Whitetail 900 club

[Ackleyman]

Was reading about "The 900 Club" Various posts about how it really works.
Some say 6 whitetail deer in six years netting total of 900 or better.
Some say 6 deer and no time frame ?? < more my speed.
Achievable , but would be a challenge for most dedicated WT hunters to do it in 6 years.

[Smoky buck]

Meh I have basically lost interest in score and focus of trying to find a good representative of the bucks I scout.

[Ackleyman]

Yah many do not get to wrapped up in the "score" thing.
Lots do hold out for big bucks. Just a fun thing.

[whitetail Junkie]

Originally Posted by Ackleyman

Was reading about "The 900 Club" Various posts about how it really works.
Some say 6 whitetail deer in six years netting total of 900 or better.
Some say 6 deer and no time frame ?? < more my speed.
Achievable , but would be a challenge for most dedicated WT hunters to do it in 6 years.

If it was 6 consecutive years I’d be 2 bucks short...6 all time I’m sure many have achieved including myself

I think when you get older you change a lot because now When I go whitetail hunting I’m more concerned about making memories with my dad and shooting grouse than I am about shooting a big buck.

[marky_mark]

6x 150” whitetails isn’t anything that special

1000 club would be a better standard

700 club for sheep is an incredible accomplishment

[whitetail Junkie]

Originally Posted by Ackleyman

Yah many do not get to wrapped up in the "score" thing.
Lots do hold out for big bucks. Just a fun thing.

Years ago I use to have a tape on an animal before it even cooled off ,now I won’t even score any animal Dad or I shoot we let other people do it months down the road if need be.

[Ackleyman]

[QUOTE=marky_mark;4414891]6x 150” whitetails isn’t anything that special

1000 club would be a better standard

700 club for sheep is an incredible accomplishment[/QUOTE]

1000 club ?? Dont know many that shot 6 book deer in 6 years...........or a lifetime . For sure has been done by some.....very few

[marky_mark]

Originally Posted by Ackleyman

[QUOTE=marky_mark;4414891]6x 150” whitetails isn’t anything that special

1000 club would be a better standard

700 club for sheep is an incredible accomplishment

1000 club ?? Dont know many that shot 6 book deer in 6 years...........or a lifetime . For sure has been done by some.....very few[/QUOTE]

It’s not meant to be easy lol
If everyone was part of the club, There’s no exclusivity
And not really much of an accomplishment

[Smoky buck]

Originally Posted by Ackleyman

Yah many do not get to wrapped up in the "score" thing.
Lots do hold out for big bucks. Just a fun thing.

Still like to hold out for mature bucks and spend all year scouting them. I just enjoy the challenge of our smarting a mature buck and the score doesn’t mean much too me.

Want a real challenge show me 6 regressed old warrior bucks off of high pressure public land. The old bugger that has out smarted both hunters and predator is much harder to find then a 150+

[7magtime]

I think the difficulty/satisfaction in accomplishing it in 6 years is relative to how and where you hunt.

1) The hunter that joins the WT 900 club by getting to know the local bucks in his/her area and puts in the time year round, that's one thing.

2)The hunter that joins the club by throwing lots of cash at accomplishing it and traveling to "premier locations" to shoot bucks he/she has never put eyes on until the shot is taken, is a bit different IMO.

The location you hunt plays a large factor as well. Some provinces/states have a higher density of 150"+ class WT bucks than others which increases your odds of getting into that WT 900 Club(relates to #2 above).

Each to their own, just my two cents.....

[marky_mark]

I’d take 1 170” whitetail over 6 150” ones

[wbl170]

Any day!

[MountainTi]

Originally Posted by marky_mark

I’d take 1 170” whitetail over 6 150” ones

Absolutely!
Keep shooting 150" deer you'll never kill a big one. I throw a lot of unused tags in the garbage....

[Ackleyman]

Originally Posted by MountainTi

Absolutely!
Keep shooting 150" deer you'll never kill a big one. I throw a lot of unused tags in the garbage....

Nothing wrong with a nice 5 x 5 150 Whitetail.......not like its a dink 3 point or forker. To me a 150 is a damn nice buck.

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by Ackleyman

Nothing wrong with a nice 5 x 5 150 Whitetail.......not like its a dink 3 point or forker. To me a 150 is a damn nice buck.

Nothing wrong with a dink either when it hits the frying pan!
Cat

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by MountainTi

Absolutely!
Keep shooting 150" deer you'll never kill a big one. I throw a lot of unused tags in the garbage....

