RE: Tricks that you use when field judging whitetails?
I try to keep it simple. You can do all of these really fast.
1) Good mass - about the diameter of the eye at the base.
2) Tall tines - high off the head
3) Good beam length - sweeping forward at or near the nose.
4) Good spread - a couple of inches outside the ears.
5) Number of points if I have time
Of course, there will be no need to do any of this on a super buck. You'll see it and immediately you will know. It's the border line bucks we have to judge, whatever your standard is!