These days, hunters throw out terms like G1s and abnormal kicker deducts like everybody knows what they're talking about. Deer scoring is high interest among hunters in Georgia.

The method accepted and recognized by most is the Boone & Crockett (B&C) method. The Boone & Crockett Club is a national nonprofit organization founded in 1887 by Theodore Roosevelt that keeps the North American Big Game Records Program. The Pope & Young (P&Y) Club does the same for bowhunting records, and P&Y uses the same scoring method.

When a GON editor is talking to a hunter about a big buck they have killed, it is very common for the hunter to say that he or a friend has scored the rack. On average, the scores by uncertified measurers tend to be high - often very high

Official scorer Steve Ruckel, the WRD Game Management Section region supervisor in Albany, said there are several common scoring mistakes. "The measuring of the beam is one thing that can have the most variation," Steve said. "Knowing where to start down at the burr and how to lay the line and measure to the tip of the beam is something a lot of people get wrong."

The beam measurement should be taken from the base and should follow a line along the center of the beam. This is done most easily with a cable - a bicycle brake cable works great - that is laid along the beam's length, marked with a clip or your finger, and then placed against a ruler to get the measurement... Read Full Article

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