ORIGINAL: teedub31
Just ask my brother how important net is. He killed a 10pt last year that grossed 148. But after deductions his score of 139 5/8 missed the Indiana Big Buck Book by 3/8 of an inch.
Yea, that buck is much lesser of a deer now since it didnt make it into someone's club.
I only look at the scoring clubs as references for how a deer or game species scores, not guidelines. If mine makes it, cool. If mine doesn't, again cool....its still the same deer.
In hunters talk, gross is what is told.
In the books, net is what is recorded.