How Do You Score Whitetail Deer Antlers?
Whitetail deer hunting is an exciting and action-packed sport. When that big buck steps into your sights and all you can see are huge antlers, there is nothing more exciting! Once that buck is on the ground is when the real excitement starts, however. That is when you can actually determine whether the trophy you just killed is simply your personal best, or if it belongs in the record books. Whitetail trophies are scored using two methods: The Boone and Crockett method or the Buckmaster’s method. This article will teach you how to score your deer using the Buckmaster’s method because there is no preliminary drying period requirement for this method. Measure along the length of each main beam of the antlers (to the nearest 1/8th inch). Start at the base and measure along the outside of the beam to the tip of the antler beam. Record these measurements. Record the length of each point (numbered P1-P10 starting at the base and moving outward). Measure the smallest circumference between the
