Boone and Crockett bow kills

[Dewey]

No pics, no video, non seen from stand in my bowhunting career. I was after one the last two years but he was shot last year opening day of gun. Grossed in the mid 70s.

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I would have guessed Ocho Cresto made Booner. What did he end up scoring?

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Nevermind I just looked it up..............169 4/8 gross and 152 net. For some reason 170 was stuck in my mind.

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[BassBoysLLP]

This is the biggest buck I've had the pleasure of knowingly pursuing, best opportunity came late October. On my way to the property I ran into my dad and he needed a hand, so I helped him out. A hour later I get to my stand to find him and 2 other buck as big or bigger dogging a doe, probably the first doe to come into estress that fall. After a failed stalk I setup and had him pass 1 last time at approx 60 yards. I don't think he'd meet B&C but would have been close.

I think the one you chased with your cousin last year was bigger.

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[purebowhunting]

This is the biggest buck I've had the pleasure of knowingly pursuing, best opportunity came late October. On my way to the property I ran into my dad and he needed a hand, so I helped him out. A hour later I get to my stand to find him and 2 other buck as big or bigger dogging a doe, probably the first doe to come into estress that fall. After a failed stalk I setup and had him pass 1 last time at approx 60 yards. I don't think he'd meet B&C but would have been close.

I think the one you chased with your cousin last year was bigger.

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I think he is, but he's still alive so wasn't going to mention him.

[buckeye]

From stand I have only ever saw one that would for sure gross over B&C, I doubt he would have netted though because of some non typical points and he was near big enough to make it as a non-typical booner.

The closest I have come to getting one is a 162 gross and a 160 gross.

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[buckeye]

From stand I have only ever saw one that would for sure gross over B&C, I doubt he would have netted though because of some non typical points and he wasn't near big enough to make it as a non-typical booner.

The closest I have come to getting one is a 162 gross and a 160 gross.

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[buckeye]

From stand I have only ever saw one that would for sure gross over B&C, I doubt he would have netted though because of some non typical points and he was near big enough to make it as a non-typical booner.

The closest I have come to getting one is a 162 gross and a 160 gross.

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For clarification this should have said... wasn't near big enough to gross, let alone net as a non typical booner.

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[whitetailassasin]

Most guys have a hard enough time judging a 150" buck let alone a 170". Especially in a quick hunting situation or a glimpse of them running away, etc. I know of one for sure booner I saw, (confirmed when it was shot 181") and I've saw several that looked like they could go 160s, 170s, but with non typical points and not being taped I'm not 100%. I would say most bucks I see that are "monster" class referred to as 170s (booner) are usually 150s.

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[Buckshot20]

I've seen lots of booners. We are talking about the stripped leg mosquitoes right?

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[mainebowhunter]

Most guys have a hard enough time judging a [glow=red]150" buck let alone a 170".[/glow] Especially in a quick hunting situation or a glimpse of them running away, etc. I know of one for sure booner I saw, (confirmed when it was shot 181") and I've saw several that looked like they could go 160s, 170s, but with non typical points and not being taped I'm not 100%. I would say most bucks I see that are "monster" class referred to as 170s (booner) are usually 150s.

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LOL...a lot guys have a hard time judging a 130, 140. I see very few of them when I hunt the midwest...and then when someone else comes back empty handed and tell me they passed/saw 10 bucks 130 or better in 7 days of hunting...something is off.

[Dewey]

Wisconsin Outdoor News is always full of photos sent in by readers that claim to be 150"-160" but look lucky to be 120".

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[Buck snort]

I've seen plenty of boomer Red Squirrels during bow season! Lol

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[BassBoysLLP]

Wisconsin Outdoor News is always full of photos sent in by readers that claim to be 150"-160" but look lucky to be 120".

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On the other hand, many of those bucks tape better than they look. A lot of guys have standardized to the "long arm pose". Not many guys can do scores. Heck, I'm better than most but wrong a ton.

Regardless, if youre not hunting a free range area with big beams you are going to have a hard time seeing Boone on a regular basis. If your an area where mature beams top at 24-25", you are going to be hard pressed to see net boone. You need areas that consistently put out 26"+. You need to seek out these areas if you want to be on boone in a consistent basis.

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[Jackson Marsh]

Some of those pics on WON are taken while standing above the animal while looking down, which really can make a nice buck look small, so it's hard to get a true gauge on how big the buck is IMO.

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[Dewey]

Some of those pics on WON are taken while standing above the animal while looking down, which really can make a nice buck look small, so it's hard to get a true gauge on how big the buck is IMO.

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I agree but also some good angles where you can easily see they are not nearly as big as they say. I remember one in particular that was claimed to be 165" but anyone could see that it was clearly 110"-120 range and likely a 2 year old. Just like every 40" musky is a 50"er.

People like to exaggerate. No big deal but just find it kinda humorous.

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[BassBoysLLP]

Some of those pics on WON are taken while standing above the animal while looking down, which really can make a nice buck look small, so it's hard to get a true gauge on how big the buck is IMO.

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I agree but also some good angles where you can easily see they are not nearly as big as they say. I remember one in particular that was claimed to be 165" but anyone could see that it was clearly 110"-120 range and likely a 2 year old. Just like every 40" musky is a 50"er.

People like to exaggerate. No big deal but just find it kinda humorous.

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Agreed. Just throwing it out there. You are right there are some guys that talk before tape, but there is a lot of good bone held "standard" and many hunters account it smaller

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