Scoring coues racks

[TREESTANDMAN]

I have a question about circumference measurments. I know you are supposed to measure the circumference 4 times on each main beam. My question is what if the buck is nontypical and has 3 or 4 main beams? Would you then measure a total of 12 or even 16 circumference measurments?

[TREESTANDMAN]

Someone has got to be brave enough to answer this question???

[25-06]

Hey TREESTANDMAN, I wish I could help you out with scoring, but its way to new to me. In fact I still havent scored that matching set I found. Its just to confusing.

[COUESAZ]

Just take a hack saw and cut them off so all you have is a main frame buck. I am not for sure but I think the main frame is all you measure like that the rest is length and thickness. I could be way wrong on this one.

[wetmule]

I can answer that one if you kill a buck with 3-4 main beams per side, get on your knees and thank the lord and then get the picture to amanda asap so we can see it on this site. Seriously, you only get 4 measurements per side.

[TREESTANDMAN]

That is what I figured. 4 measurments per side.

 

I was looking at Dan Kings buck and it appears to have 3 main beams.

[Benbrown]

Go to the Boone and Crockett web site and click on "scoring your trophy". They give you specific instructions, as well as blank forms, and the program will calculate the final totals for you, eliminating the need to add up all those fractions and divide by 8.

[CouesWhitetail]

You can also view the scoring info page I have on this website by going to the How To Score Coues deer page

 

If the deer actually has seperate main beams (meaning they actually come out of the head seperately) it is considered a freak and not scoreable under Boone and Crockett. (Pope and Young will accept them if taken by a bow)

 

However, most deer, just have branches that come off the main beam, not truly seperate main beams. (like the one in the recent guess the score contest)

To measure a buck like that you just have to decide which is the actual main beam and then the rest are just non-typical points. Then the four circumferences are taken on what is decided to be the main beam.

 

Amanda

[TREESTANDMAN]

Thank you Amanda, that makes perfect sense. Just a suggestion Amanda, you might want to change or add some wording in the scoring section. It doesn't clarify that 4 circumference measurments need to be taken on (both) main beams. It just says 4 circ. measurements. That could be taken incorrectly as 4 total measurments.

[CouesWhitetail]

Thanks for the suggestion. I will do that.

 

Amanda

[GRONG]

Splitting hairs now are we Treestand man? Amanda why wouldn't P&Y accept a freak head if I shot it with my rifle?

 

Josh

[TREESTANDMAN]

Hey, it is boring here at work all day. Plus it really is kinda confusing.

[CouesWhitetail]

Josh,

 

I assume you are joking with that question....but for those who might not know, the Pope and Young recordbook only recognizes animals harvested with a bow. Boone and Crockett accepts trophies taken with pretty much any legal hunting method. However, B&C doesn't allow for antlers with velvet on them. the velvet has to be removed at least enough so that it doesn't interfere with the measurements. The entry requirements are generally lower for P&Y than for B&C due to the difficulty of getting a trophy with archery equipment.

 

If you take your trophy with a muzzleloader you can enter it in B&C if it meets the minimums or you can put it in the muzzleloader recordbook maintained by the Longhunter Society (National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association).

 

All this info is on that how to score page and recordbook page of my website. Along with links to some of the different organizations.

 

Amanda