Hunting and Fishing ***Picture Warning***

[nikster]

Originally Posted by Sam Mac

My daughter sent me this one, had to share it with you guys.

Now that's funny.

Nik

[nikster]

Getting this off my chest.

Why lately everyone scores a deer by 140, 150, 160, etc!

I guess I'm old school? My deer are scored as an 8, 10, 12 point. 14, etc.



NIK,

My rant is over.

[zippy1]

Originally Posted by nikster

Getting this off my chest.

Why lately everyone scores a deer by 140, 150, 160, etc!

I guess I'm old school? My deer are scored as an 8, 10, 12 point. 14, etc.



NIK,

My rant is over.

Easiest way for me to explain it Nik..
There is no way for someone to get the true size of a rack by telling them it's a 8pt, 10pt exedra. Because said deer could be 10" spread or 20" spread. Tines could be short or long, thick (mass) or thin.
For instance. One year I found a set of sheds from a 1 1/2 year old 10 pointer. Nothing special other than being a 10 pt. But when someone says 10 point your mind automatically thinks big. It prolly scored, just guessing 60 inches. A 3 1/2 year old nice 10 pointer around here is in the 130's - 140's.
Something with mass, good tine length, and main beams with a 16-18" spread. (inside) So you get more of a mental picture of the size of the rack.
Scoring comes from the Boone and Crocket scoring system.
Years ago the majority of deer were killed as 1 1/2 year olds around here. They were all from spikes to 8 pointers, and that's all that was known, because few people ever looked at a rack as anything but a bonus with the meat the deer supplied. Non selective hunting.
Deer management started and land managers wanted to get a accurate way to see what size deer they could grow on their properties they were managing, so the only way was with the B&C scoring system.
Pretty hard with just the number of points. With aging the deer and the score of it's antlers one would know if the bucks of a age class were growing larger or smaller or remaining the same, then things in their management program needed changing or not, and that's a whole other thing.
The short answer. To better gauge the size of the rack

[nikster]

Originally Posted by zippy1

Easiest way for me to explain it Nik..
There is no way for someone to get the true size of a rack by telling them it's a 8pt, 10pt exedra. Because said deer could be 10" spread or 20" spread. Tines could be short or long, thick (mass) or thin.
For instance. One year I found a set of sheds from a 1 1/2 year old 10 pointer. Nothing special other than being a 10 pt. But when someone says 10 point your mind automatically thinks big. It prolly scored, just guessing 60 inches. A 3 1/2 year old nice 10 pointer around here is in the 130's - 140's.
Something with mass, good tine length, and main beams with a 16-18" spread. (inside) So you get more of a mental picture of the size of the rack.
Scoring comes from the Boone and Crocket scoring system.
Years ago the majority of deer were killed as 1 1/2 year olds around here. They were all from spikes to 8 pointers, and that's all that was known, because few people ever looked at a rack as anything but a bonus with the meat the deer supplied. Non selective hunting.
Deer management started and land managers wanted to get a accurate way to see what size deer they could grow on their properties they were managing, so the only way was with the B&C scoring system.
Pretty hard with just the number of points. With aging the deer and the score of it's antlers one would know if the bucks of a age class were growing larger or smaller or remaining the same, then things in their management program needed changing or not, and that's a whole other thing.
The short answer. To better gauge the size of the rack

That is a REAL good explanation, makes good sence, Thanks.

Nik,

[squatch]

You folks have made me hungry with all these pics.

Here is a nice Potomac smallie from a couple years back.

[zippy1]

Originally Posted by squatch

You folks have made me hungry with all these pics.

Here is a nice Potomac smallie from a couple years back.

Very nice, great scenic back round also.

[Shrewcub]

What Todd said!! Fishing the Potomac is on my bucket list. What part of Md are you from? Looks like Central to Western from the background.

[squatch]

I'm from Indiana originally but I've been here for 30 years. North central near PA is where we live. That pic was taken somewhere between Harpers Ferry and Great Falls.

This pic was taken in western Md. on the 'Mac near Paw Paw.

[nikster]

pictorial; enjoy

http://www.realtree.com/deer-hunting...tons-to-booner

Nik,

[zippy1]

Forgot to post pictures from a couple weeks ago after our first shed hunt of the year. No, Colt didn't find them, but his day will come.
The antlers you see are from a basic 8 point we've had around for five years. Not a giant by any measure, especially for a five year old deer, but we have quit a history with this buck over the years.
The two that have been chewed on by porcupines are his from last year (2013) and the whole one was from this past season (2014) found all three of them within 30 yards from each other. I think we finally found his winter area