Field Judge Moose
07-05-2009, 06:15 PM
#2
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Maine
Posts: 12,424
RE: Field Judge Moose
I am not sure what exactly you want to know.. We will judge them by the size they are compared to the average size of a moose for our location. So whatever the average size of the moose in your area will give you a chance to make a rough guess. You can still be off one way or another but it does surve as a base point.
07-30-2009, 06:51 AM
#6
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Saskatchewan Canada
Posts: 6,921
What makes up the score on moose is spread, size of palms (height & width), number of tines on each palm(these must be an 1" long to count but unlike deer the length is not counted rather the number of 1+" tines on each palm (aka the more tines a palm the higher the score). The final measurement is the smallest circum. of each palm, usually the spot between the pedicle and the brow.
07-30-2009, 01:16 PM
#8
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Maine
Posts: 12,424
Are you trying to judge a moose buy rack or by size as in weight? A moose with a big rack can be smaller than a moose with a small rack at times.. just like deer sometimes it is more than just the rack it is carrying. But as a rule a big rack normally means a big moose..
07-30-2009, 02:28 PM
#9
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: IL
Posts: 6,575
one thing/trick you can do is read up on how moose are scored via B&C, or whatever your preferred method of measurement is, this will usually get you started in the right direction, case one side has 4 brow tines and the other has 1, or if there is only 1 length measurement, but 4 circumferences, etc...find out where a rack/horn can gain more pts/inches of scoring.
best of luck.
best of luck.
07-30-2009, 07:20 PM
#10
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: durango Colorado USA
Posts: 567
Not trying to be a smart aleck---But a big one will look big. Trust your eyes---if he looks good to you----pull the trigger. I took a bull over by Big Piney a couple years ago. He's only 36" wide----but I hunt over a week for him & he was the biggest one I saw. But he looks like a moose---36" wide & nice paddles. JMO. CB
