RE: Steuben County NY buck down...Pics
You have obviously been doing very well with your hunting if you already have several bigger than that one. Not many can say the same in most other parts of NY state. For whatever it's worth you DO look to be on the young side in age from the photo. I will bet that I have at least 20 years on you. I pretty much hunt with gun only and hunt in an area where very few doe permits were issued(landowners and people with preference points only). I didn't draw a doe tag so any legal buck will be fair game to me. It's rack very well might be thrown in the corner of the garage or may even finds it's way into the trash. It matters little to me. The state issued me a buck tag for any deer over 3" of antlers and I am hoping to get to fill it since some meat in the pot is what I hunt for.