Stanley wrote: I agree the guys that have 1000 acres of private ground to themselves are few and far between. I believe it takes this much private ground to really be able to be choosy. I also agree a lot of those 170s you hear about turn out to be 140-150 . I mean lets face it if you are used to seeing 90 inch bucks in your home states how would you be able to give a good guess on a buck that scores 170 as a NR hunter, they all look big?
Hehe...yea my personal pet peeve is when guys talk about the "12 pointers" they saw....12 point typicals are almost as rare as hens teeth, probably more rare than drop tines or any kind of buck that grosses 170. I have seen in person or gotten on camera a total of 3 legitimate 12 point typicals in 16 years. Not to mention I couldn't imagine being able to count 12 points on a buck I see unless its pretty motionless for a long period of time or on camera.
When I was a teenager I saw booners almost every year....I will be the first to admit now that some of them probably weren't! I also thought most 2 year olds would make P&Y...until I started shooting some of them