deer scoring help
01-12-2012, 07:41 PM
#12
Typical Buck
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Eastern Virginia
Posts: 661
Hopefully my mount will show the white diamond that he has between his front legs.
Just wondering about scoring I do got a few questions.
What's with the 60 day wait?
I shot him as is. And should be measured quickly. Similar to fishing you don't wanna out of the water and drying out to get an accurate weight.
Just wondering about scoring I do got a few questions.
What's with the 60 day wait?
I shot him as is. And should be measured quickly. Similar to fishing you don't wanna out of the water and drying out to get an accurate weight.
01-13-2012, 01:26 AM
#13
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Southeast
Posts: 162
The 60-day wait is allow the rack to dry and shrink to final size. Only important when antlers are borderline for a book or record. Otherwise, makes no difference. Just do as you would with a fish, add a couple inches. 
01-13-2012, 03:52 AM
#14
Typical Buck
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Eastern Virginia
Posts: 661
Just seems silly to let it dry.
The deductions and stuff also seems silly.
Who knows maybe I don't get it, and I am fine with that. A number will never make me decide what a trophy is.
The deductions and stuff also seems silly.
Who knows maybe I don't get it, and I am fine with that. A number will never make me decide what a trophy is.
01-14-2012, 06:31 AM
#15
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Southeast Nebraska
Posts: 452
From my experience the shrink is pretty minimal, but like it was said above, only matters on borderline record book bucks. I'd guess most people don't even submit their deer for the books anyways.
I too don't really like the net scores, but I see it like this, the gross score tells me how BIG the deer is, while the net score tells me how SYMMETRICAL it is...
I too don't really like the net scores, but I see it like this, the gross score tells me how BIG the deer is, while the net score tells me how SYMMETRICAL it is...
