Home Forums Hunting & Shooting General Big Game Scoring a white tail rack?

I'm just wondering about scoring a whitetail rack. I'm kind of curious about it, and don't really know anyone else who could tell me that I know. Just wondering you guys.<BR>Thanks, Doren.

well, the gist of it is, it is measure in inches. the main beams, each tine, spread, and mass, then the deductions come into play.<P>at any rate, especially for a beginning hunter, don't worry about scores. go out, enjoy the hunt while it lasts (they are always over quick), and consider whatever you drag out to be a trophy.<P>i don't score the deer that i get, and i don't enter contests. to me, it is a personal pursuit, and i am happy w/ a mature deer (can't always get buck tags, so does get drug out by me at times, too).

dsnoek, Boone and Crockett club web site has downloadable score sheets for each species. The sheets have instructions on them and it'd be a lot easier to look at those than to get a verbal description here. Don't know their url offhand, but if you search, it shouldn't be hard to find.

Thanks, you guys. I'm not worrying about scoring anything I get, just wondering how it's done.<BR>Doren