How big is this Buck?

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Just curious of what everyone thinks this buck will score. I plan on trying to kill him in a month once the season opens. I have been watching them for several years now and this year I think I would be crazy not to pursue him.

Any Guesses? I have spent a lot of time watching him and he is very symmetrical with great forks front and rear along with about 4"+ eye guards.


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nice buck! It reminds me of a buck my buddy and I watched with the buck we were targeting that year. We named him "pretty boy" for obvious reasons as your buck has that same "pretty" look to him....
I have him just shy of 160"
 
I got 182 on him. gave him 16" for inside spread which may be a bit much lol. But he is a good buck for sure.



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Jake not trying to argue with you at all on your score, but if you have his inside at 16" (which is actually a little less than I gave him) where are the measurements that push him at or over 180" that you see?
 
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g1-4
g2-16
g3-11
g4-13
mass-16
=83
83x2=166
166+16+182

I could be off, but that buck has some very deep forks.

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Got cha! You and I both have his back end almost the exact same. It just goes to show that a few inches here and there really does make a big difference on what one person thinks a deer would score compared to another person.. Not that score does or at least in my mind should mean anything to the person choosing to take or pass a buck. Here is how I had him broke down when I went back and scored him a second time

Main beams plus inside width. 56

(I have found that I almost always in the past seem to add at least 2 extra inches on the main beams. I have guessed almost everything else almost perfect but when we harvest him I would be consistently about 5 inches over with my guess always on the beams. Haha not any more I take the inside and multiply it by 3 haha)
G1. 8
G2. 34
G3. 18 (I think this buck has one over 10" but the other looks shorter to me in the pics)
G4. 22
Mass. 28
Total. 166"

I had him at 159 the first time looking at him, but after some of the scores rolled in and looking at him a little harder that is what I got. Nice buck for sure hope the OP gets a chance at him!
 
Thanks for the guesses, I have a couple years pictures of this guy. I was putting him just over 160" last year and I think this year he will break 180". He is big bodied and big eared, i am putting his inside spread about 21-22" comparing him to the other bucks around him.

He runs with 8 other bucks 5 of which are 4 points, one of the other bucks is questionably larger but I couldn't get a picture of him or a good look due to the heat. I am glad i chose not to pursue this buck last year, he has put on a significant amount of antler since and I really hope I get a shot at him this year. I am planning on going out again in a couple week to pattern them a little more so I know where to set up on opening day and I hope I can get some better pictures. These were taken in the heat of the day from a half mile away with phone through my scope.
 
170's type buck, I don't see enough for 180 and I see more on him to better 160.
 
179-183 That where I would put him with a 20" inside.
Got a pretty frame, I would love for you to put a tag on him this fall.

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