Va Whitetail Scoring System
scoring system wallpaper70021 likes 42 talking about this. One of the most controversial topics in the Virginia whitetail woods is how our deer are officially scored.
Virginia S Deer Scoring System
BC has a typical minimum entry for whitetail deer of 170 points and 195 for non-typical.
Va whitetail scoring system. Scoring whitetail deer How to score a buck. Measure the main beams of the antlers. Minimum scores awards all-time r whitetail 185 195 r coues 105 120 g3 g4 g2 h3 h4 h2 h1 g1 f g5 g6 g7 e c e e e e b e e d e e e e e e e e e e e detail of point measurement.
For example if a point measures 7 and 28 inches you would enter 7 28 in the space provided. VIRGINIAS DEER SCORING SYSTEM Scoring Whitetail Deer Antlers 1. A flexible steel cable can be used to measure points and main beams only Enter fractional figures in eighths without reduction.
The panels findings will be the deers final score. VIRGINIAS DEER SCORING SYSTEM NOTES ON SCORING WHITETAIL DEER ANTLERS. Note 1 - All measurements to be in inches to the nearest eighth.
In some cases it can lead to awards for exceptional hunting. Symetrical Antlers with 4-6-8-10 and so on points that are in a normal formation from the main beam. Virginia whitetails is a fast growing group of hunters who share a love for whitetail hunting Virginia and big bucks.
- Official scoring of one trophy whitetail - 1 year membership 25 value in the VDHA includes four issues of Whitetail Times magazine. This measurement is taken on the outside edge of each antler starting at the base of the burr. Have your scoring document handy and log your measurements as you work your way through the beams and points.
It is the responsibility of the panel to independently determine the correct way to score a particular trophy using the Clubs scoring system. This simplified guide from MonacoSteve is limited to the major contributing factors which you can well evaluate while out in the field if you observe your prey carefully. PY has a minimum whitetail deer entry of 125 for typical and 155 for non-typical racks.
The Virginia Big Game Contest uses the Virginia Scoring System which was developed by George Johnson in 1945. 35 Entry Fee Includes. When field scoring deer your best reference point to get an idea of the frame size will be the bucks ears eyes and nose.
Here are four steps to help get the job done. No protuberance to be counted as a point or as a random prong unless it is at least one inch in length from tip of point to outside of main beam. If the main beam is irregular at that spot the.
Instead the honor system will be used for entry. Virginia has always been over looked and nearly forgotten about as a state from which world class whitetails can be harvested. This years contest will be judged on the Boone and Crockett scoring system.
The Boone and Crockett Clubs Board of Directors has not instructed the judges panel to score the King Buck as a typical or a non-typical. Note 2 - No protuberance to be counted as a point or as a random prong unless it is at least one inch in length from tip of point to outside of main beam. Virginia whitetails set out to prove our state can produce giant whitetails join 60000 hunters while we prove our mission one fan at a time.
Official scoring system for north american big game trophies. Today many species of Big-Game are thriving and this scoring system for Whitetail deer is used as a tool for giving data for conservation and management. Deer must be harvested using a bow and arrow killed ethically and according to the rules of Fair Chase.
Virginias official scoring system is the Virginia Scoring System also referred to as VPSA scoring. Non- typical whitetail and coues deer check one. The most commonly used scoring system for giving recognition to exceptional North American big-game animals is the Boone and Crockett BC system.
To the best of our knowledge the Virginia Scoring System predates the Boone Crockett Scoring System used by many other states. The first step in this process is establishing your reference points. Historical division entries do not require a game check card.
The Boone and Crockett scoring system has been the template for most other scoring systems so you should start by taking these spread point and circumference measurements. Here is some background on the Boone and Crockett record book instructions on how to measure and score a buck and information on what it takes for a buck to become a Booner. For a whitetail deer the typical antler score needs to be 125 inches or better and the non-typical antler score must be 155 inches or better.
Measuring whitetail deer antlers determines how significant a hunt was before you mount the rack. Field Scoring a Whitetail Buck Follow along with each tip in order to find out how to properly field score a whitetail. Boone Crockett Typical.
The deer scoring in theHunter uses the official Boone and Crockett BC scoring system. Both Systems have many similarities in scoring. If the main beam is irregular at that spot the outside of the main beam is considered to be the projected line of the principal curve of the beam see Detail A Protuberances less than an inch in.
From the base of the burr follow the outside and center of the main beam all the way to the antler tip. All measurements are to be in inches to the nearest eighth. Yes I just used Virginia and big bucks in the same sentence.
All measurements must be made with a 14-inch wide flexible steel tape to the nearest one-eighth of an inch.