Eyeguards

[MtnMuley]

I don't think anybody here is saying you don't count the eyeguards/G1 when scoring.    90% of all the guys I associate with, refer to a muley or whiteys mainframe when describing a buck. Eyeguards and extras not referred to unless they're inline.

[carpsniperg2]

Basically from here on out if Carp ever shoots anything, we will all just know it was smaller than he really was.   

Oh come on Doug. Don't tell me you sawed off those eye gaurds when you took your buck to get scored did you

IF I ever shoot anything I better go unplug the 3 freezers with 3 deer and a elk from this year  Nope just figments of my imagination I am going to get real skinny chewing on those imaginary steaks ROFLOL.

Oh and I do agree with you if you read my post. I don't count 4x4 as 5x5 like I said in my post. I would have many many pictures in the 5 point or better thread if I counted 4x4 with eye gaurds as 5's

[BULLBLASTER]

Basically from here on out if Carp ever shoots anything, we will all just know it was smaller than he really was.   

Oh come on Doug. Don't tell me you sawed off those eye gaurds when you took your buck to get scored did you

IF I ever shoot anything I better go unplug the 3 freezers with 3 deer and a elk from this year  Nope just figments of my imagination I am going to get real skinny chewing on those imaginary steaks ROFLOL.

Oh and I do agree with you if you read my post. I don't count 4x4 as 5x5 like I said in my post. I would have many many pictures in the 5 point or better thread if I counted 4x4 with eye gaurds as 5's

Oh snap! It just got real!   

[Skillet]

Everybody counts them as a "legal point", but mule deer guys don't typically count them when discussing their deer.  Whitey guys typically do.
 

[nwwanderer]

Regional variance too.  If you are in Mississippi, a small bump becomes a point and they are all counted, hence 'youall should see the 12 pointer got'.  I would call it a non typical 4x4 with a bunch of trash!

[JDHasty]

This is a blacktail.  If someone wants to call it a 4x5 I'm OK w/that, if someone wants to call it a 3x4 I am OK w/that too.   I always considered it to be a 3x4 until someone referred to it as a 4x5 and I guess it could be.  I call it a nice 3x4 though.   

[link]

There is only one instance where I'll call a three point with eyeguards a four point, and that is if it smells like a four point.

[JDHasty]

There is only one instance where I'll call a three point with eyeguards a four point, and that is if it smells like a four point.

If it is within two hours of downtown Portland... who could argue with that. 

[blackveltbowhunter]

  Thats classic. I think the few instances where they are not counted as "legal" points. the hunter is A) Looking for something special trophy wise ( they dont want to shoot a fork horn ). Or B) Erring on the side of caution.

Perhaps because they are less common on BT and Muleys, Eyeguards have always been special to me, I think the add character and a coolness factor to a buck, so although I dont count them in the point count I do throw them in in the description. For point count I count only whats grown above the guards inline regardless of species. JDs Buck would be a 3x4 with eyegaurds. 

[Maverick]

I still argue with guys constantly about this.... I think bone pretty much nailed it. Guys act like we don't give credit to the buck by counting the eye guards. Really we do count the eye guards. We point out whether or not the buck has them. Theyre absoluty a legal point. All guys like us do is givemore description about the antlers. I even do the same with extra points. I'd say the buck was a 4x4 with eye guards, a little cheater of his g2 and about 24 wide. Now doesn't that paint a better picture in your head than if I would of said yeah he was 5x6? I do the same for whitetail as well.

[buckcanyonlodge]

Math ...It's all about the math... How do you  count ??.. Whitetail guys count like this   1-2-3-4-5   Mulie guys count like this  2,3,4-5 Stumpleg guys  or is it benchleg guys count like this 2,3,4,5 and maybe 1 ---
 Muletail (whitetail/mulie cross ) guys count like this 1, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10   etc.   

[grundy53]

I don't think anybody here is saying you don't count the eyeguards/G1 when scoring.    90% of all the guys I associate with, refer to a muley or whiteys mainframe when describing a buck. Eyeguards and extras not referred to unless they're inline.

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[razzanof]

I always went by the old adage if you can stick a ring over it, count it.

[jmscon]

Legally, eye guards are considered a point if they are more than one inch long on the short side. Whether you want to count them as a point is up to you and the people in your camp.

[kball4]

As far as the regs go as long as it's an inch long it's a point.