
1976
|
Cumberland |
James Morgan |
Millville |
112 |
136 6/8
|
1951
|
Ocean |
Howard Lane |
Jackson |
112 |
136 6/8
|
1980
|
Somerset |
Max Latterman,
Jr. |
Princeton |
112 |
136 6/8
|
1994
|
Atlantic |
Richard A. Carpo |
Hammonton |
113 |
136 5/8
|
1979
|
Middlesex |
Walter
Galiczynski |
Helmetta |
113 |
136 5/8
|
1984
|
Gloucester |
Mark A. Clement |
Wenonah |
113 |
136 5/8
|
1986
|
Salem |
Willard Earl
Graham |
Elmer |
113 |
136 5/8
|
1994
|
Monmouth |
Gary W. Rushing |
Morganville |
114 |
136 3/8
|
1990
|
Salem |
Mario
Miistichelli |
Carney's
Pt. |
114 |
136 3/8
|
1996
|
Monmouth |
Daniel Dornacker |
Brick |
115 |
136 2/8
|
1999
|
Warren |
Manuel Lopez |
Cranford |
116 |
136 1/8
|
1999
|
Salem |
Dale Peterson |
Elko,
GA |
117 |
136 0/8
|
1986
|
Salem |
Joseph Danks |
Carney's
Pt. |
117 |
136 0/8
|
1986
|
Hunterdon |
Robert Van
Volkenburg |
Glen
Gardner |
117 |
136 0/8
|
1990
|
Passaic |
Charles S.
Lombardo |
Ringwood |
117 |
136 0/8
|
1990
|
Salem |
Richard Ridgway |
Hancocks
Bridge |
118 |
135 7/8
|
1994
|
Salem |
John H. Weiland |
Brick |
118 |
135 7/8
|
1997
|
Monmouth |
Anthony J.
Bianco |
Manalapan |
119 |
135 6/8
|
1989
|
Cumberland |
Ed Gargon |
Millville |
120 |
135 5/8
|
1978
|
Warren |
Robert B. Hahn |
Oxford |
120 |
135 5/8
|
1983
|
Ocean |
Michael Albano |
Oakhurst |
120 |
135 5/8
|
1988
|
Monmouth |
Scott Carbone |
Morganville |
120 |
135 5/8
|
1994
|
Atlantic |
Robert Bertino |
Hammonton |
121 |
135 4/8
|
1979
|
Burlington |
W. Roger Butler |
Robbinsville |
121 |
135 4/8
|
1990
|
Warren |
Thomas Szekely |
Livingston |
121 |
135 4/8
|
1994
|
Salem |
Richard J.
Warner |
Pilesgrove |
122 |
135 3/8
|
1980
|
Sussex |
Benjamin
Garrison |
Hewitt |
122 |
135 3/8
|
1984
|
Gloucester |
Joseph Colo |
Pitman |
123 |
135 1/8
|
1978
|
Cumberland |
Frank Fiorani |
Bridgeton |
123 |
135 1/8
|
1988
|
Somerset |
Lloyd Van Doren |
Belle
Mead |
124 |
135 0/8
|
1957
|
Monmouth |
Carmen Clark |
Cream
Ridge |
124 |
135 0/8
|
1985
|
Ocean |
Ray Gromley |
Parkertown |
124 |
135 0/8
|
1989
|
Burlington |
Frederick W.
Schieber |
Pennsauken |
124 |
135 0/8
|
1993
|
Atlantic |
John Mackie |
Brooklin,
ME |
125 |
133 6/8
|
1996
|
Hunterdon |
Richard Waliky |
Quakertown |
126 |
133 3/8
|
1997
|
Somerset |
Keith Williams |
Scotch
Plains |
127 |
132 7/8
|
1997
|
Hunterdon |
Edward M.
Yuengel |
Milford |
128 |
132 6/8
|
1998
| Atlantic |
Tim Fitzick |
Somers
Point |
129 |
132 5/8
|
1997
|
Burlington |
Mike Nirdlinger |
Browns
Mills |
130 |
132 4/8
|
1996
|
Ocean |
Thomas R.
Szeszko |
Jackson |
131 |
131 6/8
|
1996
|
Warren |
Eugene H.
Topoleski |
Hackettstown |
132 |
131 4/8
|
1996
|
Burlington |
Thomas Bintliff |
Chatsworth |
133 |
131 3/8
|
1996
|
Atlantic |
Peter Thomas |
Estell
Manor |
134 |
129 4/8
|
1999
|
Camden |
Vincent J.
Mammucari |
Cedar
Brook |
135 |
129 2/8
|
1996
|
Gloucester |
Robert Adams |
Wenonah |
135 |
129 2/8
|
1998
|
Hunterdon |
Dan Sherwood |
South
Plainfield |
136 |
128 5/8
|
1998
|
Gloucester |
Scott G. Powell |
West
Deptford |
137 |
128 3/8
|
1999
|
Salem |
George Thompson |
Alloway |
138 |
128 2/8
|
1997
|
Sussex |
Robert L.
Maryott |
Old
Tappan |
139 |
127 7/8
|
1996
|
Monmouth |
Brian Atherton |
Colts
Neck |
140 |
127 0/8
|
1997
|
Hunterdon |
Charles T.
Materazzo, Jr. |
Hampton |
141 |
126 7/8
|
1996
|
Somerset |
Robert Staudt,
Jr. |
Skillman |
142 |
126 6/8
|
1997
|
Somerset |
Anthony
Firrello, Jr. |
South
Plainfield |
143 |
126 5/8
|
1999
|
Monmouth |
John R. Piana |
Brick |
144 |
126 2/8
|
1999
|
Somerset |
Anthony
Firrello, Jr. |
S.
Plainfield |
145 |
125 6/8
|
1999
|
Salem |
Robert Dougan |
West
Chester, PA |
146 |
125 2/8
|
1998
|
Cumberland |
Vernon Wood |
Port
Elizabeth |
For more detailed information about the program, or to receive a registration form,
send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:
Outstanding Deer Program
NJ Div. of Fish & Wildlife
P.O. Box 400
Trenton, NJ 08625-0400