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I think you right about the guy that shot that buck, but doing the wrong thing has nothing to do with the target it has everything to do with the guy, I won't say hunter, that shoots at that animal. I should have said all things being equal except the antlers in my question. I left a dodge there. The point being, EVERY hunter wants to shoot a Hanson buck but we all settle and that's a personal mark we all have. I agree they are all trophies to the hunter that shoots the deer spike, doe, 180". Its setting goals, a good thing no mater what you do, and working to that end. If you want a 180" buck for the book then you do what you need to in order to make that happen. Whether its go to IL or manage a piece of property for such and grow your own. Passing an iffy shot shows the kind of hunter you are or more so the type of person you are. I'm pretty sure the states all have records which is good because deer are not the same continent wide. There was a deer shot in MD that had well over 200" of antler but only weighted 155 lbs. I've got not problem with the Pope and Young or the Boone and Crockett way of doing things. There has to to be a standard of some sort in order to keep things in order. Sorry for getting deep into hunting persona but there are a lot of young hunters on this site and these topics are good to discuss.

Hunting man, if a monster buck is poached or hit by a car, then it is not a record. Thats the big deal here. There is a record buck that will never be harvested by a hunter for the books. That poached deer is worthless. There is nothing wrong with a hunter making $$ with pics and advertisements with a buck legally harvested.