Tape is cruel

[boneaddict]

Some of you don't care about scores.   This thread IS NOT for you.
There is alot of talk on here about 170-180 bucks and scores....and what a trophy is.  The tape measure is Cruel as hell let me tell you , after shooting several awesome bucks "in my mind" that I thought would kick ass in score, only to end up with a score sheet wadded up and thrown in t he trash.  Here is a link to a thread on another site with some realistic examples of what a 180 and 170 buck might look like.  I seem like I am always a constant ass on here telling somebody they need to get back to the measuring tape.   Then there are realistic ones like blacktailers sons buck, or Finmans wifes bull, (ok not a deer) but good example.  Anyways, expecting to take heat on this, but I'd like all of you to know that a 170 deer is one hell of a deer.  If you don't think so, you have been reading TOO MANY Muley Madness magazines.  Get realitstic, and scoring isn't that difficult after you have done it a bunch.  Its not too hard to debunk the average over booster or boaster......Its pretty sobering when you come to the total at the end of the page.  Even more sobering when its official. 
http://forums.bowsite.com/TF/bgforums/thread.cfm?threadid=357547&forum=7#2543705

[jdb]

well said Doug.

[WDFW-SUX]

I 've been there on a buck I was sure was going to go 180 after the tape...............................155 live and learn that was along time ago I think I was 15/16. I threw the sheet away too

170 bucks are dead if they come across this cat.

[bucklucky]

Bone, That mount of that 179 buck looks like that "190" you have pictures of  ......overboaster   

170 is dead any day in my book!

[boneaddict]

True story man.  If someone has access to the pics of my deer, please post them.  I am at work and can't see pics.  Here is a 179 buck for you......

[bucklucky]

Which picture Bone?

[MuleySniper]

Agreed...
MS

[NWWABOWHNTR]

Nah... most of them I'd have let go for another year........    

[huntnphool]

Good post Doug, I'm with you. You will notice that all those bucks have one thing in common, they all have long G3's and G4's. To many people get hung up on width while looking over deer in the field, when they should be looking at tine length. I have a couple bucks that go 180+ and are 24" wide or less and one of them even has short mains.

 Like you I sometimes chuckle at the scores some guys post with their pics but to each his own. If they really think they are fooling all of us then so be it, I believe they should just be happy they harvested a nice buck.

[boneaddict]

Its on here somewhere.  My big buck thats number 3 in the book.  I wish I could remember where it was posted.  Skyval might know.

[Gobble]

Those are some nice bucks for sure. I have a honey hole that holds some real nice heavy racks like that but you almost never see them until Nov. Still waiting to draw that tag. I used to see 25+ bucks on rutting at a time in this small area back in the late 80's and 90's that were all 4 point or 5 points.  My time will come  

[huntnphool]

Its on here somewhere.  My big buck thats number 3 in the book.  I wish I could remember where it was posted.  Skyval might know.

You mean "Hide and Seek"?

[boneaddict]

This might be it.  Sorry I can't even see my own pic.  I hate work sometimes.....

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[boneaddict]

Yes the hide and seek. 

[WDFW-SUX]

I think this is it