stupid question

[dougster]

so i was wondering, how does a person determine if a buck is 4 points or more? is it based upon the number of tines on a single antler or on the combined antlers? how long do they have to be to count...etc?

[slowkey]

wow you have your CORE??? # on single antler

[dougster]

i dont have my core, im taking it tomorrow. and i was looking for the answer in the core manuel and could not find it

[slowkey]

pg 5 of synopsis. Mulie you can't count the brow tine white tail you can. oh and good luck tomorrow

[dougster]

and you base it on the antler that has the most tines???? for example if it has 4 on one side and 3 on the other it is a 4 pointer?

[frenchbar]

heres a 4 pt buck

http://www.oceanlight.com/lr/full/f606b6469449d9732f67c576beb313b9.jpg

[frenchbar]

and you base it on the antler that has the most tines???? for example if it has 4 on one side and 3 on the other it is a 4 pointer?

yes ..its a 4 pt .

[dougster]

cool thanx guys. I also noticed on the synopses that there is no requirement on white tail.... so this means as long as its male its good?

[slowkey]

yep that is right. have you looked at the synopsis online?? goes through deer, elk and moose antler identification with pics. I always read the first 26 pages every year to remind myself of the rules and to see the changes then I check the regions I'm going to hunt

[Padron]

so i was wondering, how does a person determine if a buck is 4 points or more? is it based upon the number of tines on a single antler or on the combined antlers? how long do they have to be to count...etc?

Any chance you started hunting down in the States? I know that when I first moved back to Canada, the whole '4 points on one antler' thing threw me off. Down there a '4 point buck' meant a total of 4 points.

I remember the shocked look on Canadian friend's faces when I talked about the '8 point buck' I took in Illinois.

[dougster]

no i have never hunted down there, but i have been looking at videos on utube of different bucks, some guys boasting of 10 pointers.... just wanted to clarify it

[BimmerBob]

They do the double counting thing in Ontario too, but then it is Ontario so not much believable comes from there anyway... :mrgreen:

[dougster]

ok well it is good to know. I am stoked to get out there and get an american 8 pointer..lol

[Vanman1985]

yep that is right. have you looked at the synopsis online?? goes through deer, elk and moose antler identification with pics. I always read the first 26 pages every year to remind myself of the rules and to see the changes then I check the regions I'm going to hunt


When you do the CORE course it will help. But like Slowkey, said this sounds like a good idea for you if you have any doubts. It lays out how big a tine actually has to be to be considered a tine and explains specific information about all the species. Also, don't forget as it's been said about the brow tines Whitetail vs mulies......

[Kootenai]

There are NO stupid questions, just stupid mistakes!!

[dutchie]

I think that it is JUST BC that does not count the brow tine on a Mulie.

According to Boone & Crockett, the Brow tine counts as a scoreable point. so the "4 point" mulie in the picture previous would be scored as a 5 point.

This is according to a book called "Boone and Crockett Club Field Guide to Measuring and Judging Big Game" Second Edition.

Dutchie

As per the BC CORE DO NOT COUNT THE BROW TINE ON MULIES!

[JeremyCarrano302]

and don't forget the points only have to be an inch long minimum