This set comes complete with scoring book, pen, solar calculator, official measuring tape, cable with clip, folding caping knife, game cleaning gloves. Jan 03, 2018 scoring your whitetail buck using boone and crockett scoring. No scores are official boone and crockett scores until verified and the trophy. Jan 14, 2008 the single most well known method for scoring whitetailed deer is the boone and crockett scoring method. Rackulator is the only electronic big game scoring device that makes scoring your trophy simple, fast and accurate. Boone and crockett score sheets wide world of hunting. Our intention is to provide you with an easy method to green score your animal.
Pen and paper or a print out of the boone and crockett score sheet. A current nwtf member or another licensed hunter from the state where the bird was harvested must verify all measurements. All of the bucks that weve guided to will have our watermark stamped on the photo. If the score you come up with is close to or above the minimum score for that category and you want to enter it in boone and crockett s records book, we can provide you with a list of official measurers for your area. Boone and crockett club 250 station drive, missoula, mt 59801 trophy entry check list original score chart signed and dated by the official measurer. By grabbing a nylon tape measure anda clicking here you will be directed to the boone and crockett club website where it will walk you through a step by step process to score your trophy antelope. To change now would not allow comparison with bucks already in their record books. Fair chase, as defined by the boone and crockett club, is the ethical, sportsmanlike and lawful pursuit and taking of any freeranging wild, native north american big game animal in a manner that does not give the hunter an improper advantage over such game animals. How to score your whitetailed deer fnr507wv youtube.
No scores are official boone and crockett scores until verified and the trophy is. Boone and crockett club scoring your trophy wildlife. Cy curtis program oklahoma department of wildlife conservation. Boone and crockett scoring is easy if you follow the instructions. The boone and crockett scoring sheet will have enough room for seven points on each antler side. Score your trophy with boone and crockett in recent years, oklahoma has seen a number of impressive entries to the cy curtis program. Official score charts can be obtained from official measurers or the clubs online store for a nominal price. The same measurements are taken and those measurements are added in the same way. Online scoring step one entering your measurements.
All photos without our watermark were either diy hunters or guided by someone other than us. Thank you for using the boone and crockett clubs online score chart calculator to measure your trophy. Please note that the boone and crockett club score charts are protected by laws. Career wildlife biologist and conservationist shane mahoney discusses the history behind the. Hearkening to an era past, boone features award winning drinks in a welcoming north woods environment. Boone and crockett club 250 station drive, missoula, mt 59801 home office trophy entry check list pronghorn original score chart signed and dated by. Online rack scoring calculator deer and deer hunting. Trophy scoring how to score deer, elk, antelope, bear, and more. This measurement should be at a right angle to the longitudinal axis of the skull, and parallel to its horizontal. Both the boone and crockett and pope and young clubs have online scoring sheets which describe exactly where to take the measurements.
Scoring your whitetail trophy deer hunting realtree camo. Boone and crockett clubboone and crockett club official scoring system for north american big game trophies submit completed score chart and check list items along with payment information to. In some cases, it can lead to awards for exceptional hunting. Measure the inside spread of the main antler beams at the widest place.
The tip to tip spread is measured between the tips of the horns. All virginia state records for deer, turkey, and bear are all determined by virginia scoring, not boone and crockett like most other states. The club is dedicated to preserving our hunting heritage, scoring and keeping big game records, maintaining hunter ethics, and furthering conservation education. The boone and crockett and pope and young clubs both require a 60day drying period before a trophy can be officially scored, but you can still make the measurements yourself to decide if your elk has a chance at making the book. Backwoods life bonehead, andrew atkins shows us how to officially score a whitetail buck using the pope and young or boone and crockett system.
This is not meant to be an argument on the results of a score sheet, whether modified or not. The boone and crockett website provides a list of official measurers located in each state. For the clubs threeyear awards book, the minimum entry score is 160 typical 185 nontypical. Jul 07, 2015 in this video, andrew bolinger of the purdue student branch of the quality deer management association shows you how to score your own buck. Boone and crockett requires a minimum score of 360 for its awards program and 375 for the alltime record book. The g measurements are the legth of the various antler points on each beam.
The club is dedicated to preserving our hunting heritage, scoring and keeping big game records, maintaining hunter ethics, and furthering conservation. The boone and crockett scoring system has been the. Boone and crockett mandates that you can use bow or firearm for the harvest of your whitetail deer, however the minimum requirements for a typical deer is 170, while non typical deer must score a net of 190. The term typical is a scoring term used by the boone and crockett and the pope and young clubs to define a set of antlers for logging into the record books. It is the responsibility of the panel to independently determine the correct way to score a particular trophy using the clubs scoring system.
To make the boone and crockett clubs alltime records book, a typical whitetail will need a final score totaling 170 or more inches 195 inches for nontypical. The antler scoring process is used for keeping personal hunting records and submitting trophy deer antlers to the record books. For example, if a point measures 7 and 28 inches, you would enter 7 28 in the space provided. This series of measurements consists of 8 different variables that are named a through h. All of the measurements are added together to get the gross score. Its a relatively simple technique that doesnt require a lot of time or effort to complete.
May 08, 2012 backwoods life bonehead, andrew atkins shows us how to officially score a whitetail buck using the pope and young or boone and crockett system. All measurements must be made with a 14inch wide flexible steel tape to the nearest oneeighth of an inch. On a boone and crockett scoring form, this score would be. The boone and crockett club is pleased to announce our official score. Nonetheless, a high scoring mule deer is always an achievement and would be icing to any mule deer hunt. The boone and crockett club is one of the clubs that creates parameters for. Hunters must sign and submit the cy curtis fair chase statement with their entry. Scoring whitetail deer how to score a buck any calculator. How to score elk antlers gone outdoors your adventure. Under the boone and crockett clubs scoring system, a typical whitetail bucks final score is the sum total of measurements to the nearest eighth of an inch of its spread credit, length of his main beams, length of points, and eight circumference measurements, less the differences of. It should be mentioned there are two other clubs that score whitetail deer.
