Buck of a lifetime......
 

I hear this phrase quite often from friends and in print.

It could mean so many different things to each and every one of us...

I would like to know what would you consider "A buck of a lifetime"?

RE: Buck of a lifetime......
 

200+ inches

RE: Buck of a lifetime......
 

A buck of a lifetime to me is one that you kill and you know you will never surpass the rest of your life. I don't think that it necessarily has to be the biggesst you ever take but something unique to that buck and hunt that can't be duplicated ever again.

I don't think you know what your buck of a lifetime really is until that special moment when it happens and everything comes together and the you know what a buck of a lifetime really is.

RE: Buck of a lifetime......
 

Any deer over 160 for me.

RE: Buck of a lifetime......
 

Simple. A buck of a lifetime is the largest buck that an individual ever takes during his career. Whether it is 70" or 200"+.

RE: Buck of a lifetime......
 

Very well put!:)

Is that yours in your avatar Greg?

RE: Buck of a lifetime......
 

Buck of a lifetime is the one that invokes the most memories, the smell in the air, the crunch of the leaves on approach, tracking with friends or your children, recovery of a clean kill, dinner that you provide your family, and possibly a lifelong reminder hanging on your wall.

RE: Buck of a lifetime......
 

To me its not the size of the deer that matters or how many points, every hunt is different so they are all deer of a lifetime to me. Its the experience that makes every deer a deer of a lifetime. But we all do dream about that monster walking right to us.

RE: Buck of a lifetime......
 

Right now in my short little bow hunting career,..."a buck of of lifetime" would be ANY buck that walks within 30 yards front of me, come Sept.30th.:D

RE: Buck of a lifetime......
 

I hope to have a lot more "lifetime" left, so we'll see... [8D]

To come more closely to answering your qustion though.. for me, it's getting above 185 or 190... I realistically only expect to see one or two of them in my life, considering where I hunt -- if that. And then being able to put it all together, to make it happen... One of those would definitely be a "buck of a lifetime for me."

So, to answer your question in general... I think it would be looking at your local herd, figuring out what is among the biggest in your area, and hoping to take one like that before you die.