300" Whitetail

[huntnnw]

   My big bucks that I have chased for years have names..this year its "trips" I am chasing

[raydog]

I have always hunted the west, mostly Idaho, and I hated watching hunting shows from back east where the hunter had names for every deer that came to the food plot and they sat in their blind and shot deer when they got to an age/size they wanted them...more like farming than hunting, as was said earlier.  Earlier this year I bought some property and the first things I did were plant food plots, put cameras and feeders up and now I recognize nearly all of the deer that I have regularly patterned at my food plots and I hope I can get a few of my friends on to some of the larger bucks so i can film their hunts.  My how my views have changed

I name my deer. They are only two names. "gone" He'll be back"

[sfrenger]

http://www.boone-crockett.org/news/trophyWatch_detail.asp?area=news&ID=335BFBDA-172E-4801-91B6-EA00DF4DF3FC

At first I was leary about this buck. Surely it was someone's pet or in a high fence area, but it looks legit. I personally don't think it looks that big. 305 inches is a big mofo and that buck looks kinda weak to me. I guess I'm always looking for a typical rack and judging deer accordingly. Great buck though for sure.

[MLBowhunting]

Monster 

[xXLojackXx]

To make that comment is close minded. Id be willing to bet you have never hunted out there. How many times have you ventured to NM or AZ to chase elk? or CO to chase mule deer? Like mentioned above its all they got! and some really put the work in out there to make places to hunt. THese guys bust their a%$ to make food plots and they create there own luck and success. Its just in a different way, theres plenty on here that bust their tails scouting and in a way it will create success. If you dont put time into it, your hunting on luck or hoping. I really dont like watching farm hunts on TV in the mid west, but I can sure respect the serious effort some of these guys go thru.

Then to say "we shouldnt be surprised" 300" whitetail?  u almost make it out like these are dime a dozen! Most people dont even have a 300" bull!!

Its not closed minded at all. And yes I grew up in the midwest and east coast and know damn well what the hunting is like over there. Why grow these animals as pets to your food plot where they have no sense of hunting pressure for years, to be able to say "I shot a record book whitetail"?? I'd be more impressed if someone pulled it off by patterning the deer and harvesting it while it wasnt feeding on clover patches, that it has been eating at for the past 5 years, directly under your tree stand. Its no different than hunting here, anybody can and could bait a deer in their back yard/property, and harvest it after letting it grow year after year. Try harvesting that same animal without a sustainable food source/attractant. Is it hunting to me? Absolutely not. Does it classify in my books as 'fair chase'? No way. Good for you if you're into harvesting animals on a cultured food plot. Your hard work of driving a tractor and spreading seed has paid off 

[huntnnw]

So your saying the only true way is to shoot a buck in vast forest that has 0 mast 0 fields anywhere ? This no different than guys sitting over a farmers orchard,alfalfa ,corn ,water guzzler etc as long as a hunter didn't place it?

You also think you can just throw bait out year after year on your property here and BOOM! you got a Booner buck ? You obviously have never tried baiting.

[bowhunterforever]

So your saying the only true way is to shoot a buck in vast forest that has 0 mast 0 fields anywhere ? This no different than guys sitting over a farmers orchard,alfalfa ,corn ,water guzzler etc as long as a hunter didn't place it?

You also think you can just throw bait out year after year on your property here and BOOM! you got a Booner buck ? You obviously have never tried baiting.

[huntnnw]

If your not hunting an animals food source your going to be one unsuccessful hunter it's their existence every aspect of the animals daily routine is about eating and water!! And even more so as food dwindles into winter. I hope your not hunting near fields ,water or orchards ever.. Cause that would be a hypocritical statement .

[Maverick]

 Did anyone else think that buck needed another year or two before being shot?     Looks a little young to me. I'd pass it up...

  







Wish I could get a buck not even half that bucks size....

[huntnnw]

I agree .. Looked to be a 5 yr old !!  shoulda waited

[xXLojackXx]

Did anyone else think that buck needed another year or two before being shot?     Looks a little young to me. I'd pass it up...

    

They let it grow that long, why not wait a year or two more and get a 320"?? Lord knows it isn't going to leave the area 

[blacktailer]

That's a great buck.  As far as being "legit" or not, rest assured that B & C does their due dillagence in investigating any top 10 contenders to be sure they were taken in a Fair Chase manner.

[SuperMag]

So your saying the only true way is to shoot a buck in vast forest that has 0 mast 0 fields anywhere ? This no different than guys sitting over a farmers orchard,alfalfa ,corn ,water guzzler etc as long as a hunter didn't place it?

You also think you can just throw bait out year after year on your property here and BOOM! you got a Booner buck ? You obviously have never tried baiting.

I'm going to have to agree with huntnw on this one. i grew up in the midwest and have hunted foodplots and hard woods. yes there are big deer there but its still the same game of patterning them and everthing that goes with that. It is by no means just get on your tractor make a plot and have a 180 class buck standing under your treestand like some sort of magic. it still takes hard work and dedication.  Plus compared to here there is only a small fraction of public land to hunt on. just my 

[buckfvr]

In particular on public land......its not easy, its not a gimmie, and the learning curve can be a long one....................

[FLIZZ]

Did anyone else think that buck needed another year or two before being shot?     Looks a little young to me. I'd pass it up...

  

He had to thin the herd! Can't have those horrible genes infecting the local doe population, its a  good thing he did harvest it.







Wish I could get a buck not even half that bucks size....