how do you count the rack
 

If you take a buck, do you count the rack as a whole, say a 10 point or a 5x5?

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I would count it as a 5x5 but I would also add a rough B&C score to give the person a good idea of what the rack is really like.An example would be a 150 B&C class 5x5.Just saying 10 point could be a young very small buck or it could be a large trophy buck so the 10 point description really means little.Usually when one hears 10 point in my area the person is trying to make a smaller buck appear larger than it really is.

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Say I get a deer that has 4 points on each side....if I' m talking to people that live in this part of the country, it' s a 4-point. If I' m on this or any other board, where there are people from different regions, I say I got a 4x4. That way, everybody understands. If I get a deer that is 4 on one side and 3 on the other, I say I got a 3x4, as that explains it pretty well. In this part of the country, if I was to call a 4x4 deer an 8-point, it would be assumed it had 8-points on each side. And I' d also be called a liar! :D;)Oh, and here, we don' t count eye-guards (browtines).

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Why wouldn' t you count brow tines? They' re measurable points.

In Upstate NY if I got a 10 pointer and said I got a 5x5, no one would know what I was talking about.

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In my part of the country, a whitetail with 5 on each side would be a 10 point, and a mule deer with 5 on each side would be a 5x5. I think it all depends on what part of the country you are from.

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HaGar - Same here, if i said I got a 6x6 people would think i tagged an Argo:D!
It' s a regional thing. Around here the first question people ask is " what did it weigh?" , and then they ask how many points it has.

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Around here its' 3x4 or 2x1. I don' t think anyone has every asked for weight except when we hunt Elk. And then it' s only because you can only shoot spike bulls so everyone already knows you got a 1x1 or 1x2 (only has to be spike on 1 side).

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I have no idea! That' s just the way it is!:D

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36 d, 38c, 44 dd and so forth

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Whitetail: 10 point

Mule deer: 5x5

For a whitetail, I usually say something like: " I killed a heavy horned 18 inch 10 point" or for mule deer: " I killed a thin racked 24 inch 5x5" .

Boone and crockett score: What' s that? Just kidding, I know what it is, but don' t score my racks. They are trophies to me, so what does it matter if they " score" better than someone elses. Now if someday I think I kill a world record, I will have it scored!!!

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I count all the points to make my small Georgia deer sound bigger. LOL:D

I also count the brow tines too.

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Since both Boone & Crockett and Pope & Young count every identifiable antler branch (even the little ones) as a point, so should you. That includes the brow tine.

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we count them by points here , and that' s a good point midnight dj but , i think we should also get a measurement like they do so we can class it as well , it also seems more impressive that way :D:D:D

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I from the midwest, we would call it a 10 point. What do the westerners call a half rack, a 5 point or a half rack 5 point?
Dan

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LMAO @ cardeer, hahah wicked funny :D

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If its got 8 points its an 8 pointer.

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Here in NV we just count on one side, ex 4 pt, and sometimes both sides if they are different, ex 3 x 4. We don' t count brow tines on deer here because the regs say not to for tag punching. A lot of mule deer dont have brow tines that are even measurable anyway, I think that is the reason the regs are like that.

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rt side lt side (5 x 5) and the rough score, is how the guys I hang with call em' . This way you know if I say I saw a 5x5 that is a 150 class, exactly what I am talking about. A 5 x5 alone doesn' t accurately depict the picture as he could be 110 immature buck or a 180 trophy class.

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Everything I' ve read says to state the total points. So 3 on one side and 5 on the other would be an 8 pointer. I think the 4 x 4 saying comes from mulie or elk hunters. Last year I got myself a beauty 10 pointer (perfect 5 x 5 tines);)

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I like the response from cardeer. However, around here the total points is what most of us go by. 4 pointer / 7 pointer / 10 pointer

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I want to mount one of those racks Cardeer is huntin.:D Sure would look good on the floor of the den.;)

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Here, Arkansas, We total all points including brow tines. An pointer has eight points as long as you can hang a ring on each one of ' em.