ORIGINAL: rybohunter
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.
Rybo, it sounds like your spots are very much like mine. I know that the 3.5 and up deer exist, but once the season starts their daytime activity is limited to several minutes per day if that until the rut. Even during the rut some bucks just don't show themselves.
Magicman, that is the way I hunt my areas as well.I have a lot of little spots that differ in quality due to food sources, pressure, etc. Some spots if I see a 100" buck I'm pulling the trigger because he may be the big dog on that property. Other spots I know I have a chance at some better bucks in the 120" + range and older deerso I'll hold out for one of them.
Good info. Keep it coming.