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[SteveB]

Joe - don't take this the wrong way, but I have 2 questions.

What do you consider "big big bucks" and how do you get the 300 to 400?

Thanks.

[nyantler]

Actually Steve that is a good question

I guess "big big bucks" is probably a bit subjective and open to interpretation.. but I was speaking about bucks that score 140 or better based on the number of those size bucks entered in the record book each year plus factoring those that aren't entered. It isn't an exact science obviously just a number that I think is close based on my 20 something years of doing this stuff in NY. My point was really that of the 103,000 bucks taken on average in NY each year only a small percentage are exceptionally large antlered bucks for NY so I would not expect the average score of bucks taken to be very high... but again whats high or low to one hunter might not be the same for another.. what I do know for sure is the average score is no where near the recordbook minimums. Although my best guess would be that the average is slowly creeping upward in NY.

Edited January 1, 2013 by nyantler

[Five Seasons]

some amazing bucks on that site