Sep 07, 2012 the boone and crockett clubs board of directors has not instructed the judges panel to score the king buck as a typical or a nontypical. Because we so strongly agree with the boone and crockett. In order for a trophy to be entered in the boone and crockett club awards program, it must be scored by one of our. The total of column 3 is now subtracted from the subtotal to arrive at the final score. Trophy scoring how to score deer, elk, antelope, bear.
Before you begin to score your turkey, be sure to note that all measurements are taken in 116inch increments and converted to decimal form. From the base of the burr, follow the outside and center of the main beam all the way to the antler tip. Use this official score sheet from the 2010 deer hunters almanac. Measuring whitetail deer antlers determines how significant a hunt was before you mount the rack. Jan 15, 2008 to score a set of deer antlers using the boone and crockett method, many measurements must be taken.
I recommend that option, and this article will walk you through the steps to score a typical elk using that. In cooperation with the boone and crockett club, outdoor edge now offers the official b and c field scoring kit with everything you need to score all 38 categories of north american big game. Boone and crockett bucks score boone and crockett scoring. Boone and crockett buck 59 matching articles field and stream. Aug 19, 2017 the boone and crockett club has provided one of the easiest way to score your trophy antelope. Enter fractional figures in eighths, without reduction. Dto provides you with an everincreasing number of helpful and informative products you can download for your own use. Explore the buttons below to learn more about how to register your bird in the wild turkey records program and how to score your bird using our scoring calculator. Scoring your whitetail buck using boone and crockett scoring. If your typical whitetail bucks total score meets the minimums, it will have to be verified by an official from the club. Orders can also be placed by calling tollfree 888840486824 hours a day, 7 days a week. The boone and crockett club has provided one of the easiest way to score your trophy antelope. These trophy harvests are documented in the cy curtis awards online database, which allows users to customsearch thousands of record animals harvested right.
The scoring on a rack of deer antlers before points are deducted for asymmetry is known as the gross score, while the scoring afterwards is known as net score. Antler scoring sheets posted on june 28, 2008 by buck june 28, 2008 i once remember a friend commenting that when we measure antlers we have to stop and wonder just whose head we are really measuring. A flexible measuring tape cloth or steel masking tape. Boone and crockett officials confirmed today that theyve received a score sheet from an indiana buck that could threaten the mark for the largest hunterkilled nontypical whitetail of all time. How to measure your elk rocky mountain elk foundation. If there are noticeable imperfections, points will be dedicated away, giving it an overall lower score. How to score a whitetail deer by the standards of both these clubs are identical. Boone and crockett offices will be closed at the end of business on friday, march 27, 2020, per orders from governor bullock, and will reopen when allowed to. Using a measuring tape, you can calculate your own gross score. The vast majority of deer will not have that many, but in case yours does, you can simply add space. How to score your wild turkey national wild turkey. Also home to taco moto milwaukees best rated food truck boone is your 7 day a week stop for great drinks, food, and good times.
Below is a quickndirty guide to scoring mule deer and estimating your bucks gross score. Virginia scoring vs boone and crockett virginia whitetails. We processed and shipped all orders received through noon mdt on march 27, but all shipping has been suspended at this time. The boone and crockett club is pleased to announce our official score charts are now available as online scoring calculators. How to score mule deer antlers with pictures wikihow. Of course, hunters also score shed antlers or dead bucks they have found somewhere. Boone and crockett typical whitetail scoring sheet. Even so, there does seem to be a trend to listing the gross antler score as well as the net score. If youd like a list of official measurers in your area sent to you, please click here.
Boone and crockett country is an allnew series dedicated to topics on conservation and hunting. This measurement is taken on the outside edge of each antler, starting at the base of the burr. Start by measuring the length of each tine on one side of the rack if your bull is a 6x6, there will be 5 tines to measure g1 thru g5. Here is some background on the boone and crockett record book, instructions on how to measure and score a buck, and information on what it takes for a buck to become a booner. Better yet, their website lets you type in the measurements as you go, then does the computations and spits out a score. Nwtf wild turkey records national wild turkey federation. Antler scoring sheets posted on june 28, 2008 by buck june 28, 2008 i once remember a friend commenting that when we measure antlers we have to stop. Typical whitetail bucks are called typical when describing their antlers or rack. A flexible steel cable can be used to measure points and main beams only.
Learn how to score a deer, elk, antelope, bear, or other trophy animal, with downloadable trophy score sheets from pope and young, safari club international, and boone and crockett club, videos, and articles. Through step by step instructions, the rackulator uses state of the art technology with its integrated rolling wheel and embedded measuring tape that makes scoring super simple. How to score a buck on the boone and crocket scale deer. A conversion chart for measurements is located at the bottom of this page. The virginia big game contest uses the virginia scoring system, developed by george johnson in 1945. Just a little background, virginia scoring was developed by george johnson in 1945 prior to the development of the boone and crockett system. A common phrase is nets meaning net score after deductions are for fishermen, but if you want to be entered into the record books, deductions will have to be subtracted from the gross score of the antlers. The score charts reproduced in this section are for personal use only and not acceptable for entry in the clubs awards program. Also learn about slams and search our wild turkey records database.
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