150" and 200" Whitetail Comparison
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From: Thornton
10-Jul-18
I wandered into an archery shop I frequent today. The tech behind the counter asked me if I dropped off another set of antlers for display. I said "no" and he produced a massive reproduction set. I promptly threw a tape on it and got 199 1/4" not counting kicker points. Not sure the history on it, but it is a good one. Here it is next to a 150"
From: Nick Muche
10-Jul-18
Do you drop off many 200" racks for them to display?
Beautiful looking buck!! But it's far less than 200" after all those deductions wouldn't you say?
From: Thornton
10-Jul-18
Never have Nick lol. Biggest one I have is that 180"s mulie from last year
From: Zbone
10-Jul-18
Big difference in 50", one perspective, stretch that out on a ruler, its over 4'...
From: ROUGHCOUNTRY
10-Jul-18
I had a lot of fun with this one........One of the best replica paint jobs I've seen. I added some shredded bark to the bases and wrapped the skull plate. These were a set of sheds were from an Iowa buck and netted about 207".
Walk around with this one and it's like a super model on your arm, ha.
And yes, these giant typical racks are a whole different level and would blow your mind seeing them on a live deer. Just awesome stuff.
From: IdyllwildArcher
10-Jul-18
That's cool to see them next to each other to be able to appreciate the mass in the beams.
It'd be cool to see some other comparisons that people might have of a giant next to something significantly smaller when you know the measurements.
From: Brotsky
10-Jul-18
A buddy of mine has a 192" buck he killed that would be a typical but unfortunately shares a common base on one tine. I agree with what is said above, once you hold those things in your hands you realize how truly giant and impressive they are! Magnificent creatures!
From: t-roy
10-Jul-18
Iowa state record B&C. 201 and some change typical. “Wayne Bills” buck.
From: Straight —» Arrow
10-Jul-18
I have a couple of friends who live on the Potawatomi reservation in north east Kansas and they are whacking and stacking big ones there with rifles at very long distances, some out to 800 yards....but 200 is hard to come by even by them. It makes me sick when they send me pics of 150-170 inch racks and tell me they aren't big enough to mount.
From: Rgiesey
10-Jul-18
From: Charlie Rehor
10-Jul-18
The difference between a 150” Whitetail and a 200” Whitetail is very similar to the difference between a 300” Elk and a 400” Elk.
It’s HUGE!
2”s on an elk equals roughly 1” on a Whitetail.
From: Shawn
10-Jul-18
The comment about 50"s stretched out straight is over 4 feet really hits home how big a difference 50"s is. I have a 160" plus and a few around 135-140"s and even 20"s or so difference is huge. Once they get 180 or above they become mythical. Shawn
From: JL
10-Jul-18
I guy on the MWC site makes these out of rebar. Cool as crap.
From: Zbone
10-Jul-18
JL - What's the "MWC site", would like to check out the rebar... Thanks
From: JL
10-Jul-18
JL's Link
Maryland Whitetails.com - the guy that does these has an artistic eye for it.
http://marylandwhitetail.websitetoolbox.com/post/second-welded-antler-huge-8935797?highlight=rebar+antler&trail=25
From: Don
11-Jul-18
The 150 looks pretty big to me! I would gladly shoot him and smile all the way home!
From: Genesis
11-Jul-18
I’ve developed the uncanny ability to deduct 50” from a rack for powder residue .So if the OP picture is of a gun kill on the left and bowkill on the right they would really look about the same to me…Trad gear,then the right buck is actually larger;wooden shafts ya say? Add another 5” kind sir
From: loprofile
11-Jul-18
Not nearly as great as the difference between 6" and 7"
From: Kodiak
11-Jul-18
From: Treeline
11-Jul-18
And just to think that some of us would do a back flip for a 140” whitetail!
From: deerhunter72
11-Jul-18
There is absolutely no mistaking a 180"+ WT on the hoof. It's a thing of beauty.
From: longbeard
11-Jul-18
Tree line as well you should! Yes there is a big difference between the two but on the hoof both will take your breath away!!
From: APauls
11-Jul-18
lol @loprofile
From: t-roy
11-Jul-18
Depends on what the “mass” measurement is, loprofile! ;-)
From: Shawn
11-Jul-18
Ohiohunter, how long are that bucks G-2's?? They look to be at least 15-17"s. Shawn
From: Franklin
12-Jul-18
The most impressive racks are the 200" 10 pointers. I hope the next WR is a 10 pointer. My favorite racks are the "Illinois Road Kill" and the "Breen Buck" my 2 dream racks.
From: writer
12-Jul-18
Fun, positive thread. You guys feeling OK?
From: Kodiak
12-Jul-18
Personally it's hard for me to decide between the Jordan buck or the Breen buck. Both completely different 10s that net over 200".
From: Rut Nut
12-Jul-18
LMBO writer! I was thinking the same thing- and it even includes a Rompola pic- UNBELIEVABLE! ;-)
From: loprofile
13-Jul-18
Question - who are you going to please with that thing. Answer - me! Applies to deer horns too.
From: Beendare
13-Jul-18
just another chance for me to relive my poor choice of stands on one fine Kansas morning..... I chose not to hunt this stand the ranchers son in law killed this buck off of.......going on 10 years ago and I still regret it
He told us it was big......they spent the whole day searching and didn't find him....I had a feeling i knew where he went....found him for the kid 2 days later.....I literally gasped when I walked up on this buck, 216",218" something like that
From: Beendare
13-Jul-18
Heres a better pic...BTW, chew on this one for awhile..........it was his FIRST BUCK with a bow.....
From: Kodiak
13-Jul-18
Great deer for sure. Awesome.
From: t-roy
13-Jul-18
220, 221......whatever it takes ;-)
That kid is ruined for sure! Beautiful buck.
From: JW
13-Jul-18
I hunted Illinois for the first time back in 99. I took a “nice” shot 120 class buck in unseasonably hot fall weather. Took my buck to the butcher and got to see a NET 206 next to a NET 251!!!
The 251 was shot by Bill Brown who used to post here on the bow site. Was also the largest nt killed in 99. Crazy big deer!
From: Boris
13-Jul-18
As a measurer for Ohio Buckeye Big buck Club. I got to measure the Sweety Buck. It has 29 scorable points and is 33" at the widest. It was found by a farmers dog. It scored 263 5/8. But with the broken tines I think there was between 12-15 inches broken off. An that is on the light side. I think if the tines where not broken it may go in the 290's.
From: SS75
14-Jul-18
I shot these two in 2016, the one on the left grosses 204” & the one on the right grosses 145”.
