Who qualifies for the 900 Club?

[Thunder Ridge Extreme 1]

All, I was wondering who qualifies for the 900 Club. I believe the criteria is 6 deer with net scores totaling 900 inches or more. I am getting close but am not there yet. My gross totals equal 936 inches. I would like to see some pics and scores. Maybe we could find out who is the giant killer on this site. Later, T$

 

[OneCam]

I just added up my top 6 bow kills and came up with exactly 900 (without counting the fractions).


Here's a link to some pics and stories
Trophy Photo's

 

[Fishbonker]

Dude, I was like, totaly watchin the X games this AM on ESPN at 0330 and that rad an narly dude Tony Hawkes has landed 16 900's. Man thats some rad thrashen fer sure. How that dude can get that plank to spin round tewanahalf times (900 degrees, 360+360+180) and not face plant is just to dudicus. The dude is like totaly sick, man.

Unfortunatly this s a true story. The unfortunate part is that I was up at 0330 today and the fortunate part is Tony Hawkes has made a ton of money riding a skateboard. Only in America

Sorry, couldn't resist.

The 'Bonker

 

[ironwood]

Great post TRX1, I am some where in the neighborhood of 140 inches short. Like a marginal GPA it could take some time to get that average back to where it should be. These are gross inch totals for me and reflect a standard of days gone by. With that said 900 is an incredible six deer total!!

Let’s see the pictures.

 

[Pupster]

I shouldn't even post because I don't qualify. Even though score is secondary to the hunt, unofficially I end up at 790 for my best 6. 4 of the 6 are bow kills.

Congrats to the few that make it!

Pupster

 

[ISHEDHUNT]

Randy Bean from Manitoba qualifies twice. Once with bow and once with rifle. I believe his best with bow is pushing 190 and best with rifle is over 200 inches. Randy's a great guy, I have hunted with him a few times. Congrats to all of you who have made it or are close. That's one heck of an milestone!

 

[Old Buck]

My best six come to 1044+ P&Y gross total and 1003+ P&Y net total. All were taken with a bow. Two were taken on the ground the other four from tree stands. Shows what 35 years of an incurable addiction can to a person. Had them all at the Iowa Deer Classic for those of you who made it to my booth.

For two of them I have sheds from the previous year. Another I have a shed from two years earlier. I captured five of them on video before they were taken.

 

[ISHEDHUNT]

That's incredible Larry! Congrats.

Chris

 

[Maggs]

Wow Old Buck! All you have left is the State Record and the World Record and you could do both with one arrow. Then what would you do? Great accomplishment!

Maggs

 

[quackmaster]

old buck,
where all of those deer you just listed taken under fair chase, no fence hunts?
Just curious?

 

[Pupster]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think Old Buck did hold the state Non-typical record for a short while. As far as fences I'll let him defend himself, but I'm sure his hunts are as fair as they can get! He has good ground and is a great hunter!

Pupster

 

[adamo]

Old_Buck, I was at the booth during the classic... You have harvested some real dandies, and so have your kids. Shows what hard work and Quality Deer Management will do for you.

How long was that monkey, can't we include that into this total??

As for me, well I fall well short of the 900 total with my bow. I've been bowhunting for 6 yrs and have only shot 2 bucks.

 

[quackmaster]

Please don't take it that I am trying to accuse Old buck of taking his deer in a high fence. (the high fence thing is a whole different topic). I was just wondering if any of his deer came from that type of an area. Its not necesarily a bad thing if they did. Just curious. I know some wealthy physicians down here in the south that have walls and walls covered with 160-180 class bucks, taken from Mexico to Canada. Some of them have been featured in hunting mags and run circles with the top "names" in deer hunting, however, many of the deer that they have taken come from high fence leases from around North America. When I see someone with deer of that caliber, I just wonder how they would perform if they "hunted" non fenced areas. I fully understand the time constraints that docs, and other big time business execs are under and they just want a big deer, they don't have the time but definetly have the passion.

I am aware that old buck is on quality ground, and I know it is probably very strictly managed, heck, to be honest, I know the general area it is in, and I'm 1000 miles away. It is just one heck of an accomplishement to consistantly harvest deer of that caliber in any state, I was just curious if there was any fence involved. PLEASE DON'T TAKE OFFENSE TO THIS! It is a forum and I am merely participating in a little discussion.

