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Video: How to Score a Mule Deer Buck

In this video, I’ll demonstrate how to score a mule deer buck. The main difference between scoring a whitetail and a muley is how you handle the tines. You’ll begin by measuring both main beams, all tines, four circumferences, and adding those numbers up. The last measurement you’ll take is the inside spread, being sure to use the widest point and stay perpendicular to the base. The gross score is the sum of all of these measurements. However...

Video: How to Score a Bear Skull

While scoring antlers is a long and complicated process, scoring bears for record books like Boone and Crockett or Pope and Young simply requires two skull measurements. The skull is a good tool for comparison because it’s the most accurate way to compare bears to each other. Skulls must be dried for 60 days to be officially measured. Use a pair of calipers to take the measurements then use a hard tape measure to mark to the sixteenth of an inch...

Video: How to Score a Whitetail Buck

In this video, I'll teach you how to score a whitetail deer using four categories of measurements and some simple math. I'm an official scorer for the Boone & Crockett Club and have done this hundreds of times. You'll first measure both main beams, all the tines, four circumferences on each side, and the inside spread. Add those together for the gross score of the rack. Then you deduct the side-to-side differences for the net score. I'll show you...