How do you define a "top end".....
07-02-2008, 05:54 PM
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How do you define a "top end".....
How do you define a "top end" buck foran area?
I AM NOT TALKING HOW MANY INCHES....
What criteria must be made for you to consider a buck a top end whitetail foran area?
I would consider a top end whitetail to bea buck that would fall into the top 5-10% or soof mature bucks killed in "your" area each year...
How would you define it?
EDIT
In other words... If you were todefine "top end whitetail"for a dictionary, what would be the definitionyou would make up for a standard to be used across the whitetails range.
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I AM NOT TALKING HOW MANY INCHES....
What criteria must be made for you to consider a buck a top end whitetail foran area?
I would consider a top end whitetail to bea buck that would fall into the top 5-10% or soof mature bucks killed in "your" area each year...
How would you define it?
EDIT
In other words... If you were todefine "top end whitetail"for a dictionary, what would be the definitionyou would make up for a standard to be used across the whitetails range.
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07-02-2008, 06:26 PM
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RE: How do you define a "top end".....
ORIGINAL: buckeye
How do you define a "top end" buck for your area?
I would consider a top end whitetail to be a buck that would fall into the top 5-10% or so of mature bucks killed in your area each year...
How would you define it?
How do you define a "top end" buck for your area?
I would consider a top end whitetail to be a buck that would fall into the top 5-10% or so of mature bucks killed in your area each year...
How would you define it?
We have a 10 pager on this vary topic already...
07-02-2008, 06:38 PM
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RE: How do you define a "top end".....
How can you quantify something or anything really relating to bucks, using anything other than inches? Even just saying the top 5-10% of mature bucks.... what makes them the top 5-10%.... are they taller at the shoulder, heavier, older, smell better????
We have a 10 pager on this vary topic already...
We have a 10 pager on this vary topic already...
The question is based on inches but I am not asking how many inches is a top end buck in your area... I could care less if it is 80 inches or 200 inches....
I just want to know what criteriaa buckhas to make to be considered top end in your opinion.
Is it the top 10% of the bucks inan area.... Do you consider only state record bucks or bucks that flirt with the state record top end etc etc....
We are having trouble in that other thread with the definition of a "top end" buck... So I want to know what everyone's definition of a top end whitetail is....
In other words, I am asking you tomake a standard definition that would work no matter where you were hunting be it FL or IA.......
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07-02-2008, 06:46 PM
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RE: How do you define a "top end".....
This question isn't that difficult, that's why he made it a percentage, not an inch class. Anyone should be able to answer for any geographic region. Regardless of where you are.
Some people may consider only the top 2%best scoring bucks of an area top end, others may call the top end the best 25%.
Personally 'top end'to me is the top scoring 2-3%. I'd say my targeted bucks fall within the top 7-10% of the area's buck population.
Some people may consider only the top 2%best scoring bucks of an area top end, others may call the top end the best 25%.
Personally 'top end'to me is the top scoring 2-3%. I'd say my targeted bucks fall within the top 7-10% of the area's buck population.
07-02-2008, 06:48 PM
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RE: How do you define a "top end".....
ORIGINAL: rybohunter
This question isn't that difficult, that's why he made it a percentage, not an inch class. Anyone should be able to answer for any geographic region. Regardless of where you are.
Some people may consider only the top 2%best scoring bucks of an area top end, others may call the top end the best 25%.
Personally 'top end'to me is the top scoring 2-3%. I'd say my targeted bucks fall within the top 7-10% of the area's buck population.
This question isn't that difficult, that's why he made it a percentage, not an inch class. Anyone should be able to answer for any geographic region. Regardless of where you are.
Some people may consider only the top 2%best scoring bucks of an area top end, others may call the top end the best 25%.
Personally 'top end'to me is the top scoring 2-3%. I'd say my targeted bucks fall within the top 7-10% of the area's buck population.
07-02-2008, 07:04 PM
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RE: How do you define a "top end".....
ORIGINAL: buckeye
EDIT
In other words... If you were to define "top end whitetail" for a dictionary, what would be the definition you would make up for a standard to be used across the whitetails range.
EDIT
In other words... If you were to define "top end whitetail" for a dictionary, what would be the definition you would make up for a standard to be used across the whitetails range.
Good edit... in order to define this.... let me refer to "THE BOOK":
quoth the book:
The typical pattern of mature whiteail antler development is an unbranched man beam that mornally develops from three to seven (or more) unbranched points at spaced intervals.
Whitetails can show an almost infinite variety in number and location of points. The non-typical category was establish to properly recognise such trophies....
That quote is from the second edition of "Measuring and Scoring Big Game Trophies", the bible of the Boone and Crockett club. However, thats as far as I can go without getting into measureable inches.... in which case, keeping with the book would be 160 awards 170 all-time for a typical entry, and 185 awards, 195 all time for a non-typical entry.
07-02-2008, 07:06 PM
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RE: How do you define a "top end".....
for you to consider a buck a top end whitetail
Top end buck I consider (not neccasarily in my area) top 10%.
My minds already on vacation today.. sorry for the first and rather stupid reply.
Carry on.