RE: Taking the Top Tier Bucks
The potential for my general areas I would put at 160-170". Those are the kinds of bucks you only hear about or see in a local newspaper. I've never seen one that big in person.
Real life top end bucks in my area might top out at 150" but they are still very few and far between. If you shoot a 130" class around here, that's pretty good, as I feel that's about as big a buck one has a realistic chance at. My personal goals are 3.5 + and what I field judge to be over 120" maybe a little higher, but I don't want to lay down absolutes when it comes to my field judging skill.