I have to say I set my set my score over 160 inches but I live in a ares with Monster bucks . I hunt only with a Fox longbow and my Wife and I raise fawns for the state of Illinois . I have hunted tradational for 11years and I have only harvested 1 deer in 4 years. I always set my stands at least 100 plus sits a season, watch a lot of deer. Harvested a buck that scored 176 2/8 two years ago. To me it is all about the skill it getting in close to the biggest buck in the woods. Everyone should hunt for thier own reasons. What is a trophy for one is not the same for everyone. The important thin to keep in mind is a kill should not be what it takes to make a hunt. It is all about the hunt,friendships made along the way,That super buck you almost got. I eat tag soup alot and I have never in my 32 years of hunting have a bad hunt. I do set standards and stick to them, the first and last day of season. Good luck to all.