ORIGINAL: jmbuckhunter
ORIGINAL: GregH
Well, I think that 21" is on the small side for a buck of that size. Most of the ones that I get mounted, that field dress between 190 and 205, have 23-24" forms. The 220 lb deer I shot in Ill. had a 28" form. Most of these were shot in November. Usually earlier season deer have slightly smaller forms.
Greg, you have to be talking about over the swell not at the ears!!
No, I'm not. I have 17 shoulder mounts and have watched almost all of them get caped out and measured. The measurement is taken just under the jaw bone.