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Then why stop at the area you have access to? Property lines? Counties? States?

There are deer in my county that I know would go 150"+. What's the problem withsomeone killing them? And if the answer is.....they're inaccessible (which it is/they are;))? Why should they be a part of the equation?

About the same odds of seeing Jenny Finch pitching for Bill's Auto Parts in that local women's softball tournament I mentioned.

But.....like someone else said......

"So your SAYIN' there's a chance!":D

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No idea....


An 8lb largemouth is about 1/3 the size of the record largemouth.... How does that dolphin compare to the largest on record?

You skirted around the question.... Which one would be a bigger trophy?

I am just trying to point out sometimes somethings other than age can dictate "trophy" status. That's all.
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A little off subject,and it shows the "geek" in me....BUT
Theoptions for size rangein the original poll played out such that its a pretty dang perfect bell curve distribution.

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Second did I miss that one:D

Lets see him, is he from Ohio?

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Agree.

If you'd made your hypothetical present a little less disparity......I'd have answered it, directly.

Thats a pretty good direct answer, though.

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Fran... Are you seriously trying to tell me there is only one 140 class buck in your whole township?

How could you even determine this? So Ryan must have killed the biggest buck inthetownship he hunts in back to back years..... What's the odds on that one?

Disparity??? Are you serious? I see no "disparity" in the question at all.
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You see NO disparity in asking someone if they'd rather shoot a 6.5 yr old buck or the largest whitetail ever recorded?

Sue me. I do.

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I will agree that a deer on the opposite side of the county from you could not be your area, but if those 150"+ deer arewithin afew miles away, i would consider them your area. Im also only talking about Top End Bucks here, meaning in the top 10-5% percent of all the mature bucks in those few given miles.

Now to answer your question, the reason i say they should be considered is cause the deer dont know where the state, county and property lines are. One could easily walk that distance and chase a doe by one of your stands during the rut. Likely, i doubt it, but possible- yes.Also, all those button bucksand yearlings that are relocated from his area, well they have to go somewhere. The genetics are close and could be there. Are they, who knows.

In my opinion, a top end buck for any given area doesnt always exist every year.To use you asan example ( and my memory may be wrong), i believe that you mentioned that the only 2 mature bucks you have seen in your area were the 2 you shot. I think you also mentioned that you only saw 1 and a half year olds this past year except for the second mature buck. Does that mean that next year the top end buck for your area is a 2 and a half year old fork horn?

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I didn't ask which you would rather shoot... I asked which was more of a "trophy".

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Fran one more Question

Are you willing to eat your buck tag in pursuit of a 3.5 older buck in PA?