SaskBrute Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 monster up here in s.k is 180-190 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bonebuster Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 140 is a shooter and 160+ would be a monster, but 200 is a personal goal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoytman26 Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 125 to 140 is a shooter buck for most:D 140 to 150 is a bruiser of a buck:D:D 150 to 160 is a pig:D:D:D 160 to 180 is a monster:D:D:D:D 190+ sell all of your crap because you will never top it!!!:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D Just kidding dont sell your stuff just let me hunt there!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakapr Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 Trophy 2 years ago I had this buck come up by the blind. My friend was with me videotaping. As I was drawing on the deer my friend leaned forwards and his knee hit the blind floor. The deer got the heck out of there. The next year I saw him once in the field south of the 215. This year I caught him with the camera on the farm east of the 215 with a doe. Looking at the size of him and his rack I mentioned that he is king and no other deer would mess with him. I had to take that back. A week later I saw him across the fence from the 215. he was with a doe and an 8 that was as big as him came over and whooped up on him and took the doe away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNTINGMAN Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 Ihave 4 typical 8 points and a typical 10 on the wall,the biggest being an eight that would go about 120".A trophy for me would be anything bigger than it.Since I mostly bowhunt for deer,any deer I kill is conciderd something special.Man I would love to kill a nontypical no matter what the size of is rack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubie Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 Well, I have every set of antlers I ever harvested off a deer. At the time I shot them, they were all mosters to me. I judge them on a sliding scale I suppose, whatever catches my fancey that particular season. Scores are a bonus after the hunt, not something I realy hunt for. Kind of likehow I fish. I love catching and registering big fish, but it comes after I catch the fish. I don't scour the lakes with my fish finder for lunkers, I just go out and fish. If I never caught a qualifying fish again for the rest of my life, I'd be happy realing in minnows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiobuckhunter Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 i would say anything 140 or more net score because that's outates minumum size for the buckeye big buck club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 I would consider a booner a monster buck. So that means 170 inch deer to me, but it's all relative to where you live I guess......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSU_Seminole Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 I agree all depends were you hunt I agree with this to. It all depends on where you hunt. I know around here in SC 140 class deer are considered monsters. Anything 150 & above is considered a giant. I think the SC all time typical record is 176. Overall I think a 150 inch buck is considered a monster about anywhere. Their are hundreds of guys who travel to Canada to shoot a 150" deer or bigger. 160 on up & you are talking giants anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DIRTY DUKE Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 A monster for me varies on where I'm hunting and to what way I harvest him, bow, muzzleloader or rifle. That may be wierd to some but I have passed on bucks this rifle season that I would have taken with my bow. To date my biggest buck is in the 140 class which for Nothern Alabama and Southern Tennessee is a " Monster ". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambo Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 I use to think score when defining a monster. Last year I arrowed a 160 buck. This year I arrowed a 145 8 pointer wieghing 238 pounds field dressed. You can put the 160 rack inside the 8 pointer. Everyone who sees the two side by side calls the 8 point a monster. Yet it score 15 inches less. Scores just don't tell the story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 "Monster" would be Booner proportions to me. Same here when I'm hunting where Booner class bucks exist. I understand and agree with what William (wtnhunt) is talking about. A so called monster can be a big mature buck that carries an exceptional rack for the area you're hunting. It's all relative to where you're hunting IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horst Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Weve got some good deer up around here but nothing compared to other parts of the state.My uncle went to southern Iowa this year on a bowhunt with his brother in law and a guy he works with.He had a 8 pointer come in that woulda been a nice deer in this end of the state.He shot it without thinking much about it, then he got yelled at by the landowner, the other guy, and one of the nieghbors for shooting a dink:D Ordinarily this kinda behavior makes me mad but they were just giving him a hard time and didnt mean nothing by it, but they sure had him going for a minute.One of the best areas in the state, middle of the rut, and he wacks a deer he coulda killed at home, after he realized what he did he felt kinda bad anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasDeerHunter Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 I have read information stating that only 10% of deer hunters have killed a buck over 140 inches. Taking that into account I would say that anything 140 or better would be a monster, but it really dependes on each hunter and where he hunts to decide IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest coloradobuck Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 eny deer or elk is a monster to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddhunter Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Any thing bigger than the last one I got. I'll start around 130. