i hold myself at 160"+ for most of the year, if you have seen my trail cam posts you would know why. if my early season effortshavn't paid off by the start of the rut then i drop my standards down to 140". which is exactly what i did last year when i shot the 142" double main beam buck on nov. 15. if i shoot a buck under 140" it has to be badly wounded or bad genetics. had i lived in a different area or had less land i am sure that number would come down in a heartbeat.

and yes i have shot a fork horn, 2 years ago when i thought it was a doe. oops, there went my buck tag.