How To Score Bull Elk Antlers

March 16, 2021

Field judging elk is an art, while measuring dead elk is an exact science. Repeat the tine length, main beam, circumference, and abnormal point measurements for the other side of the rack.

Here is a monster whitetail from Ohio taken back in 2006

If the antlers come with less symmetrical, they the difference is smaller between the gross score and the net score.

How to score bull elk antlers. Each damaged skull is considered on a case by case basis. A bull with 6 tines on each side is called a 6×6 (“6 by 6”). Counting points—most mature bull elk are 6x6s.

Hunters looking to break into the b&c minimums or hunters looking to figure out the difference from a 370” bull from a 390” bull all need to dissect a bulls rack long before they decided to pull the trigger. Bull elk antlers are typically referenced by the number of tines, with each side referenced separately. Calculate the total length of abnormal points.

The score charts reproduced in this section are for personal use only and not acceptable for entry in the club's awards program. The quadrant picture above is from an article on field judging elk that i did for elk hunter magazine.the pictures are of dan's bull prior to harvest. If you are hunting elk on your own and want to kill a good bull, you need to learn what field judging bull elk accurately will take.

Lets compare the estimated actual measurements (eam) to the actual measurements from the score sheet below which was taken after the bull was harvested. Because a fog had moved in, the officers decided to wait to try to find the elk. The boone and crockett club has developed a standard for measuring antlers to determine a score.

American elk racks are often very symmetrical. Tip to tip at the ends of the main beams, greatest spread and inside spread at the widest point between the antlers. An elk's first antlers are usually spikes.

But only three days before heuett’s elk hit the dirt, nick franklin, also hunting in arizona, had tagged the bull above, which scored 20 inches better. Field judging and scoring elk this post is in response to the prior post, field judging elk and scoring elk antlers 2below is a quadrant of photos of the g5 bull that darr had sent me prior to the 2011 arizona archery elk hunt to estimate his score. Better yet, their website lets you type in the measurements as you go, then does the computations and spits out a score.

This is as a result of the fewer deductions. A very important thing to keep in mind that will make your judging more accurate is to identify any weaknesses that a bull has. For scoring purposes, a point must be 1 inch long and longer than it is wide.

Field judging elk is an art, while measuring dead elk is an exact science. Hunters looking to break into the b&c minimums or hunters looking to figure out the difference from a 370” bull from a 390” bull all need to dissect a bulls rack long before they decided to pull the trigger. In 1968, the arizona game and fish game tags were a metal band.

I recommend that option, and this article will walk you through the steps to score a typical elk using that online calculator. Finally, measure the spread inside the main beams at the widest point and record this measurement. For typical elk, adding these measurements together will determine the “gross” score of your bull.

An elk’s first antlers are usually spikes. See the shed antlers/split skulls policy on page 190 for complete details of this policy. Find a few websites, usually ranch hunts, where they post pics of successful hunts with the antler score.

Measure the antler spread in three places: That’s a high bar, and if you truly want a bull of that. “tagging his elk presented a problem, ellsworth said.

After you’ve allowed the antlers to “dry” for 60 days, follow these steps. Directions for measuring and an online calculator can be found on the club’s. Please note that the boone and crockett club score charts are protected by copyright laws.

Buchanan admitted to shooting at a large bull elk, and all three men were placed under arrest, the documents state. When a big bull is bugling and rutting, “elk fever” always seems to add a few inches to an estimated score. Very hard to field judge size.

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