Also, the adult-doe-to-adult-buck ratio was in the neighborhood of 14-to-1, and the ratio of button bucks to antlered bucks was similar.
The total number of points are counted for white tail deer, for mule deer or elk you count the points on one side if they are even or specify the number of points on each side if they are not even. It's the time of year males get to show off their antlers, and as a result I've had several discussions about how many "points" a buck has. Traditional in MN & WI. When referring to an antler rack, hunters on the east side of the United States count all the points and hunters in the west side of the U.S. only count just one side. A buck is a male deer, and in hunting terminology, the points on a buck are the individual tines of the buck's antlers. In this case seems more accurate way to describe the deer. As well, take note of all abnormal points (including drop tines and points coming off others or off the burr line), and only count the ones that are longer than 1 inch. 2. Scoring your own buck isn't difficult once you know the process. Nutrition, body size and age all seemed irrelevant regarding the number of points a buck carried. Deer antlers become larger and develop more character with each successive shedding. The western count sometimes catches on here especially if a buck has different points on each side. After you've found a fit, you can also count points for shortness in side suits. Count and record the number of points and match the normal points from one side of the antlers with those on the other side. I've seen a ton of deer that are "10 point" eastern count that are really tiny bucks, yet I've seen 8 points eastern count that would dwarf them with mass tine length. It's rutting season, and as a result it seems like deer have been everywhere. If your antlers came from a white tail it's a nine (9) point, if they came from a … The minimum antler score necessary to qualify is 100 Boone and Crockett inches for typical antlers and 125 for non-typical antlers. There's nothing quite like downing that trophy buck during deer season. Calculating the final score of a whitetail buck Gross score of a whitetail buck
Couple of rather decent bucks have got away from me cause they were showing me the three point side and I couldn't be sure of the other in the early morning light. For elk you can get "regal" or "imperial" for some folks but that`s BS on my thinking. In the western US you count the more points per side,so 4 point OR 3 by 4 is proper also; a 7 point buck or bull elk out here is pretty much max. The antlers become wider, the beams become longer, and numerous protrusions--“points”--will develop. I counted five points on each side, so is that a "five-pointer?"
SO, no "30 Point Buck" like Da Yuppers sing about;though I WAS born a Yupper I grew up in North Idaho.