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Whitetail Goals

Discussion in 'Bowhunting Talk' started by Lester, Nov 12, 2014.

  1. boonerville

    boonerville Grizzled Veteran

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    A buck that grosses 200"
     
  2. Fitz

    Fitz Legendary Woodsman

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    I'd love to shoot a Booner for sure. In the mean time, I want every buck I shoot to get me excited. I hope I never shoot a buck that doesn't get me shook up. Could be a 150" 10 pt like Buster, or perhaps and 105" buck late season in a snowstorm. I don't want to set any restriction on myself other than the enjoyment of the hunt & harvest.
     
  3. Lung Buster

    Lung Buster Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I would love to harvest a main frame 10 point in the state I live!! They are few and far between and are not very usual where I hunt!! If I could kill a deer 150" or better that would be a buck of a lifetime for me. Not too many 150" bucks running around my woods if any at all!!
     
  4. rustyreno

    rustyreno Weekend Warrior

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    I would love to shoot a very symetrical Booner with a single drop tine one each side. But since I am still trying for my first buck I would like to start with either one of the 8's or the 10 I have on camera. They are probably 110" deer, but they look great, so that is my current goal.
     
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    tynimiller Legendary Woodsman

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    I want my Pops to lay down a 140+ and me be there with him for the recovery...that's my current dream buck.
     
  6. r0scoe

    r0scoe Weekend Warrior

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    My goal is to just get my first buck next fall (after purchasing my first bow this spring)
     
  7. Scott/IL

    Scott/IL Die Hard Bowhunter

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    You answered it for me. Except any deer for my old man with his crossbow. Any and all my cameras and hunting thoughts are geared towards getting him something the last 2 years.

    For my personal goals, it's a giant non typical buck, or just one with cool character. We've killed 2 170's and a 204 on our farm back in the day, so there is the possibility, however it's far from the glory days of back then.
     
  8. Jeffrey Jones

    Jeffrey Jones Die Hard Bowhunter

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    To Harvest a buck 140" or better in my lifetime. To be able to travel to a state north of OKlahoma maybe Kansas or Illinois an hunt an tag out.
     
  9. coheley665

    coheley665 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Same goal every year. Just to kill a mature(in my eyes 3.5+)buck every year. The last 3 years it has been at the finger tips but can only seem to shoot them with a video camera and not the bow.
     
  10. MichiHunter

    MichiHunter Weekend Warrior

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    Ughhh....You're so disappointing to me! Kill a dang deer already!! :rant:

    If I don't get a deer soon, I'm gonna kill the neighbors beagle and slap some sticks on his head like the Grinch That Stole Christmas did to that poor puppy.
     
  11. Itswhatwedooutdoors6

    Itswhatwedooutdoors6 Weekend Warrior

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    Like others my current goal is to just be out there every year pursuing my passion and hopefully fill a buck tag. Of course id love something over 150" on the property I hunt be realistically any buck that gets the heart pumping and the knees knocking is a goal for me. Also I would love to see the old man shoot a bruiser! Hes been hunting a while and shot some good deer but no monsters. On the dreaming side anything over 180" would be unreal to me
     
  12. Beagle001

    Beagle001 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I want a 170" (gross- nets are for fishing) taken off our farm. A few years back we had a couple, but it hasn't been the case in 7 years probably.

    I also really really want a big mule deer with the bow. Something about them that I can't get enough of
     
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    TAuth41 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    A 5.5 year or older buck
     
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    Sota Legendary Woodsman

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    Kinda funny after taking about the biggest 8 I can expect in my life the way I feel is satisfied I can shoot any old deer that makes me hungry, all I have to do is point to the wall if questioned why I shot a certain deer. Fact of the matter is I like shooting deer a mature doe is as good or better than a mature buck, I like tender aged venison
     

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