NOTICE: The following method of scoring your whitetail deer is
                from the Boone and Crockett Club. It is designed to
                score a typical whitetail antlers only. It is for your
                reference only...

For more information on the Boone and Crockett Club,
visit their web page www.boone-crockett.org .

What you need: Official measurement can not be taken till
the antlers have been air dried for at least 60 days.
All measurments must be made with a 1/4 inch wide flexible
steel tape to the nearest 1/8 inch. A flexible steel cable can be
used to measure points and main beams only.
 
 
 xx  xx Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
A. Number of points on right antler   Number of point on left antler   Spread Credit Right Antler Left Antler Difference
B. Tip to tip spread C. Greatest Spread   XXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX
D. Inside spread of main beams   Spread credit XX XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX
 
XXXX XX  XXXX XX XXXX XX   XXXXX
E. Total of lengths of abnormal points 
F. Length of main beam XXXX
G-1. Length of first point XXXX
G-2. Length of second point XXXX
G-3. Length of third point XXXX
G-4. Lenght of fourth point XXXX
G-5. Length of fifth point XXXX
G-6. Length of sixth point XXXX
G-7. Length of seventh point XXXX
H-1. Circumfrence at smallest point between burr and first point XXXX
H-2. Circumfrence at smallest point between first and second point XXXX
H-3. Circumfrence at smallest point between second and third point XXXX
H-4. Circumfrence at smallest point betwen third and fourth point XXXX
Totals of Column 1-4
 
xxx
ADD Column 1
Column 2
Column 3

Subtotal
Subtract column 4

Final Score
 

A. Number of points on each antler: To be counted a point, the projection must be at
least one inch long, with the length exceeding width at one inch or more of length. All
points are measured from the tip of point to nearest edge of beam. Beam tip is
counted as a point but not measured as a point.

B. Tip to tip spread is measured between tips of main beams.

C. Greatest spread is measured between perpendiculars at a right angle to the center
line of the skull at widest part, whether across main beam or points.

D. Inside spread of main beams is measured at a right angle to the center line of
the skull at widest point between maini beams. Enter this measurment again in the
Spread Credit if it is less than or equal to the lenghts of the longer antler; if
greater, enter longer antler length for Spread Credit.

E. Total of lenghts of all abnormal points: Abnormal points are those non-
typical in location (such as points originating from a point or from bottom
or sides of main beam) or extra points beyond the normal pattern of points.
Measure in usual manner and enter in appropriate blanks.

F. Length of main beam is measured from the center of the lowest outside edge
of burr over outer side to the most distant point of the main beam. The point
of beginning is that point on the burr where the center line along the outer
side of the beam intersects the burr.

G. Length of normal points: Normal points project from the top of the main beam.
They are measured from nearest edge of main beam over outer curve to tip. Lay
the tape along the outer curve of the beam so that the top edge of the tape
coincides with the top edge of the beam on both sides of the point to determine
the baseline for point measurment.

H. Circumfrences are taken at the smallest area of the main beam between the
corresponding points. If brow point is missing, take H-1 and H-2 at smallest
place between burr and G-2. If G-4 is missing, take H-4 halfway between G-3
and tip of main beam.

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Adapted from the Boone and Crockett Club web site, Nov.25th, 1998.