Originally Posted by
TheDudeAbides
Yes all scoring systems have their flaws. With the B&C I just don't appreciate the deductions. I love nice wide symmetrical bucks, I think they are beautiful. To me a buck with kickers and other irregular points (aka "junk") are very cool too and give the buck character. I just don't agree with penalizing a deer because one tine is shorter than the other. To me antler is antler and all of it should be counted. With the BTR I guess maybe they could include the inside spread.
I know someone is gonna bring it up, so I'll just say this. I don't care if the BTR was created by the Bucksmasters company/Jackie Bushman or if you feel it's a ploy for them to get profit/publicity. That is not what I'm here to discuss. I do feel that their system may be more fair then B&C, even though B&C is the most recognized scoring system out there.
With b and c you do get a net score and a gross score,yes the net score is what the books use but most hunters just use the gross score.putting one in the books is not everything but it nice to have a universal way of compareing trophys.