So, if you get a nice buck with a combinationof 8pts., 4 on each side, do you refer to it as a 4x4 or an 8pt. I grew up refering to deer as a total combination. Doesn't Boone & Crockett do the same? What do you refer to them as? Some say it depends on your geography.

I call the deer a 4x4 because it better describes the antlers.Many people would call it an 8 point because it sounds more impressive to them.

I think a 4x4 is what you frame your house with, orthevehicle thatgets me to my deer stand.

I think it really depends on what part of the country you are from

C. Davis

thats an 8 point, plain, simple, to the point.

you want to describe the rack, take a picture.

Thats how all our deer are measured, with a simple count of the points. No measuring and scoring, no counting sideXside. Just how many points, and how much it weighed.

4x4 or just 4 point unless it has different number of points on the antlers.No need to use a bigger number just to make it sound more impressive.

either way works.....doesnt make the deer sound any diffrent.....here they are called 8pts.....i think its mostly the west midwest that say 4x4 or however many it has......i guess it works.....kinda wierd to call an elk a 12pt....i dont know.....doesnt matter to me but i say the total number of points.......

That would be an 8-point. What's the point of specifying each side unless there are regs requiring so many points on a side to be legal?

So you guys that have a 8 pointer measured is it called a G6 on the Right side?
I believe it's called a G2 whether it's on the L or R...correct. You have "scorable" (1")number of points on "EACH" side...
for a total of 8 points...thats where I believe the"8", "10", "12"pointer came to be.?????
You go to Montana, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, New Mexico, Colorado, Oregon, and call a 6X6 Bull Elk a
12 pointer and you'll get laughed at.

Had to check...
Boone and Crockett measures the # of points on the L...
and the # of points on the R....ie 5 and 5...

So....if you had a "14" pointer you'd have to call the G7 on the L a G14.....yeah right

Oh...and if you have to frame your house with 4X4 you must be in hurricane country

That would be an eight point here! Just depends on your location.