Best Trophy Whitetail State? 170"+
Which stateabove do you think is your best bet to take a big whitetail buck, 170" plus.
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RE: Best Trophy Whitetail State? 170"+
My vote goes to either Illinois or Iowa
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i think my home state and the greatest state which is wisconsin is the best trophy state to shoot those big ole bruisers
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I voted for Kansas.
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Wisconsin
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Iowa
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ORIGINAL: tyleryeags Iowa |
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Pa , LOL!!!!! >>>>>>>>>>> IOwa ,only cause I took a 186 and a 182 there. But they were costly.Cant afford that anymore.
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RE: Best Trophy Whitetail State? 170"+
Iowa with Kansas a close second...IMO.
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I'm looking more and more towards Iowa, what's the going rate for a archery hunt during the rut, anyone know?
ORIGINAL: cardeeer Pa , LOL!!!!! >>>>>>>>>>> IOwa ,only cause I took a 186 and a 182 there. But they were costly.Cant afford that anymore. |
RE: Best Trophy Whitetail State? 170"+
It's about$500.00 for a nonresident Iowa tag that you have to get drawn for. Wisconsin is a over the counter $160.00. (This is for archery)
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They're all good I have no idea which is the best. Get enough neighbors to cooperate and you can make it happen anywhere in a known big buck state.
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Iowa hands down.
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Wis. registers more B-C bucks than any other state ,almost double the other states but I believe Ill. has a few bigger ones.
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Wis. registers more B-C bucks than any other state ,almost double the other states but I believe Ill. has a few bigger ones. I wonder, though, if number of hunters factors in to it. Kansas (my state) enters plenty of trophy bucks in the books but with nowhere near the hunter numbers of a state like Wisconsin (we also have less deer, FWIW). Also, our success rates seem high, probably because deer are more concentrated into patches of cover. I compared it to Michigan once (where my family lives), and if memory serves, we get about double the number of tags filled successfully. Presumably, that means it would be easier to run into a bigger deer simply because he doesn't have as many places to hide (not that a trophy deer is ever easy). Pardon me if my $.02 only muddies the waters. |
RE: Best Trophy Whitetail State? 170"+
Illinois or Iowa
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For a fair chase non pay hunt. You just can't beat Indiana!!
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You could make a case for almost any of the states you listed. It all depends on the area you are hunting--hunting pressure, terrain and cover, etc. In other words, you stand a good chance of killing a 170 in Iowa, KS, IL, WI or OH ifall the ingredients are there.
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IMHO, NY State has been somewhat of a sleeper through the years. In fact, until the Early '60's, Roosevelt Lucky's buck-Allegany co.- was the # 1, prior to the Jordan Buck emerging.
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Pennsylania had 1 million hunters for many, many years. Many of them hunting forested-only public land.
On PA land with decent nutrition and low hunting pressure, we're seeing a lot of big and heavy deer in the last several years. |
RE: Best Trophy Whitetail State? 170"+
BarnesX: allowing them to get a few years under them couldn't have hurt, either,
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BarnesX: allowing them to get a few years under them couldn't have hurt, either, We hunt in the middle of nowhere in PA. There's lots of private land and huge tracks of state land with limited access. You won't see another hunter if you get off the highway just a little. There's always been slammers coming out of those areas. The guys just have to work their asses off for them. They're not hunting the edge of an alfalfa field. We're talking about 1000 acre swamps and overgrown clearcuts. |
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Any reason you left Florida off that list?
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RE: Best Trophy Whitetail State? 170"+
Any of those states. And parts of Indiana
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Northern Wisconsin !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Buffalo county Wi. registers more B-C and P-Y bucks than most States yep they do. Mostly private land and they let small ones grow up, now a 3 year old buck there will be huge,great gene's
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ORIGINAL: fishguts Any reason you left Florida off that list? |
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Iowa
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Iowa
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A "trophy" is defined by the eye of the beholder.
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How is Texas not on this list? I'm from Wisconsin, but just wondering. Also does this have to be an opinion?-isn't there just a clear cut number implying which state has the most 170"+ deer?
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I voted Ohio. For 100% wild, fair chase deer(This means NO FENCE)...i have to say Ohio followed by Illinois.These two states have the best chances for and most qualifying 170"+ deer.
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Kentucky is number 2 in the nation for B&C bucks per square mile. Most any of these states would be great however.
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No kidding? What's number one I wonder?
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ORIGINAL: appleater25 No kidding? What's number one I wonder? |
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I guess that's all that needed be said! haha
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Hereare the top 10according to the Boone & Crockett Club, by deer entered.
1- Iowa -615 2- Minnesota-608 3- Wisconsin-589 4- Illinois- 552 5- Texas- 316 6- Missouri- 285 7- Kentucky-279 8- Kansas-255 9- Ohio- 235 10- Michigan-155 |
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ORIGINAL: appleater25 I guess that's all that needed be said! haha |
RE: Best Trophy Whitetail State? 170"+
Kybuck,
Nobody even knew what an outfitter was in southeastern Illinois 15 years ago. Now it is increasingly common. Trust me, they will be coming to your neighborhood soon.[:o] |
RE: Best Trophy Whitetail State? 170"+
ORIGINAL: Lanse couche couche Kybuck, Nobody even knew what an outfitter was in southeastern Illinois 15 years ago. Now it is increasingly common. Trust me, they will be coming to your neighborhood soon.[:o] |
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