135-140”. Agree with a lot of the above. 8 pt needs a standout feature to jump his score.

However, that is a really nice deer and the kids smile means more than a score .

What I like to know is when we are going to get the actual score

155-3/8"

I bet that deer is pushing 160 gross if he ain't there already.

That deer has a huge frame. Deer of a lifetime. Congrats!

Who cares about what he nets. Nets are for fish. I only care about what the deer grew and how much bone is on his head. If he grew it, then how can you take it away from him?

151

Mark K,

Don't leave us hanging & twisting in the wind !!!!

What DID that buck end up scoring ?

walleyed

very nice I have no idea the numbers
that neck roast rolled up with some spices and tied and slow cooked that will be nice with a good gravy

I believe it's against the law to have others guess the score on a harvested buck without providing the real score at some point. Wr are waiting patiently.

145

MMAAARRRRKKKKK !!!!!

What's the score on that buck !!!!!

w

the only score that matters is the weight after processing. Boil them antlers all you want, you'll never be able to eat the things.

Yes but hang a ham on the wall and it will ruin the carpet...

I wonder if we will ever find out the score of the great 8 pointer.

Stop trying to force your standards for deer on other people.

BernieB you are right and agree. Harvesting a mature deer almost always has a larger head gear and weight processing is more because of age. Taking mature largest horned animal is best for the herd and to leave the young to generate the future of the herd. That is even if I don't harvest a deer for the year and that has happened many times if I can't get it done on a mature animal.

It isn't all about having the largest set of horns on the wall, it is my opinion to take the oldest mature animals from the herd, and in doing that generally have the largest set of horns and does weigh more also.

I have many high scoring racks but never have scored them but have a general idea of their size. What I do know about that rack they are very mature deer and I know the young coming up will fill that void.

In saying all of that I do respect whatever a hunter wants to shoot and what their goal is as an outdoors person. They can shoot whatever they want and makes no difference to me.

I guess 140".

Why would you try and eat antlers? Y’all’s deer that small you have to boil the antlers to see if they’re edible? You could’ve saved time and wood or gas if you’d just asked first. They’re just like bones in the skeletal system, can’t eat those either so don’t waste your time boiling.
If you make a trip to GA we are allowe 10 does, you can get a lot of meat off those.

your wrong about taking the oldest most mature deer being removed is best for the future of the herd. It depends.

In alot of the east its a case that the best deer to remove from the herd is a young doe. Over population is a real thing, many areas have so many deer that they destroy the ecology of the area. Many species of native plants (Oak trees for one) are disappearing or unable to reproduce either fully or partially due to deer browse. I see it everyday in my woods and all over SE WI.

Lets call this what it is, its trophy hunting, nothing less. Hunting for a trophy is not managing the herd for whats best for the herd. The only instance where harvesting the largest most mature males makes sense is where the population is less than what the land can handle without detriment from the herd, this is rare in the east.

It makes a difference to me what someone shoots as a land owner. My land pays the price for their trophy hunting ways. I don't respect a Hunter who hunts in may area and will not shoot anything less than a buck with big antlers. I can't respect a selfish hunter. Where you are maybe different. I speak for where I am.

Please don't take any of this personally, I don't mean it as such, just to point out that there is whole different reality around where I am.

That's a heck of a buck. Congratulations to the hunter.

Now to the last few comments. I agree with DD. In most farmland areas shooting doe is preferred and best for the herd than shooting the biggest buck out there. I don't know of any farmer that shoots their prize bull because it's best for the herd. That being said I do try and shoot bigger bucks and let the little ones go. A 2 plus year old buck is big enough for me but I know most here won't say it's old enough. I will and do need to shoot more does if given the chance. Does are harder for me when I bowhunt because they see me more often than bucks do. I hope to get one on the holiday hunt the end of the month weather permitting. I did get, to me, a nice 10 pointer during gun season but I want to keep the landowner happy and will try for a doe later. With the warm temps we had opening weekend I didn't want to try and cut up 2 deer before they spoiled. I'm not fast at cutting up deer.

I'd be willing to bet good money that the larger percentage of "big" bucks are killed because they happened to be the first buck to happen by.

Too many trophy type videos out there. Makes people believe that if someone kills a big deer he must be a trophy hunter.

As a side note, if someone kills a larger buck you will usually end up with more venison in the freezer. Isn't that why most of us hunt?