Hey guys! I appreciate all your comments, each and every one of 'em! (Well, except maybe the Hoyt one... )

I just got back from the taxidermist's, and this ol' boy scores better than I could have ever hoped, thanks in large part to his incredible symmetry and huge mass. He grosses 162 and 1/8, and ends up netting 156 and 1/8. Over four and a half inches of the deductions come from the extra kickers off his brow tines.

Here's his numbers:


right kicker: 1 3/8
left kicker: 2 6/8
inside spread: 18 6/8

right main: 23 7/8................left main: 23 5/8..................2/8 deduction

right G1: 5 3/8 ..................left G1: 5 4/8.....................1/8

right G2: 8 6/8...................left G2: 8 4/8.....................1/8

right G3: 10 1/8..................left G3: 10..........................1/8

right G4: 4 4/8...................left G4: 3 7/8.....................5/8

right base: 6 1/8..................left base: 6 1/8..................none

2nd circumf: 5 1/8..................2nd circ: 4 7/8..................2/8

3rd circumf: 4 4/8..................3rd circ: 4 5/8..................1/8

4th circumf: 3 7/8...................4th circ: 4........................1/8
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.................72 2/8..............................71 1/8....................6

18 6/8 (inside spread)
+ 72 2/8 (right side)
+ 71 1/8 (left side)
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= 162 1/8" gross
- 6" deductions
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156 1/8" net

I thought I'd break it down like this because I find it very interesting. I'd never actually seen a deer scored before, though I had read up on how to do it on different sites. It's interesting once you see it all written out, and I thought a few of you who had looked at different score sheets would be interested in different measurements, such as Greg asking about his width. (That's inside width, Greg, so add another couple inches for his outside width )

It about wore me out trying to figure out how to post this so the numbers wouldn't get all jumbled up (hence the dots as place-holders), so I'll tell more of the story at a later date. I got to go get something to drink now.