Whats you limit?
07-27-2004, 02:52 PM
#1
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Bremen, GA.
Posts: 2,091
Whats you limit?
Just wanting get a fill on what ever one`s limit is on taking a buck? How big does a buck need to be before you try in take him and why? I know this will all be different due to the regins we all hunt.
07-27-2004, 02:59 PM
#3
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,555
RE: Whats you limit?
My best (that I never had offically scored) is a 10 point in the 120 range. I would shoot another in the range if the shot oresented itself. This is considered a very large deer for the areas I hunt. I can only think of a couple deer that were killed that I have seen personally that were bigger and taken from the same area.
120 class and bigger is a shooter in my book. If I were hunting in the big buck belt I'd probably hold out for a larger animal but not in Maine.
120 class and bigger is a shooter in my book. If I were hunting in the big buck belt I'd probably hold out for a larger animal but not in Maine.
07-27-2004, 04:03 PM
#4
Spike
Join Date: Jun 2004
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Posts: 52
RE: Whats you limit?
I live in western NY in the Southren Tier area. We have one of the highest deer population and total deer taken during the hunting season. Here a 12 point is considered the big one. I personally try to hold out for a nice symetrical 8 pointer if one is in the area. I hunt mostly public land.
07-27-2004, 04:04 PM
#5
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Cary, IL
Posts: 356
RE: Whats you limit?
In general I try to wait for something with at least 8 points, and a spread out to his ears. Of course if a massive 7 pt with 14" G2's and 8" bases and only a 14" spread walks by, I wouldn't pass him up. 
07-27-2004, 07:58 PM
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: St. Cloud MN USA
Posts: 1,757
RE: Whats you limit?
I have to quickly estimate if its going to make the book....125. Its hard to do quickly and sometimes you only have a few seconds to decide. I shot one without being able to estimeate is, but when all of a sudden its their, you get that shot of adreniline and it takes your breath away, SHOOT IT! And I did!
Good Luck!
Good Luck!