Originally Posted by
deernutz
I completely agree with you. It should be total inches of bone. If the animal has a typical rack it should be total inches. That’s why I don't have anything in the books. But it is what it is. I've seen some really outstanding deer not given its due justice because of the faulty scoring system. My bull this year is teetering on the B&C books around the 368 gross mark but after deductions I don't think he'll make it.
If they did just use the total the required score would have to be higher anyway.
I think it would be good just to add a simple total antler category but if you just missed they typical requirement you probably wouldn't make that either.