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8 Point Buck Photograph by Andrea Silies Pixels
The 180-Class Pending B&C World Record 8-Point Buck! On December 1, 2011, on the opening day of the second shotgun season in Illinois, Jason Sanders tagged what will. By Scott Bestul |.
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8 Point Buck Photograph by Judy Sherman Pixels
Every deer hunter loves a big 8-pointer! For today's #WhitetailWednesday, we decided to look at some of the biggest 8-point bucks ever taken. It takes some impressive measurements for a buck to crack the 170-inch minimum to make it into the Boone and Crockett record book with only eight scorable points.
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Large Velvet 8 Point Whitetail Buck Steve Creek Photography
Net low-130s as an 8-pointer To score a typical buck (see video here ), you must measure the antlers in several different ways.
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8 Point Buck Standing Proud Photograph by Patti Deters
A typical 8-point buck will range between 125 and 135 inches in size. To qualify as a record book animal, however, it must exceed 150 inches or more. 120 Inch 8 Point The 120 Inch 8 Point is a type of deer that is found in North America. It's large size and impressive antlers make it the most desirable trophy for hunters.
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Beautiful 8 Point Buck Deer Pose Photograph by Gaby Ethington Fine
Jason Sanders killed a buck on the opening day of the Prairie State's second firearm season that grosses 192 3/8 inches and nets 184 7/8 as 4x4 after side-to-side deductions. There's a 1 6/8-inch sticker off a G2 that brings the final green net score as an eight point to 183 1/8 typical! Sanders saw the buck during the first firearm season, but.
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Prior to November 3rd of this year, the number 180 3/8 and the names Vernon Winter and Victor Bulliner didn't mean a thing to Ohio hunter Mike Kemble. Winter -- of South Dakota -- and Bulliner -- of Michigan -- both took typical eight-point bucks (Winter in 1965 and Bulliner in 2001) that rank as B&C's best with the score of 180 3/8 inches net.
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8 Point Buck Photograph by R A W M
A Georgia hunter was recently lucky enough to take an 8-point buck so rare that most people will never see one in the wild. Of course, there is nothing inherently rare about 8-point bucks, but an 8-point with an all-white coat of fur? Now that's a once-in-a-lifetime deer.
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Photo of a Large 8Point Buck Deer
Courtesy Tim Elsenheimer. Tim Elsenheimer's long relationship with a massive 8-point buck came to an end in early October. The 61-year-old from LaGrange, Maine, finally notched his tag on the deer that's eluded him on more than one occasion while hunting the 75-acre farm where he lives. "I have thousands of photos of him, and passed.
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Eight Point Buck Photograph by Ronald Grogan
Ohio Bowhunter Shoots Mega Mainframe 8-point During His Second Sit C.J. Graf and his family went all-in on this buck in 2021. Trail camera pictures from the 2020 season provided a glimpse of a shooter buck CJ and his family named 'Mega Tines'. (Photo courtesy of CJ Graf) October 12, 2021 By Blake Garlock Advertisement Breaking News Bucks 2021
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White Tailed Deer Eight Point Buck Photograph by Randall Nyhof
With this method you can quickly determine that a buck with two standing normal points per side is a 4x4 or 8-pointer, and with three standing points per side he is a 5x5 or 10-pointer, and so on, with the exception of Coues' whitetail. Nearly all the bucks that make the records book have at least five normal points per side.
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8 Point Buck Photograph by Ken Keener Fine Art America
Research shows that most bucks are 8-pointers, like this one killed by Wyatt Reinhardt of New Hampshire, once they get to age 3 or older. No matter what part of the country or older age class, the 8-point buck comprises most of the antler makeup — which is fine with most hunters.
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How rare is an 8 point buck? Counting Points You don't have to be a math whiz to learn how to count points on deer antlers correctly. Any hunter, regardless of qualification, can count points on their buck by reading up on techniques.
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Panoramio Photo of Classic 8point Buck
A tall-tined 8-point buck scans a prairie landscape in Montana. Donald M. Jones SHARE. It's the end of October as I write this, midday, and I just spotted a deer while driving home from a quick.
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The buck was estimated to be 8 ½ years old, which prompted Peak to wonder what the big whitetail looked like in its prime. The next year produced this 8-pointer, which at the time was the biggest.
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The world-class 8-point main frame was a full 24 inches wide with incredible mass and tine length, and a few small kickers. The buck taped out just over 175 inches green score. Glen Yazell's deer season ended on a high note, and with a full day to spare. ( Don't Miss: Hunt the Deep South's January Deer Rut)
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Senior 8 Point Buck Portrait Photograph by Bonnie J Thompson Fine Art
Hunter's First Deer Is an Old, 8-Point Leucistic Buck Leucistic bucks are already rare, but this Virginia deer had an unusual mottled coat By: Katie Hill Posted on January 12, 2024 4 minute read The buck's dappled nose and body are even rare for leucistic deer. Courtesy of John Bralley To notch your deer tag, everything has to line up just right.