How To Score A Mule Deer In Velvet

In addition some bucks in certain units will have bigger heads adding to the ear tip to ear tip length. Scoring can help field judging.

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Scoring a few mule deer racks can also help you when field judging deer because it gives you a better understanding of what measurements make a 160″ class buck versus a 190″ class buck.

How to score a mule deer in velvet. If you are trying to estimate the velvet buck’s score, use buckscore to. It was later in august and the velvet was already starting to peel. I'm just 1 animal away from finishing my colorado archery big 8.

The preliminary score of justin’s mule deer is 338 7/8″. It is because the rack swoops from the back jutting forward and may just deceive your eyes. 1 | the record typical mule deer.

Early season archery hunting in the west takes place early enough to give most archers the chance to take a buck in full velvet. Thank you for your interest. In addition, deer must be harvested following the pope and young club's fair chase rules.

Measurers present at the special panel were (l to r) dallas smith of utah, justin spring of montana, dallas leo of utah, and roger atwood of idaho. Records aren’t easy to break. Taken in 1972, it’s held the record for 46 years.

There you have it, the process is really pretty simple. This amazing mule deer was shot in colorado, on september 2, 2018. I'd really like to see as many pictures of 170+ mule deer to get my mind right for field judging.

The special panel to measure this potential velvet world record buck will convene on october 28th in lehi, utah. That all results in a huge typical mule deer buck with a green gross score of 211 1/8 inches and a green net score of 206 0/8 inches, according to krogh. The special panel to measure this potential velvet world record buck will convene on october 28th in lehi, utah.

I've seen it happen time after time on several sites because pictures many times are deceiving as to what class an animal fits in, especially if it's in the velvet. It’s easy to get caught up in how big a buck looks with his velvet on but understanding that there will be shrinkage will help you manage your expectations. The incredible deer has 28 points on its right side and 19 points on the left.

Ignoring the back two abnormal points, this deer is going to score around 185″+ and is clearly a mature mulie. Add all your numbers together to come up with a gross score. Justin’s incredible buck has 28 points on the right side and 19 points on the left.

To score a balance on both sides of the mule deer rack is almost impossible. While krogh admits he loves mule deer bucks sporting fuzzy antlers, he is unsure of which of the pope & young club's two typical mule deer categories he will enter the deer. Schmidt 2001 290 0/8 cody robbins 2011 […]

A mule deer buck will be a nice finish to this goal i set some years ago. This is an iconic mule deer, no doubt. Justin's incredible buck has 28 points on the right side and 19 points on the left.

Although it was a bit rough in the beginning, i feel confident believing. This deer, courtesy of wikipedia, has a similar inside spread, but he has much heavier main beams. In my experience wyoming and idaho mule deer, tip to tip, will vary from 21 to 23 inches.

The preliminary score of gordon's buck is 338 7/8 inches. I explained to the panel that i wasn’t going to strip the velvet off my mule deer to have the score official. To top off his newfound achievement, chris harvested an archery bull elk four days later on september 12 th.

Most bucks on field judging will appear to have imbalanced antlers, but when you bag it, you find they are asymmetrical. Jordan phillips is no stranger to big mule deer. Judging antler score for velvet bucks can be difficult and you have to manage your expectations of what that buck will actually score once the velvet is gone.

Unfortunately mule deer ears will vary in length from 9 to 10 inches depending on the unit or state. This buck has it all. Justin gordon was bowhunting in laplata county, colorado, on sept.

But rarely do they hold on that long. If your lucky, you are faced with the decision, to strip or not to strip the velvet. At 200 yards, you are going to be able to make out the curved main beam from base to end with your naked eye.

The preliminary score of justin's mule deer is 338 7/8 inches. The first velvet rack i placed my hands on was back in the 2003. This amazing mule deer was shot in colorado, on september 2, 2018.

If you fail to comply, your antlers will become ineligible for scoring. The problem with posting a picture with a score is that there is always someone who says no way does that buck/bull score that many inches and that's why many won't do it. This mule deer surpasses the previous largest velvet.

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