Does everyone that kills a 190 class buck just round up to 200”?

[huntnful]

Beautiful bucks!

Can’t decide which one I like the best.

How wide are the smaller two?

Top buck is 22” and middle buck is 25.5”

 

[robby denning]

So maybe @robby denning can add a little honest and recent perspective on judging/scoring, since his buck was just officially scored:

How big did you think your last year’s buck was when you first laid eyes on him at a distance in the field, with the adrenaline flowing?

How big did you think he was when you first put your hands on him on the ground in person?

He’s a beauty, by the way…

If you listen to the podcast episode on that hunt, I go through it all.

but in short, I thought he was "a really big buck pushing 30" with some extras".

Once I laid hands on him I thought he'd go over 200. he went 208.

But score is over rated IMO

 

[robby denning]

...Measured him out and came up with 159-7/8's, figured 160 was the best way to describe it.

Agreed! It's always weird when someone talks about their buck to the nearest 1/8". When i hear it slip out of my mouth I think "geez, I'm sure this guy really doesn't care" lol

 

[bigsky2]

I'd take a 200" mulie over a 400" elk.

Don't think I've ever laid eyes on a live wild one

I've got a 199" deer and I'd still rather get a 200" deer than a 400" elk. 199" is not 200".

 

[Rich M]

Agreed! It's always weird when someone talks about their buck to the nearest 1/8". When i hear it slip out of my mouth I think "geez, I'm sure this guy really doesn't care" lol

That’s how they get measured. That and the smile they give ya.

 

[wildwilderness]

That's incredible! Please post a picture of that buck. Dream deer!

Oh ok, mights as well give a reference

Extra points at the back of the bases are hard to see but add up

The broken point was the G3… throwing off the net score

 

[NV HUNTER]

190 is 190 ….
80 is 80…

 

[huntnful]

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190 is 190 ….
80 is 80…

That's a dandy! At a quick glance he looks 180". What's he score?

 

[NV HUNTER]

That's a dandy! At a quick glance he looks 180". What's he score?

He scored 190 on the nose and my antelope scored 80 on the nose

 

[huntnful]

He scored 190 on the nose and my antelope scored 80 on the nose

Dang! What a stud, both of them!

 

[highcountrymuley]

I killed a 191" buck that I call a 191". I killed a 169 7/8" buck that I call 170. A 218" buck I call 218"

 

[IrkedCitizen]

75% of hunters would drop the hammer on a 150 class 4x4 with eye guards. With 75% of those hunters thinking it was 170" because it looks so much bigger than the 120" he was hanging out with. So if those same hunters saw a 180 class he would be 220 in their mind.

I don't mind influencers killing average deer and using trickery to make them appear bigger. I like seeing people successfully fill their tag. At the end of the day that is what matters

What I HATE is when influencers say a decent representative animal isn't a "shooter" because it is smaller than they personally want to kill. I watched a guy say a 170 class buck wasn't a shooter. He ended up killing a much bigger buck but that's beside the point. I know it takes longer to say "that's a good buck but I am going to hold out for bigger yet" versus "not a shooter" but come on. That gives a false impression or makes people feel bad for shooting a smaller animal. Which is complete and utter BS

 

[eric1115]

Honestly I think it's disrespectful to the animal. A nice 150-160 buck is beautiful without lying about it. Respect it enough to be honest about it. Or don't kill it. If a 160 buck isn't good enough and you want a 180, don't kill a 160 and then lie about it.

I have way more confidence if someone tells me they found what looks like a 170" buck than if someone's talking about the 180 buck they are watching. 180 and 200 seem to be the magic numbers where deer get "good" and then "great"

I think there's a similar thing going on here. Conspicuous jog in the normal distribution.