I Score my animal by how much meat I get off them and how good they taste
Cat

[whitetail Junkie]

Originally Posted by catnthehat

I Score my animal by how much meat I get off them and how good they taste
Cat

Ah yes....the Spoon and Crockpot club

[whitetail Junkie]

Originally Posted by Ackleyman

To me a 150 is a damn nice buck.

I partially agree! There are some big 150" class bucks out there yet some smaller class 150" out there,again score is just a number.

For example a 7.5 year old heavy 4x4 will score the same as a 3.5 year old spindly short tined 6x6 about 155"...its obvious what bucks the trophy yet they "score" the same.

[Smoky buck]

As long as the hunter is happy with what they choose to fold their tag on the numbers don’t matter

But if you enjoy the tape measure giver

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by whitetail Junkie

Ah yes....the Spoon and Crockpot club

Yup, doesn't mean I don't kill a larger antlered animal on occasion, it just means that it is not a priority to me.
A good clean kill on a legal animal is however.
Cat

[58thecat]

Originally Posted by catnthehat

Nothing wrong with a dink either when it hits the frying pan!
Cat

And those two spikes are straight so you can have two nice knife handles for your new steak knives

900 club or 1000 club is still shown dedication but if you need meat well ya don’t pass up a dinky dink.

Enjoy the fall folks...we just had a beauty frost here!

[altex]

Originally Posted by catnthehat

I Score my animal by how much meat I get off them and how good they taste
Cat

I like that because i think the same way . All meat for me . Only 1 a year.

[buckman]

Originally Posted by Smoky buck

Still like to hold out for mature bucks and spend all year scouting them. I just enjoy the challenge of our smarting a mature buck and the score doesn’t mean much too me.

Want a real challenge show me 6 regressed old warrior bucks off of high pressure public land. The old bugger that has out smarted both hunters and predator is much harder to find then a 150+

Same here,mature Whitetails are a real challenge,Once they get to 6 or 7 years old they are hunter wise for sure.

[58thecat]

Originally Posted by buckman

Same here,mature Whitetails are a real challenge,Once they get to 6 or 7 years old they are hunter wise for sure.

Until that one hot doe shows up!
A good sniff and all hell breaks loose.



Stay away from my girl!!!!


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[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by 58thecat

Enjoy the fall folks...we just had a beauty frost here!

BIG frost here last night fir sure!
Cat

[marky_mark]

Originally Posted by catnthehat

I Score my animal by how much meat I get off them and how good they taste
Cat

Well you would be missing the point of a “club” like this
Sorry

Everyone’s free to harvest whatever they choose

But if there was a 1000” club for deer
It would be something kinda cool to accomplish

Definitely not like winning a participation trophy

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by marky_mark

Well you would be missing the point of a “club” like this
Sorry

Everyone’s free to harvest whatever they choose

But if there was a 1000” club for deer
It would be something kinda cool to accomplish

Definitely not like winning a participation trophy

Not missing the point at all, I have never hunted for a
" trophy" as laid out by some , bug I have been labeled an inferior hunter by many who put the rack or head first and foremost in a hunt .

Cat

[KegRiver]

Aren't there enough competitions to challenge us without making every thing we do a competition?

Isn't enjoying the outdoors and the satisfaction of a job done enough?

Why the need to be part of an exclusive club? Does it actually prove one person is somehow better then another?

More then a few 180 class bucks were shot from a combine or swather during harvest, by someone who was neither hunting nor seeking to take a trophy.

I know a 24 year old that has taken six 150 plus bucks in the past six years.

He's a good hunter but not exceptional. What he is, is a farm worker so he's out there seeing deer almost every day. He knows well before the season opens where the bigger bucks are, not because he scouts a lot but because he works where they play.
He doesn't even hunt that much, because the harvest keeps him busy most of the day and well after dark he only gets to hunt on rainy days when there are no repairs to do.
He's lucky if he gets to hunt a few afternoons per month. Yet he has a wall of trophies.

So the question is, is he some sort of super hunter or just a very lucky guy.

How many in that exclusive club are actually just very lucky guys?

[Ackleyman]

Somehow i knew just a fun thing would get beaten like a rented mule...........
It's not a competition and no man is better then the next man. Simply an individual challenge for those that hunt big bucks...........and decide to let the smaller grow and breed.

[marky_mark]

To me, someone that constantly harvests big old mature bucks, Gets my respect.
Anyone can go out and shoot young moose, deer or elk every now and then
But if you can consistently take mature animals and mature animals of different species
I tip my hat to you