what state has best chance for trophy whitetail
12-02-2004, 07:14 PM
#31
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Land of Oz
Posts: 9,626
RE: what state has best chance for trophy whitetail
Since statistics are really all that matter........
Mast crops, agricultural crops, forage in general, disease, the severity of the winters, changes in regulations (see Pennsylvania's rather new antler restrictions...give that 10 years or so to work), and most importantly the harvest or over-harvest could cause changes that would set the statistics on their noses.
No, the stats are not really all that matter...
12-02-2004, 07:34 PM
#32
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eureka, MO
Posts: 3,703
RE: what state has best chance for trophy whitetail
Everyone is leaving out NE Missouri. It borders both Iowa and Illinois and is a patchwork of oak tree hardwoods and cropland. There are some monsters to be had up there.
Then again the legendary 333 7/8" buck was found dead of old age in St. Louis county, my home county[&:]...Go figure.
Then again the legendary 333 7/8" buck was found dead of old age in St. Louis county, my home county[&:]...Go figure.
12-02-2004, 07:36 PM
#33
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eureka, MO
Posts: 3,703
RE: what state has best chance for trophy whitetail
By the way here's the picture if you've never seen it.
Buckeye, that was the pic I was trying to find for you over on archerysite.net.
And he's not the Missouri Monarch, hes just the St. Louis Buck.
Monarch refers to the Minnesota Monarch.
Buckeye, that was the pic I was trying to find for you over on archerysite.net.
And he's not the Missouri Monarch, hes just the St. Louis Buck.
Monarch refers to the Minnesota Monarch.
12-02-2004, 07:55 PM
#34
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 808
RE: what state has best chance for trophy whitetail
Being biased myself, I have to go with the greatest statistical advantage. That being buffalo county, WI. Nobody puts up the numbers like they do. (I've never hunted there, but have many friends that do.)
12-02-2004, 08:56 PM
#35
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Deerwood, MN
Posts: 231
RE: what state has best chance for trophy whitetail
Wisconsin and Iowa are probably the best bets, but I think that South Dakota might be a sleeper state. Here in Minnesota there are very few to be found because of the regulations and ethics of other hunters. The best bet here would be Camp Ripley in Morrison county, it is only hunted for a cuople of weekends a year and by a few people at the base.
12-02-2004, 09:04 PM
#36
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 638
RE: what state has best chance for trophy whitetail
South Texas, South Texas, South Texas.
You want a trophy buck, come down here.
Dont believe me check out this site http://www.loscazadores.com these are all south Texas bucks killed this year. Even I'm amazed by the size of most of them.
You want a trophy buck, come down here.
Dont believe me check out this site http://www.loscazadores.com these are all south Texas bucks killed this year. Even I'm amazed by the size of most of them.
12-02-2004, 10:11 PM
#37
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 39,060
RE: what state has best chance for trophy whitetail
I can pick a lot of states to hunt. Ks and IL I would like to hunt some day. I also want to go north of the border. So far my favorite is Md suburbs because of of the out of control population, convienence and the amount of huge deer I at least get a chance to see even though not getting near enough to them. Huge I guess is relative since I have yet to see a 190. Maybe if I did I would quit dreaming of the 160. It will happen one day. Time is on my side.
