what are the chances?
 

what are the chances in shooting a record deer of your state,county, or world

RE: what are the chances?
 

if you mean shoot a record book buck i would say that i have a good chance as long as the wind is in my favor and i hunt hard i can do it.

RE: what are the chances?
 

probably slim and none. the places i hunt do not produce trophy deer and i am really not that interested in taking one. i hunt for the fun of it, normally take a couple of deer each season for eating purposes and just enjoy the day out or the company i have.

RE: what are the chances?
 

I live in ohio and chances are med but if I took it I may not have it scored to be put in the book ,I don't want the BS and don't need to stroke my ego. I have seen several that would have easly made P&Y or B&C and the shooters didn't want it either ,one guy has 3 racks sitting on a shelf.

RE: what are the chances?
 

pretty good in my stae as a whole, but slim to none in my area of the state [:@]

On second thought, actually theres alot of P&Y bucks in my area, just you dont see alot of them, so maybe a better chance than slim to none. :)

RE: what are the chances?
 

Depends what you mean by record deer, the next world record..well I think it could come almost anywhere but I do live 1 hour from where the current record holder was taken by Milo Hansen. I also hunt an hour where last fall a 16 year old arrowed the number 2 typical P&Y deer. So yes I think I could live in an area where I may see the next record.

Now if your talking about making B&C book then I definately feel confident in my area for connecting with a book whitetail & mule deer, you betcha!

RE: what are the chances?
 

I have likely seen 2 deer that would qualify for B&C. Unfortunately it was not during hunting season. My uncle saw one last year that would likely net over 180. There are quite a few big deer around the area, but they aren't easy to get. Poachers/road hunters keep them fairly nocturnal and the large forested areas and swamps provide lotsa cover.

The land I hunt on has huge rubs on 3" (or larger) diameter trees every year, -some that start at about ankle or knee height on the tree, and go to my neck height on the tree (I am 5'9"). However in 3 years of hunting the area I haven't caught a glimpse of more than the huge rubs and large tracks. A buck scoring around 150 and weighing close to 300 pounds was shot on this property 3 or 4 years ago. A neighbours son told me he saw a monster buck on the alfafla field on this property that he says is much bigger and certainly a lot wider than a 172 net typical deer shot in the area 15 years ago (we have both seen the mount, so I asked him to compare it to that deer). I have scouted extensively this summer and have got a much better grasp on the area. Hopefully my luck changes in November and I at least see the big one!

A 194 typical was shot last fall about 15-20 miles from where hunt. 4 non-typicals scoring over 190 have been shot within 15 miles of here in the last 12 years.

RE: what are the chances?
 

well, how often do u hunt, are you a good shot, do u get fidgety easy? do u see alot of deer around where you hunt? have you taken any large deer before?? plus u could just be very unlucky and never even see a deer that size OUT of deer season, its all a roll of dice, a flip of a coin, it could come out any way it wants to, but good luck;)

RE: what are the chances?
 

I have had only one deer head mounted in my life, and i have been hunting for 50 years. mounted a ten pointer that i shot with a bow, figured it was the biggest one i would ever get. was it skill or luck that got this deer, you tell me. i scouted, found a good scrape row and set up on it. ten minutes after i was in the stand the deer came by and i shot it, was back out of the woods by 8 in the morning. would like to think there was a lot of luck involved with this one. anyways, it no longer hangs, took the mount apart, gave the rack to my brother and it is hanging in his shed.

RE: what are the chances?
 

well ive seen him once my uncle twice and my cousin once soo idont know and its new york theres big deer around here but there very smart like any were else

him was a like im not to goo at scoring but a mayb 140 or 150 last yr