CervidSlayer

My first buck was this 9? pointer 8? pointer. I say that the top left antler...where the tip is, splits and it is another point. Does this count as a point? Some say no. I need some closure here. Is this an 8 or a 9 point

Please Advise.

Hiawatha

Does he have a brow tine on that left side? If so he is an 8 if not he's a 7. That split on the end of the left main beam has to be an inch protruding from the main beam which it does not, 8 at the best, congrats on the buck though nice one.

Champlain Islander

I call a point anything you can hang a ring on so in that definition it is a 9 point. Some people say points have to be 1" in length so in those terms it would be an 8 point. Nice buck no matter what you call it. Congratulations.

dayna0306

I'll call the lower point the main beam and give you a longer G4.Nice start .

CervidSlayer

Yea, he has 2 brow tines...you cant see one of them cause of the picture. I heard that if you can hang a ring on it, then it is a point. Is there like an official standard that measures these things?

Hiawatha

Yes officially it has to be an inch long.

CervidSlayer

Here is another angle...I doubt it helps

buckhunter14

I would say nice 8 point. Nice buck anyway!

tschammel

No that is not an extra point on the tip of the left beam. It has to be an inch long. It is a nice 8 pointer. Now whoever said it was a 9 pointer pay up!

USFWC

It depends on what context you are asking about. Forscoring purposes, yes, it has to be an inch long. Here in Oklahoma at the check stations, they want all points that are longer than they are wide and can hang a ring on. So...there's your answer. No and yes. Both groups are correct.

I wouldn't look down on you if you called him a 9. I would make fun of you behind your back though. j/k