Buck worth Scoring ??

[Antler3]

All you pro's out there....can anyone tell me how big a muzzleloader whitetail buck needs to be before you have him scored ? The one I took couple years back I scored him at 160 do you think I need to get him proffessionally scored. Just don't know if he's big enough or if someone may laugh at me ha ha .:D

[rockinbbar]

If you scored him at 160, then he ought to be big enough to call in the pros to do it officially...

Rockinbbar

[Gmoney]

Definately get him scored.....is he typical or non...?

[Antler3]

Well I just called a guy near me that scores them and he explained to me the difference in typical and non-typical and from what he said this one is a typical. he does have a broke eye guard but the man said that didn't matter. His main beams are 18 inches on the right and 20 inches on the left. Both circum. are 5 inches at the base. He has one g2 at 9 inches and the other is 8, the next ones or guess it would be g3's are 9 and 7. may give you some idea as to his size. He is now 18 and three quarter inside spread ( has shrunk )

[RatherBHuntin]

get that hoss over to the nearest scorer asap. When me and a pal "scored" mine last year we got about 150, when the state biologist did it he got 182. Let them pros give it a go and I bet he grows abit. A typical whitetail has to net score 160 to get entered into the Boone and Crocket record book, and it sounds like your close.  
 
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[Antler3]

Well i scored him using the B&C score sheet and it came up to final score of 122. So he's not as big as I'd hoped. But am going to get him scored by a pro. I have a licensed scorer not to far from me so wouldn't hurt. he had 18 deducted so would have been a 140. Am proud to have taken him none the less. hunted him two year before he made a mistake and the hunt its self and the way it all played out makes him a trophy to me. Thanks for all the input is greatly appreciated.

[Gmoney]

Well I did some quick figuring and without the "eyeguards" or brow tine length you have approx. 122 3/4 inches...I estimated the 2nd and 3rd circumference measurements using your 5" bases.... so your score sounds about right.....nothing wrong this this deer....he sounds like a good one....take care

[Antler3]

Thanks Gmoney for your interest and input.........nice talking with good folk about things have learned so much.