Where I hunt, Pressure on deer is so, That you would be lucky to even seem something over 100 in 10 years of hunting. I have been hunting in this area for 12 and have only ever seen one deer at the checkin that rough scored 145 and that was off a private 600 acre farm. Gun hunters around here wipe out any deer with a horn more than 3". It is truly sad.
I am really glad to see that most folks believe in age and not size, it does out sport good.

For me personally I get three 3 tags and will try to age at 3.5+ or the first doe that comes within 25 yards. Needless to say, I have not taken a buck in a couple years.

Nothing less than 4pts.... Hey, its the law or spikes would be fair game too

If I don't think it's making Pope I'm not Shooting when I'm home.

Lots of Does to kill for meat!

Dan

Initially i'm surprised at the amount of 90-100 responses but then I have to remember that some areas dont hold the deer that others do.
i have to applaud the ones that said 150-160.
cause if i have a 130 inch deer coming at me i'm gonna look like robin hood slinging arrows at that deer.

Personally, if he is over 2.5 years old and has a minimum of 8 pts that are wider than his ears, I start thinking. If its late in the season he is gonna get shot, if its early, I'll wait.

My thoughts exactly. I'm hunting a new property this year so I'm not exactly sure what to expect. I do know that 3 10 pointers have been killed there in the last 3 years. I'm not going to shoot a buck just to shoot. Until the right one comes along...NANNY WHACKIN!!

wellthe land i hunt has to be 6 py or better but after that anything that taste good!!!

I don't put birth certificates on my wall. I say I traget 130 and up but it depends on the day and mood and any striking features the Buck may have.

I'm not silly enough to lock myself down on any particular size.

With the vacation time I have left I imagine a couple days will be spent in PA at our Camp. If I score in PA first, it may well be a 100" buck. I've hunted the area for some 28 years I know what is a good buck for the particular area. Sure there are bigger but you can eat a lot of tag soup, waiting.

Exactly...
a 90"+ deer hear is a trophy!

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.