When Does a Buck Start to Look Impressive

[JBJTX81]

This is very subjective. Some here hunt high fence. Some here may only see a few bucks a year. Some hunt the Edwars Plateau where a mature buck might weigh 120lbs some hunt the panhandle where a buck might go 220lbs.

What score do you personally begin thinking a buck looks impressive. For me I think a deer starts looking inpressive around the 145 mark. When I see a buck scoring in that range in person it gets my heart beating a little more quickly or it casuses me to take considerable pause while browsing trail cam pictures.

Im not saying thats the criteria for shooting a buck passed on 2 this year in the upper 40s lower 50s. But it doesn't change the fact they looked good!

What say you green screen. When do you start getting excited by a rack?

[SB09]

I get excited when they are older than 3.5 and nobody has shot them because they needed meat or the neighbors would've.

[Jayt22]

I'd say 3.5 as well! Start looking mature and have a few battle scars on them. Big bodies and face change

[Patton]

I like age over antler size. Don't get me wrong, big racks come with age but I'd rather take a 120" 6.5 yr old deer vs a 145" 3.5yr old.

Something about seeing those older bucks, when they walk in and you know they run the place.

[JBJTX81]

I like age over antler size. Don't get me wrong, big racks come with age but I'd rather take a 120" 6.5 yr old deer vs a 145" 3.5yr old.

Something about seeing those older bucks, when they walk in and you know they run the place.

Totally agree but when you see a buck for the first time regardless of age when are you like woah! Or when do take pasue and think thats a heck of a buck

[jason.dickens]

They usually look real impressive when I have my pin right behind their shoulder!!

But any deer over 4.5 is impressive for me. That is a long time to survive in the woods.

[flywise]

regardless of age if I see 135 or better I'm impressed

[txdukklr]

i like age more then score.

I've seen monster 3.5 year olds but it's funny how the environment changes when a heavy bodied 5.5 and older deer comes rolling in. The deer don't care about headgear as much as they recognize when the boss just showed up.

[Rack Ranch]

145 is a good number I don't care how old the buck is.

[Atfulldraw]

Hill Country - after 5.5

South Texas - after 7.5

East Texas - after a 12 pack, 9 pm.

[Patton]

Totally agree but when you see a buck for the first time regardless of age when are you like woah! Or when do take pasue and think thats a heck of a buck

Man that's too hard for me to answer, it depends on where I am hunting. My favorite place to hunt is in the hill country so I would have to say 130" out there makes me go woah. To me 130" hill country deer is a trophy, in S TX, that's just 'another buck'.

[Medina Springs]

Hill country when I see a 2.5 @ mid 120s

[JBJTX81]

Just to clarify score of rack irrespective of age. Not saying you will shoot the deer or consider it a trophy but when does the rack start looking inpressive?

[M16]

170+

[BDR]

I like age over antler size. Don't get me wrong, big racks come with age but I'd rather take a 120" 6.5 yr old deer vs a 145" 3.5yr old.

Something about seeing those older bucks, when they walk in and you know they run the place.

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