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Since, I could care less about scoring, I call it a 9. I call any point you can hang a ring off of a point.

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boone and crocket says it need to measure an inch for it to count, but the old times consider haning a ring from it, its which ever you want.

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IMHO, its a 9 point, but some will call it an 8 point.

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hell its you buck man... call it what u want.. i would call it a 9 point without a doubt.. you arent having it officially scored and put into the state record books... if its got a point.. then it is a point.. its a 9... nice buck man

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i count it as a 9

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If you like we will call it an 8pt. with a rather shortdrop tine

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I shot a 10 pointer that has 3 little stickers around the base of the antlers (not coming off the main beam). Would those count as well or do they need to come off the main beam? Basically, it's either a 10 or a 13 pointer because the stickers could easily hold a ring, not sure if 1" though, have to wait to get it back from the taxidermist to know for sure.

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thats an 8pt in PA...gotta be an inch long for our antler restrictions...."hey deer...quit running..i need to measure your points!" :eek:

but in my book thats a 9pt...thats a visible point. but for official scoring and some states it gotta be an inch.

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Nice buck...and it is an 8pt.Not that it takes ne thing away from it.A legal point is 1" from the tip of the point to the base where it meets the main beam--that one looks a little short.I'd have taken him in a heartbeat though---congrats!

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i agree with you. i got my 6 point bow buck last year but it had a small 1/2 inch POINT comming out of its base. it would have only been a small 5 pnt by PA's standards, but i honestly dont care what they say it is. its a 6 point for two reasons: you can hang a ring on it, and its pointy. 6 points.

so yes your buck is a 9 point. legally, by ur states standards, it may only be an 8, but it IS a 9.