I have seen 6 B&C class bucks in the areas I hunt. 3 in Ill and 3 in Wis., I've shot 2 that gross B&C (170 and 180 class). I've seen all of them in the last 20 years of hunting, none in the first 20 years. Some areas that I hunt a 125 would be a good deer that I'd shoot and other areas a 145+ is what I'd hold out for. I'm not afraid to eat tag soup for bucks because I feel I've gotten my share of them and I can usually get my fill of does for the meat. This means that I don't lower my standards towards the end of the season, just to get a buck. For the last 3 seasons I've slowly raised up my goal from 130s+ to 145+ because I know that they're out there. It usually means limiting myself to the top 3 or 4 bucks in my spots though, but I know they're out there. Last year ('06) I had my chance at a 150+ 8 pointer and blew it. But then I shot a buck that I thought was a clean 5x5 I had been seeing (another one of my goals) but it turned out to be a freak horned 5x4 I had never seen before. Cool buck though.

I'm excited to end my season on whatever buck triggers my fancy no matter what size he is.