1. Scoring Whitetail Trophies

3. Objectives Demonstrate the proper techniques to scoring a typical whitetail deer using the Boone & Crockett scoring system.

4. Antler Growth Males re-grow antlers every year Length and branching genetic and influenced by diet Velvet ▫Highly vascularised tissue ▫Late spring, when antlers begin to grow

5. Types of Scoring Systems Boone & Crockett Pope & Young Scoring Cards

6. Scoring Whitetail Deer Typical v. Non-Typical Main Beams Brow Points

7. Scoring a Typical Whitetail A.Measure number of points 1)Brow points are counted, but not measured B.Tip to Tip Spread C.Greatest Spread D.Inside Spread of Main Beams

8. Scoring a Typical Whitetail (cont.) E.Total of Lengths of Abnormal Points F.Length of Main Beam G.Length of Points H.Circumference Points *Note: Spread Credit ONLY counts Inside Spread of Main Beams