Scoring a deer

[JasonS]

So, I looked around and could not find a clear answer to taking mass measurements. Some Deer have a lot of pearling/bumps at the base of their antlers that extend partialy up main beans. These bumps can be large, so that a 1/4 wide measure tape will not fit between the bumps. Is it appropriate to just meaure around the bumps or should I try to slide cable in between bumps.

[Black Ice]

Scoring a deer

So, I looked around and could not find a clear answer to taking mass measurements. Some Deer have a lot of pearling/bumps at the base of their antlers that extend partialy up main beans. These bumps can be large, so that a 1/4 wide measure tape will not fit between the bumps. Is it appropriate to just meaure around the bumps or should I try to slide cable in between bumps.

I think you are supposed to slide the tape to the smallest measurement between each point.

I could be completely wrong though so don’t take my advice.


I measured this deer while having a few too many beers and for the last three years I thought I had never killed a deer that broke 150. It wasn’t until this year when I looked at the score sheet 3 years later that I forgot to add a couple of mass measurements.




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[Bone Thug]

You have to find and take the lowest mass measurement.

[merlin]

Use a string or small cable

[Ruttin&Struttin]

You have to find and take the lowest mass measurement.

This

[Passthrough]

A cable is correct way to measure a deer

[ronny]

A 1/4 inch steel tape is the correct way to get mass measurment acording to Pope & Young

[Mudslinger]

1/4" tape only on mass measurements. Cable can be used for beam and tine length or a 1/4" tape. Cable is the easiest on beam length and some tine length.

[Bone Thug]

1/4" tape only on mass measurements. Cable can be used for beam and tine length or a 1/4" tape. Cable is the easiest on beam length and some tine length.

Yes...^^^
And you take the lowest mass measurement you find for each circumference.

[tbgascorer]

Yes, wrap and slide the 1/4 flexible tape around and slide to find smallest circumference. If the smallest happens to be over rough burring, so be it.

[Passthrough]

Ok....so I was half right

[Outbreaker]

A 1/4 inch steel tape is the correct way to get mass measurment acording to Pope & Young

This is what is states in the PY manual. If you can't get between the bumps with a 1/4" tape then they bump the mass.

[JasonS]

Thanks for all the help. I was already using/knew it was smallest measurement as well as the 1/4 tape for mass. I was trying to figure how to worm the cable between bums and keep straight, it was killing me. I have a couple deer that are really rough and carry their bumps/pearling up high on brow tines and main beams. Im stuck trying to break 130 gross.

[samson33]

[quote=Passthrough;13162089]A cable is correct way to measure a deer[/

[KingsX]

Thanks for all the help. I was already using/knew it was smallest measurement as well as the 1/4 tape for mass. I was trying to figure how to worm the cable between bums and keep straight, it was killing me. I have a couple deer that are really rough and carry their bumps/pearling up high on brow tines and main beams. Im stuck trying to break 130 gross.

Got any pics of the horns and pics of how you’re wrapping the tape around the areas you have in question for mass measurements?
I have one like you’re explaining I think with real bumpy bases all the way to the g2’s