What's the score on this buck?

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  1. Trailman

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    This was on my brother in law camera needless to say he is very happy!
     
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    My guess would be upper 160`s 170`s Ide fall out of the tree if that was anywhere near my stand!
     
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    150 tops.

    ~Bill
     
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    High 140s
     
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    I was thinking maybe 130's.
     
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    mid to upper 140s
     
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    I'am at 135-140
     
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    150.

    Trailman, if you are hunting him this fall, good luck!
     
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    I would say 133" maybe 135" at the most. It is a beautiful buck but you need tall tines and mass to get BIG as an 8.
     
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    That what I was thinking since he didn't have much time length would hurt the score. Never the less though still a good deer! Best I've seen in these parts in a long time
     
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    that spread....that spread. I'd say 146. As already mentioned; 8s gotta have serious tine height to get over 150.
     
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    I respectfully disagree with anything lower than 150's. It's not easy to hit the 150 mark for an 8 point but that one does it easily.
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    RG1 7"
    RG2 10"
    RG3 7" (rounded up)
    RMB 28"
    RC1 6
    RC2 5
    RC3 5
    RC4 4

    LG1 8"
    LG2 8"
    LG3 8
    LMB 27"
    LC1 6
    LC2 5
    LC3 5
    LC4 4
    ISPC 22"
    Total 160

    Obviously the measurements are estimated but I feel they are close enough to keep him safely in the 150's. No way in heck does he not make it past 140 even if my estimates are off a bit by the each.
     
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    That is a close up of the deer so everything is going to look bigger. Plus he is going to lose A LOT of mass when the velvet comes off. There is no way he has one 6" mass measurement.
     
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    I respectfully disagree, we'll have to agree to disagree and if he's taken then one of us can chest beat I guess. 6" mass measurement isn't all that extraordinary at the first point of measure. Even so the score came out 160...like I said there's a hell of a lot of room to play with. With his ears out, close up has basically nothing to do with it.
     
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    I am with RAXX, that is one heck of a buck for sure!! I think he is in the upper 130s pushing 140. He needs more mass and better tine length to be hitting 150s as a 8pt.
     
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    Wow...okay. Hope he hits the ground and we get an official score because one side or the other of this is sadly mistaken.
    I have an officially scored 148 5/8 buck on the wall here in front of me and the one posted is bigger without a doubt...but whatever.
     
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    Around 140" tops. I have seen a 152" 8 point that my uncle shot and it has a lot more mass and tine length. Hell of a buck regardless
     
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    He is close to the camera and velvet makes him look like he has more mass. I do have one of him further from the camera and he didn't shrink!
     

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