how to count points on a deesr rack?

Answer 1

To my knowledge there are two different ways.
East Coast and mid states usually count all point 1.5 " and longer. Say a deer had horns that had 4 points on each side, they would call that a 8 pointer.
Where as the west coast states would say that same deer is a 4 X 4. They count the points on each side separately. This is why is some magazines you may see a deer listed as a 5 x 4. With Elk each side is always counted separately. Hope that helps.

Answer 2

Count the total points on a deer rack. For example a 9 pointer would typically have 4 points on one side and 5 on the other. A spike buck is a two pointer.

Answer 3

I was taught that if you can hang a ring on it, it's a point.

Having said that, east coasters only count one side of the rack. Naturally, you count that side with more points.

West coast count both sides.

Answer 4

Sometimes it's regional, and you only count one side.
Otherwise, I think it's anything longer than 1 1/2 inches.
Personally, I'm more interested in the weight and how much meat I get. I'm not going to hang a dusty head on the wall anyway.

Answer 5

Points must be 1.5 inches long. There is a system at the Boone & Crockett website for getting a rough estimate score of your rack.

Answer 6

However many horn tips there are on their rack is how you count points.

Answer 7

i was allways told anything over an inch in length,some people say 11/2",some count both side,some count 1 side,where i am from we count both sides and 1"

Answer 8

If you can hang a ring from a tip ( no matter the length ) of a tine it is considered a point.