 

[MXZ]

Being from Vermont it's a lot of work and travel to get where I can hunt Quality deer. I have been lucky just went over 900 with a 155 class buck this past season... 903.
My largest is 184 5/8 P&Y.
Happy hunting to ALL ...
A huntN friend from Vermont. MXZ

 

[Old Buck]

quackmaster,

Yes, all were taken under fair chase. No high fences. Just years of hard work and a large dose of good luck. It also doesn't hurt to hunt in the great state of Iowa.

Pupster,

I believe my 2000 buck was a Pope and Young, Iowa state record nontypical for awhile. Several higher scoring bucks have been taken since. I've also heard that one has been rescored so I'm not sure what the current ranking is. It all gets very complicated and really doesn't matter. The bottom line is being out there, having fun and doing everything fair and square.

adamo,

Good talking to you at the classic. You are right. It does take a huge amount of work, but I love doing habitat work, putting in food plots, building blinds and especially watching wildlife. I just wish it would rain! My clover and alfalfa are really suffering.

You are also right on concerning the QDM. I wish everyone could hunt on properly managed land. It seems like I've spent much of the last 10 years encouraging others to pass small bucks. I'm convinced it is spreading and I have yet to talk to anyone who has tried QDM and gone back to the old way.


A little background for those who don't know the 'monkey' story.... On one of my Africa trips I sent an arrow through an old, male baboon. I had the skull on display at the classic. Baboons fight alot (their canines are larger that a leopards) and this guy had injured his second finger at one time so that he couldn't bend it. When he died the rest of his fingers made a fist but that one finger stuck straight out. I always figured that was his way of getting me last. Unfortunately I took a photo of the gesture but failed to take any measurements so the question of adding 'monkey finger inches' to the total will remain academic.

As for your total be patient. It took me almost 20 years to get my first buck over 150. So just keep going out there, enjoy yourself and see what your total is in another 30 some years (I started bowhunting in the 1960's).

Also, don't put too much emphasis on this 900 club thing. It's just an interesting number. Kind of like how many points did the buck have? How hot was it yesterday? How much did it rain last week?

What I'm impressed with is the answers to these questions: Do you hunt fair and square and follow game laws? Do you always hunt with permission and show the landowner all due respect? Do you set a good example as a hunter in the eyes of the non-hunting community? Do you belong to and support your state bowhunting organization? Do you help conservation groups like WU, DU, PF, RMEF, the Ikes? Do you help get new people into hunting? Do you contact your legislators and let them know how important wildlife, habitat and hunting are to you? Do you treat wildlife and the environment with the respect they deserve? And the bottom line, are you out there because you love it so much there is nothing else you'd rather be doing at that moment?

Good Hunting!
Old Buck

 

[trper]

Larry I know this is off the topic but like you, my brassica, clover, and chickory are also needing rain. Just curious what if any chemicals you use to keep the weeds down in your clover. I was afraid to spray the clover for fear of killing it and the chickory. The grasshoppers are killing my food plots this year also because of the lack of rain. I hope its not to late for rain to salvage things. The New Zealand Brassica came in real well considering the lack of rain this late season. Sorry for the change in topic.
Hope your hunting season goes well. Congrats to those in the 900 club.
Knowledge and passion equal success!Hunting in Iowa dosen't hurt either.

 

[Old Buck]

trpr,

There are chemicals you can apply that will kill grasses without harming broadleaves like clover and alfalfa. I use them and they help. Other than that I'm in the same boat you are. I'd could really use something to keep broadleaf weeds down in my legume patches. Round-up ready alfalfa and clover are on my wish list. I've heard they are developing the round-up ready alfalfa. I don't know that there is enough money in clover to make it worth while to go to the expense of developing it.

The drought has done alot of damage to my rape, beets and other food plots. I'm watching radar and hoping to see lots of yellow and red over my farm the next 24 hours.

 

[vman]

The last I heard, Round-up ready alfalfa was a year off. I believe they wanted to have it for this season, but missed the boat.

Old buck, dont worry we are getting rain!

 

[Old Buck]

vman,
Thanks for the update. Please relay my order for 5 inches of drizzle over the next three days!
Old Buck

 

[bjkpharmd]

400 lbs of rye sown this AM all the while in a soaking rain. Hope this gets the rest of the state. Corn plot had been heavily damaged by wind.