Question about elk scoring

[luvtohnt]

I decided I want to score my sheds. I only have 2 but thought what the heck it will help me field judge better if I knew the scores of ones I have held in my hands. So a couple questions without a matched set how can you figure approximate inside, outside and tip to tip spread on an elk? My sheds are both 6 points so do I measure the main beam length and the length of the 6th point? Any and all advice is welcome and appreciated.

Brandon

[boneaddict]

Unofficially, for folks I think that the average bull they give 45 inches as a standard for inside spread. None of the others count anyway.  I think thats right anyway.  You measure all points and the last one counts as your mainbeam.

[boneaddict]

this may help.
http://www.shedantlers.org/forms/elk%20score%20sheet.pdf

[bucklucky]

Only measure the main beam, its a 6x6 so the individual points are g-1 through g-5 and then the main beam length. As for inside spread on a roosie safe inside on a descent bull is around 32- 35 could be wider could be narrower. Tip to tip doesnt get added into the score so it doesnt matter. Only width you get is inside spread .  Bone I would say 40 inch inside for rockeys.

[luvtohnt]

Ok, so I split the difference and went with 42 4/8 as inside spread. I got what would be a 290 bull and a 300 bull. With a error margine of +/- 10 inches since this is my first attempt at scoring. I would have thought they scored  the opposite but I guess all those extra inch here and there add up pretty fast, and the mass on the smaller one didn't help it catch up much. Thanks guys.

Brandon

[huntnphool]

Pretty sure M-Ray told me his big sheds were only given a 40" credit.

[boneaddict]

Might be 40!   

[BLUEBULLS]

40" is pretty common, if you look inthe WA state record book a lot of the bulls are upper 30's to low 40's.

[Kowsrule30]

I need to get some pics up here... I think my Rocky Mountain Bull is 54-55"...