Who has already killed your best buck?

[fairchaser]

I killed mine in 2000 at 43 years old and knew it at the time. I'd never kill a bigger one. As most of you know, I killed my best local buck this year at 67 years old. This was a total shock although I had a goal to kill one over 140 before I died. That was accomplished a couple weeks ago.

I think it's awesome to set goals and work them out but God is sovereign and only He can orchestrate our success. Praise to Him.

I'm just curious how you see things and if you know you've killed your best buck.

 

[deerhunter10]

Best buck as of now or do I think I will beat it?

 

[knightrider]

Unless my rich uncle dies and leaves me a fortune, ive killed my biggest

 

[74MOPAR]

Hopefully I'll kill a few better than any I've taken in the past.

 

[KyRick]

I killed my best to date this season, an 8 scoring 138, weighing 230 lbs. Killed in Kentucky on a lease that I have hunted for almost 30 years. I am 68, soon to be 69. I feel sure this will be the biggest I will ever kill.

 

[Union Co. Boy]

I killed my best buck to date this year during muzzleloader. It was an 11 pt. that scored 131 4/8". I have previously killed a 10 and an 8 that scored 130 and change. Those two were West Tennessee deer, but the 11 was killed here in Claiborne, which makes it even more special to me. May never kill one bigger, but I'll keep after em!

 

[Ski]

I have not. Every season I believe in the very real possibility that I'll kill something bigger than ever before. And sometimes it happens so it's not an unfounded belief.

 

[hbg1]

At 55 don't think I will ever beat 171.5" gross

 

[PickettSFHunter]

Yeah I'm pretty sure I have. We had a lot of top end bucks here local back in the 80's, 90's, 2000's but that pretty well died off with the explosion of bears, hogs, and development.

 

[Lost Lake]

I killed my best so far (a 140" eight point) back in 2015, and I know I'll never kill a bigger eight. Not sure what fate holds for me buck-wise from here on out, but I'm not disappointed so far.

Congrats again Fairchaser, on your fine buck.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Unless something around us dramatically changes, at 55, it is doubtful that I ever kill a buck that goes over 130. I have killed several 4.5's, and killed a 5.5 year old last year. I passed a crapload of bucks last year, several 3.5 and older, and this year only saw and got pics of 3 that were 3.5 or older. Things just not going in the right direction here.

 

[JN]

I probably have but won't stop me from trying. My biggest have been a 165" 10 in 2010 and a 145" 8 in 2019. These two were taken up in NE TN and my goal since the 8 has been to take a P&Y with my bow. It has been a lot harder than I thought and is difficult to watch a nice buck out of bow range when you could have easily killed with a gun or muzzleloader. I did have a goal of getting a decent size mountain buck with my bow and was able to do that last year. It was not my biggest but definitely one that I worked the hardest for.

 

[Buzzard Breath]

I have similar thoughts as @Ski . I've killed my biggest in 2003, but the thought that some day, I might top it, keeps me excited and doing what I can to do so.

 

[swampbadger]

I won't kill bigger…

My lifetime deer was dec 16 2011 west TN public grossed 158 netted 143 5/8

 

[redblood]

At 55 don't think I will ever beat 171.5" gross

Id say not!

 

[redblood]

I won't kill bigger…

My lifetime deer was dec 16 2011 west TN public grossed 158 netted 143 5/8View attachment 259994

Wow. Awesome buck

 

[redblood]

Some great deer in this thread!

 

[rem270]

I have a 150.75'' 10 pt. That's my biggest so far. Also have 8 more I've killed between 130''-145''.

My dream buck is a 150'' 8 pt. If I ever get a chance at that that will be the one!

 

[medic]

My biggest so far is a 150" 11 point and I don't think I can beat that in my area but I try every year.

 

[Outdoor Enthusiast]

Yes I think so. 161" 11 pt that I killed in 2021. Very unlikely to top that on our middle tn farm.