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DustinK Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 I think a 140's class deer is a safe bet for a monster buck! It also depends what part of the country u live in as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoytman26 Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 I use to think score when defining a monster. Last year I arrowed a 160 buck. This year I arrowed a 145 8 pointer wieghing 238 pounds field dressed. You can put the 160 rack inside the 8 pointer. Everyone who sees the two side by side calls the 8 point a monster. Yet it score 15 inches less. Scores just don't tell the story. GOOD POINT HERE!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clark22 Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 relative To watch all these deer hunting videos one would think that if you have 10 min. and a camera man you can kill a 160 class buck. I am sorry to say that with the modern age of deer hunting much has been lost. I live in the northeast: If you kill a deer here you are lucky. To label a buck a "trophy" or "not a trophy" shames us as hunters for it fails to give respect to the life we have taken. Any deer you shoot should be a trophy to you. But hunting should be more about a spiritual connection to the land and to our friends. It is not supposed to be about comparing our hunt and our trophy to a clip we saw on espn. I once hunted a buck for three years before I took him with a bow. I put hundreds of hours into patterning him and god knows how many nights thinking about if I would ever get a shot. I got him after three years. The buck scores 110 inches and was 6 years old. If someone ever tried to tell me that deer was not a trophy I would bust his teeth in. I shot a great doe last year, she was 8 years old and scored 0 on the Boone and Crocket scoring system. In my eyes she scored about 150 though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonLester Posted February 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 clark22, I totaly agree. Any deer you take is a trophy. I am that way for sure. I have antlers from my first buck on my wall a small forkhorn. My first buck and shot with a bow off the ground from 20 feet. It actually bugs me a bit when people almost apoligize for posting a picture of a "substandard" deer. Or one that "isn't the biggest" ...etc. My point is If you aren't proud of it don't kill it. Be proud of every animal or don't hunt in my opinion. So to me no deer is not a trophy they all are. However, Some bucks are just big and big for your area. So hence the "monster" name. Be that lots of points, lots of mass, old age, big body. The only thing the BC score is give me an idea comparing it to other deer I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 What is a MonsterBuck? If it has fangs (at least 2 inches), a squared off head with bolts coming out of the neck, or if breathes fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 So to me no deer is not a trophy they all are. However, Some bucks are just big and big for your area. So hence the "monster" name. Be that lots of points, lots of mass, old age, big body. The only thing the BC score is give me an idea comparing it to other deer I've seen. Just for examples sake, Monster Bucks XV, I think on disc 2, what is the score of the deer that Michael Waddell kills back behind the farm house in Indiana? Think it scored under 130 if I am remembering right, and it made it on the "Monster Bucks" videos. So is it safe to assume by some guys notions here, who are saying that a deer has to surpass B & C book standards to be considered a monster buck, that Michael's deer as well as a few others on that video were not really monsters in their opinion? I have said this all along and maintain that a monster is in the eyes of the individual hunter and furthermore is specific to what caliber deer are in the area that hunter hunts. You cannot give a B & C or P & Y number and expect there to be any consistent point where all will agree on something that is pretty well a matter of opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotashRLS Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 When you see him...........You will know it. I believe its that simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonLester Posted February 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 I have said this all along and maintain that a monster is in the eyes of the individual hunter and furthermore is specific to what caliber deer are in the area that hunter hunts. You cannot give a B & C or P & Y number and expect there to be any consistent point where all will agree on something that is pretty well a matter of opinion. I totaly Agree. When you see him...........You will know it. I believe its that simple. Good point and I agree here too. I guess my thoughts were when I started this is everyone is different. Their area, hunting situation, and experience makes up thier perception of a "monster" When I started hunting an 8 point...Any 8 point was a monster to me. Today I can tell the difference between a younger 8 and an older one. So the younger one isn't a monster buck to me anymore. Can you realy define a "Monster buck" NO not realy. Some people hunt in areas that produce Big bucks alot more often or have much denser deer populations and big deer are the norm. Other areas have much greater pressure and the big bucks either don't hang around or don't get as old and big. I'm actually supprized this thread has gone this long. Just thought it may be interesting to see what each persons dream buck was for thier hunting situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest elevenpointer64 Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 i agree with moon.i think it has alot to do with where u are hunting!my two deer that i have posted scored 167[11 pointer]and the 10 pointer scored 154.thats great in my oponion considering i hunt national forest.they where true mountain bucks!!!no food plots or any of that other junk!!!i think your deer is great,i woundnt let it pass. elevenpointer64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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