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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5398799" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>I killed my first buck in 1971.</p><p>Between then and 1984, I typically killed many bucks annually.</p><p>But it was 1984 before I killed my first buck known to be over 2 1/2 yrs of age,</p><p>and I had even begun passing up bucks with less than 8 points since 1980.</p><p>I did kill several yearling & 2 1/2-yr-old 8-pointers before 1984.</p><p></p><p>But 1984 totally changed what defined a "trophy" buck, for me.</p><p>I took a buck, on public land, that was estimated to be 5 1/2 yrs old or older.</p><p>This buck was a classic mainframe 8, that net scored 130</p><p>but he was a gross 140 class buck.</p><p></p><p>From there on, I became more a mature buck hunter than even considering "how many points" was on a rack. And later, I came to realize that a specific mature doe is actually a greater hunting challenge than a mature buck. So some of my best "trophies" have actually been old does.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5398799, member: 1409"] I killed my first buck in 1971. Between then and 1984, I typically killed many bucks annually. But it was 1984 before I killed my first buck known to be over 2 1/2 yrs of age, and I had even begun passing up bucks with less than 8 points since 1980. I did kill several yearling & 2 1/2-yr-old 8-pointers before 1984. But 1984 totally changed what defined a "trophy" buck, for me. I took a buck, on public land, that was estimated to be 5 1/2 yrs old or older. This buck was a classic mainframe 8, that net scored 130 but he was a gross 140 class buck. From there on, I became more a mature buck hunter than even considering "how many points" was on a rack. And later, I came to realize that a specific mature doe is actually a greater hunting challenge than a mature buck. So some of my best "trophies" have actually been old does. [/QUOTE]
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