When you determine how many points a buck is.. do you take the points of both sides or just one? I'm pretty sure it's both but I've never been 100% and just want to know for sure. Thanks.
2006-09-28 07:34:19 · 11 answers · asked by Joe M 2 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
I have to disagree with many of the answerers tonight.
The answer to your question is "depends". It depends on the geographical area.
Most of the places I have been east of Colorado count the total number of points. 4 points on each antler would be an 8-pointer.
Some of the places west of Colorado (used to hunt in Alaska) use what is referred to as western count. The same deer with 4 points on each side is referred to as a 4-pointer.
Rarely, I have ran into people (usually seem to be old timers) that mention the counts of both anters. The deer with 4 points on each side would be referred to as a 4x4 (4 by 4).
Just like slang, you have to figure out the local lingo. You need to find out what is the way they talk about it where you hunt.
The size a point needs to be to be considered a point has always been of some debate. The most common answer I have heard is that if you can hang a wedding ring off of the point, then it counts as a point.
Happy hunting!
2006-09-28 14:40:24 · answer #1 · answered by Slider728 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well there are really two catagories for this. Wester hunters use one side. If the deer has 4 points on both sides it is a 4 point. If it has 4 on one side and 3 on the other then it is a 4x3.
Eastern hunters count all points, on both horns.
2006-09-29 05:00:48 · answer #2 · answered by timnehboy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I been told to count both sides if there are 4 on each side then you shot an 8 point deer
2006-09-28 14:41:02 · answer #3 · answered by Douglas N 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are different systems for measuring depending on your locality. It's both ways. In my area, we count both sides, but the tines have to be over 1" to count as a "point".
Some of the western states only count one side, but they have more big bucks too!
2006-09-28 14:43:15 · answer #4 · answered by bandit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both sides
2006-09-28 14:41:34 · answer #5 · answered by blj 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both sides
2006-09-28 14:36:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both
2006-09-28 19:28:45 · answer #7 · answered by samssculptures 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Deer are customarily scored "Texas count," which means you count all of the points, on both sides. Elk, on the other hand, are scored by enumerating each side separately, as in "6 by 6," "6 by five," etc.
2006-09-28 14:43:55 · answer #8 · answered by sierra_blanca 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
both sides added together....if it only has two, it is called a spike
2006-09-28 14:39:23 · answer #9 · answered by Donna 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BOTH SIDES THERE ARE NO DUMB QUESTIONS BUT SOMETIMES THERE ARE DUMB ANSWERER'S
2006-09-28 16:08:46 · answer #10 · answered by SPEED DEMON 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