160 seems to be the general consensus for a whitetail buck to be considered a trophy. More curious than anything about the quantity of 160s taken with archery gear. Listing the state you hunt, would be nice information also.
Just for giggles, have you arrowed a whitetail buck over 160 inches, or have you not?
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I've seen them but never shot at one.
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Never seen one alive that I know of----I hunt West TN!!!
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I hunt in IL and hunted this guy for two years before killing him. I had him in on me 4 different times all just out of range (50+) before taking him at 32 yards....:wink: I cried like a baby from my treestand when I killed him, it was such a rush to finally beat him, what an awesome game of cat and mouse and one I will never forget.. I am hunting his off spring right now and had him at 54 yards this January, next year he is going on my wall........:wink::darkbeer:
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i have seen one it was a beast. it was like crazy big but never some close enoguh for a shoot. damn doe.
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I've got three on the wall. 2 that go over 170 gross 1 of those went 159 5/8 after deductions i cant remember what the net on the other 1 is. And one i've never had scored. I also lost one that would have put any of these to shame. I still get a sick feeling when i think about that one getting away. And he did live i saw him about 6 weeks after i shot him. He came by my stand about 60 or 70 yards out with nothing but his head sticking above a whole bunch of brush. What a deer. That's been close to 20 years ago and i can still see that rack. He was a deer of a lifetime.
I've got three on the wall. 2 that go over 170 gross 1 of those went 159 5/8 after deductions i cant remember what the net on the other 1 is. And one i've never had scored. I also lost one that would have put any of these to shame. I still get a sick feeling when i think about that one getting away. And he did live i saw him about 6 weeks after i shot him. He came by my stand about 60 or 70 yards out with nothing but his head sticking above a whole bunch of brush. What a deer. That's been close to 20 years ago and i can still see that rack. He was a deer of a lifetime.
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Great job Bowbuster!!!!! Great deer, congrats!!!!! I have seen many, but never had a shot at one. Just seeing a deer like that in the wild is rush.:darkbeer:
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