Eyeguards

[92xj]

These people that call brow tines eyegaurds are the same people that call grills bar-b-ques; have to take their mumbling dribble, aka talking, with a grain of salt.

The South with rise again! 

[JakeLand]

Grills are propane BBQ is charcoal 2 separate things 

[92xj]

BBQ is a food not a device to cook on.

[DOUBLELUNG]

I made the transition from eastern count to western count pretty easily.  I'm still thrown by the east Lewiscountians' description of a 5-point bull as "three point double eye guards" and a 6-point as "four point double eye guards".  What is the geographic range of that nomenclature, and does it have a name (e.g., Morton count)?

[Jonathan_S]

I made the transition from eastern count to western count pretty easily.  I'm still thrown by the east Lewiscountians' description of a 5-point bull as "three point double eye guards" and a 6-point as "four point double eye guards".  What is the geographic range of that nomenclature, and does it have a name (e.g., Morton count)?

Pe Ell

[92xj]

I made the transition from eastern count to western count pretty easily.  I'm still thrown by the east Lewiscountians' description of a 5-point bull as "three point double eye guards" and a 6-point as "four point double eye guards".  What is the geographic range of that nomenclature, and does it have a name (e.g., Morton count)?

I've made the transition as well for Mule deer and the very rare time I speak of blacktails.  I'm still struggling when I describe or talk about whitetails out here.  Not sure that will ever happen completely for me with whitetails. 

[JDHasty]

I made the transition from eastern count to western count pretty easily.  I'm still thrown by the east Lewiscountians' description of a 5-point bull as "three point double eye guards" and a 6-point as "four point double eye guards".  What is the geographic range of that nomenclature, and does it have a name (e.g., Morton count)?

Pe Ell

IIRC, Pe Ell is pretty much as far west as you can go and still be in Lewis Co

[jj-ak]

Where I come from this is how we refer to them:

Spike:
Whitetail – whitebread no mayo
Blacktail – table deer
Mule – fake out

2x2/2x2 with brow tines:
WT – jackknob/ sneaky jackknob
BT – double take/smoke and mirrors
Mule – next year/last day

3x3/3x3 with brow tines:
WT – shooter/ shooter plus
BT – shooter buck/ SBP
Mule – shooter/ tricked buck

4x4/ 4x4 with brow tines:
WT – big nasty buck/ big stinky buck
BT – black nasty buck/ uncle joe
Mule – big ole nasty buck/ big ole stinky buck

Anything above this we call it the same for all 3 types:
Phantom buck/ night shadow/ mountain whisper

This is just a sample we have names for all the combinations too 2X3, 3X4, 3X2 with brow tines, ect… but I didn’t feel like writing them all out.

At first glance it seems like a very complex system but after a couple years hunting in our camp you start to figure it out.

That being said I had to come up with a new one for the deer I shot this last season:
"devil deer"

[Jonathan_S]

Where I come from this is how we refer to them:

Spike:
Whitetail – whitebread no mayo
Blacktail – table deer
Mule – fake out

2x2/2x2 with brow tines:
WT – jackknob/ sneaky jackknob
BT – double take/smoke and mirrors
Mule – next year/last day

3x3/3x3 with brow tines:
WT – shooter/ shooter plus
BT – shooter buck/ SBP
Mule – shooter/ tricked buck

4x4/ 4x4 with brow tines:
WT – big nasty buck/ big stinky buck
BT – black nasty buck/ uncle joe
Mule – big ole nasty buck/ big ole stinky buck

Anything above this we call it the same for all 3 types:
Phantom buck/ night shadow/ mountain whisper

This is just a sample we have names for all the combinations too 2X3, 3X4, 3X2 with brow tines, ect… but I didn’t feel like writing them all out.

At first glance it seems like a very complex system but after a couple years hunting in our camp you start to figure it out.

That being said I had to come up with a new one for the deer I shot this last season:
"devil deer"

Thank you so much for posting this 

[Curly]

For those not in-the-know, I suppose you'd have a little explaining to do when you say you "shot Uncle Joe".

[fishnfur]

Where I come from this is how we refer to them:

Spike:
Whitetail – whitebread no mayo
Blacktail – table deer
Mule – fake out

2x2/2x2 with brow tines:
WT – jackknob/ sneaky jackknob
BT – double take/smoke and mirrors
Mule – next year/last day

3x3/3x3 with brow tines:
WT – shooter/ shooter plus
BT – shooter buck/ SBP
Mule – shooter/ tricked buck

4x4/ 4x4 with brow tines:
WT – big nasty buck/ big stinky buck
BT – black nasty buck/ uncle joe
Mule – big ole nasty buck/ big ole stinky buck

Anything above this we call it the same for all 3 types:
Phantom buck/ night shadow/ mountain whisper

This is just a sample we have names for all the combinations too 2X3, 3X4, 3X2 with brow tines, ect… but I didn’t feel like writing them all out.

At first glance it seems like a very complex system but after a couple years hunting in our camp you start to figure it out.

That being said I had to come up with a new one for the deer I shot this last season:
"devil deer"

Thank you so much for posting this 

    Hilarious, but severely lacking in profanity.

[grundy53]

I made the transition from eastern count to western count pretty easily.  I'm still thrown by the east Lewiscountians' description of a 5-point bull as "three point double eye guards" and a 6-point as "four point double eye guards".  What is the geographic range of that nomenclature, and does it have a name (e.g., Morton count)?

Also, west Lewis county and Pacific county. This is how I was taught to count antler points.

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[grundy53]

I made the transition from eastern count to western count pretty easily.  I'm still thrown by the east Lewiscountians' description of a 5-point bull as "three point double eye guards" and a 6-point as "four point double eye guards".  What is the geographic range of that nomenclature, and does it have a name (e.g., Morton count)?

And as far as the nomenclature... it's referred to as the PROPER or CORRECT count...

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[jackelope]

Where I come from this is how we refer to them:

Spike:
Whitetail – whitebread no mayo
Blacktail – table deer
Mule – fake out

2x2/2x2 with brow tines:
WT – jackknob/ sneaky jackknob
BT – double take/smoke and mirrors
Mule – next year/last day

3x3/3x3 with brow tines:
WT – shooter/ shooter plus
BT – shooter buck/ SBP
Mule – shooter/ tricked buck

4x4/ 4x4 with brow tines:
WT – big nasty buck/ big stinky buck
BT – black nasty buck/ uncle joe
Mule – big ole nasty buck/ big ole stinky buck

Anything above this we call it the same for all 3 types:
Phantom buck/ night shadow/ mountain whisper

This is just a sample we have names for all the combinations too 2X3, 3X4, 3X2 with brow tines, ect… but I didn’t feel like writing them all out.

At first glance it seems like a very complex system but after a couple years hunting in our camp you start to figure it out.

That being said I had to come up with a new one for the deer I shot this last season:
"devil deer"

I should've never woke up this morning.

[Mr Mykiss]

A simple formula for eyeguards: count them on your deer, do not count them on on your buddies deer