I'm fairly certain he grosses over 160", somewhere in the mid/high 160's.

It about takes 8" to 10" G-4's (or really long brow-tines) to gross above 170" as a ten point.

Wow, what a nice deer. I really hope you find his sheds, at least one, so we can get his actual measurements.

It's only baiting if you hunt over mineral blocks during the season. Pull them out in September. Your deer will really benefit from having mineral right now and all through the summer.

Also, have your parents work with your school so you can work ahead, do your assignments ahead of time, so you can miss at least a week of school in one block. At least a week so you will have 9 full days, weekend to weekend, AT A MINIMUM.

Finally, practice and then practice more with your rifle or bow. You need to be shooting all winter, and all summer, weather permitting.

Listen carefully here: Make sure any new stand locations are in by this winter, and then leave them alone. DO NOT make special preparations by setting setting stands and cutting new lanes a week before the season, that will not work.

You have a chance to do something really special here. Make a quest of it. Commit to it. Dedicate yourself to it. A couple / several nice 10+ acre Austrian winter pea food plots will really help you next hunting season. If you don't plant winter wheat, and your fields are fallow over the winter, put them in the most remote parts of your most remote fields. Start planning that right now, where those plantings will be.

You may never see this deer again...but then again--you may catch him flat-footed next season. Either way, you must be prepared, because deer like this do not tolerate amateur hour.

ALSO: And most importantly... keep this kinda to yourself locally. A deer like this draws a lot of jealous customers.

Bronc