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Re: 140" public or 160" private

Unread postby phade » Wed Jan 01, 2020 5:30 am

Give me the 160" assuming its not canned.

The difference between 140 and 160 might only be 20" on paper, but looking at them there is a visual difference of magnitude. I know some people think we should move to a water displacement scoring system - I don't know about that, but that is sort of the genesis behind it. 160" is ALOT more bone than a 140".


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Re: 140" public or 160" private

Unread postby rfickes87 » Wed Jan 01, 2020 6:15 am

cspot wrote:
seazofcheeze wrote:Can I have both? In all seriousness, I'd be thrilled with either. I think MOST private is still difficult hunting. Theres not too many Drury and Winke farms out there, so a 160 is a 160!



I agree. The private I hunt in PA is hunted harder than the public that I hunt in Ohio.


Hunting both areas also, i agree too that most PA private is hunted harder and even abused much much more than any public.
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Re: 140" public or 160" private

Unread postby KS27 » Wed Jan 01, 2020 6:31 am

I would love to get either one. It's more about the hunt than anything.

Like everyone else, I would love to kill a 160"+ but to me it adds more to the enjoyment and a better memory if I had to work for it and figure out the pieces to the puzzle.

It wouldn't be near as fulfilling to kill a 140" public land buck, 50 yards from the parking lot, walking in for the first time with my stand on my back as it would to kill a 140" private land buck that I had to figure out how to pattern over the coarse of the season.
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Re: 140" public or 160" private

Unread postby VaBowKill5 » Wed Jan 01, 2020 6:36 am

I’d probably have to take the 160” but I definitely don’t want it on some super managed farm where I’m just sitting in a box blind over a food plot. I like scouting and hunting accordingly so if it was that scenario I don’t care if it’s private or public I’m going for the biggest buck.
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Re: 140" public or 160" private

Unread postby greenhorndave » Wed Jan 01, 2020 7:08 am

phade wrote:Give me the 160" assuming its not canned.

The difference between 140 and 160 might only be 20" on paper, but looking at them there is a visual difference of magnitude. I know some people think we should move to a water displacement scoring system - I don't know about that, but that is sort of the genesis behind it. 160" is ALOT more bone than a 140".

That is true. Spotted a 160+ during the rut this year sprinting after a doe. He was only on public for about 30 seconds and who knows where he wound up, but man, the big boys blow your mind. :shock:
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Re: 140" public or 160" private

Unread postby Hawthorne » Wed Jan 01, 2020 7:51 am

A 160” right on the property line of private from public because that’s the only place you’ll find one on public land in Michigan. Or even better sitting on the line from an off limits sanctuary.Lol
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Re: 140" public or 160" private

Unread postby Rich M » Wed Jan 01, 2020 7:55 am

I'll be happy with a 140 on private.
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Re: 140" public or 160" private

Unread postby Swamp Stache » Wed Jan 01, 2020 8:05 am

I'll take the 160. Both private and public seem to get hit equally as hard in my area. The biggest advantage to private for me is being able to leave a pre set stand or use a wheeler for recovering a kill.
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Re: 140" public or 160" private

Unread postby Twenty Up » Wed Jan 01, 2020 8:56 am

I’ll take a 140” wherever, I hunt the Deep South they aren’t easy to come by :lol:
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Re: 140" public or 160" private

Unread postby Mike32 » Wed Jan 01, 2020 9:02 am

I'd be happy with either. It's fun to figure it out and go hunt them down. Doesn't matter if it's on private or public land to me. I enjoy the chase.
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Re: 140" public or 160" private

Unread postby Whitetailaddict » Wed Jan 01, 2020 9:28 am

160" I have a few 140 public. I could care less where I'm shooting a quality buck as long as it's fair chase. I also enjoy a challenge so I'm setting goals I feel are realistic but still challenging given my situation. I think most people would best be served by that criteria. Do you as I don't care what others decide to shoot.
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Re: 140" public or 160" private

Unread postby Tim H » Wed Jan 01, 2020 11:43 am

At the end of the day I'm picking both. A 140 to me is a giant. A 160 to me is a giant. I could care less if it's public/private.

Now if I were to change the question a bit my answer would change. A 140 Northwoods/Bigwoods buck, or a 160 Iowa/Kansas buck, I'd take the 140 every time no questions asked.
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Re: 140" public or 160" private

Unread postby raisins » Wed Jan 01, 2020 12:41 pm

140 public, no question in my mind.
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Re: 140" public or 160" private

Unread postby vtbuck » Wed Jan 01, 2020 2:46 pm

I haven’t tagged a buck since 2009 so I could care less about score or location. I just want a mature buck dead from my arrow with my tag on it.
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Re: 140" public or 160" private

Unread postby Matt Gill » Wed Jan 01, 2020 8:56 pm

I would have to say the 140” public buck. Killing a buck of that caliber that anybody had a crack at is an accomplishment, as is any public land buck!


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