God ... this stuff gets my heart thumpin' and a pumpin'!

The two Genetic Giants,I saw last year,that I blew a 148-yard muzzle loadin' shot on,are still there.

They were twins ... with dark-chocolate colored, towering,massive,thick-beamed tines,and the last 4-inches of the tines were wheat colored. Both of their racks exceeded 2-feet,and their thick-beamed tines were thicker than a broomstick handle,at least 14 to 18-inches in height.

After I took the disappointing shot, at the larger, bodied deer,He turned to look at me,as if to ask the question,"who are you?" This majestic buck had the most perfect,muscular body that my eyes had ever witnessed outside of a gym.

I often would sit and wonder about the Majestic Buck,that stared with bewilderment, at the smoke and noise,and gaze at me and my pathetic way. There was something about his eyes,that seemed to penetrate my thoughts and soul,my very being.

I asked myself why he would look at me in this rather stoic manner. Explanation would come later than sooner.Perhaps this creature had heard Thunder on numerous occasions, throughout his years of seclusion in the bowels of dark hollows,and in the depths of most thickets. But ... he,this Magnificent Specimen,of a typical,Genetic Giant,had never Seen the Source of Thunder.

But now,Thunder had a face ... it was me,2Poppa!

A massive, gnarly non-typical Mule deer, is my dream buck. Last year I pretty much got my dream buck.

Hey 2Poppa, old buddy, old pal; when are we going huntin'? LOL

Nice 180-200 class! Dreams are dreams, few have them come true on a regular basis, some never at all. Just to be in the stand at early morning on a cold clear fall day watching the woods come alive, with a lot of deer movement around. Peacefully enjoying the woods is a dream I can enjoy! Getting that nice buck is always a bonus!!

A whitetail bruiser: thick/heavy mass, tall and close to touching at the top, all typical save for a 2"+ drop tine on each side, preferably dark-chocolate. That, gentlemen, is what falls in my dreams every night.

I got for you a nice nontypical Sika from the swamps of Sussex County, DE.

I have seen a Sika with what appears to be a double drop tine in the swamps that I hunt when I am down in that area.

Any personal best whitetail with my bow is my current dream buck. I like a mainframe typical with just a little junk(character) and good mass.

My main goal would probably be to shoot a 200 inch monster typical or non-typical.

A gross boone whitetail is my goal (as I'm sure it is for many). I don't care about net score, typical or non-typical would be fine. I just want a gross boone whitetail.

i dont care how massive the deer is, just as long as it tastes good

2Poppa, you are too funny...

Anyway, to me age is more important that antler size. I saw my grandpa shoot a 6 1/2 year old in northern Michigan public land. Maybe one 1/2 of 1% of bucks live that long around here on public land. This deer wouldnt maybe score 110 tops. But this was also in 1996 right after a tough winter so maybe he would have normally been bigger.

Anyway, I would like to get an old bugger like that, that also had a huge body weight. Something that dresses out at like 240lbs.

As to a rack, a drop tine would be pretty cool.

Well, I don't really have room to talk when it comes to a 'dream buck.' My first Whitetail Buck grossed 155 B&C. I really didn't respect the size of him until I really got into hunting. But if I had to choose, it would be a perfectly symmetrical buck (mulie or whitetail) typical, with nice 5+' drop tines on each side. I wouldn't mind taking a perfectly typical Whitetail either, or a massive, non-typical Mulie. Next year is my year! Going for a 145+ deer!