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No, a 3 point with eyeguards is not the same as a 4 point. The typical mule deer or blacktail deer will have 4 main points per side. So when someone says they got a 4 point, most of us assume they are talking about a true 4 points on each side, it may or may not have eyeguards. We don't know that unless they specifically say it was a 4 point with eyeguards. And again, a 4 point with eyeguards is NOT a five point. I don't care if an eyeguard counts as a point in meeting the legal definition of a 3 point in this state. It's still just a 2 point with eyeguards. By the way, I sure wish they would change the law so that eyeguards don't count in meeting the 3 point minimum for mule deer in this state. It defeats the purpose of the restriction. They're just allowing certain 2 point bucks that have the misfortune of growing eyeguards to be taken when they shouldn't be. If they're wanting to protect that age class of buck, then the minimum should be a true 3 point.
I'm always amazed at how long these threads can go. This question was answered on page 1 in post #7 very well and others afterward have backed that description up and yet there are still people arguing over the way points get counted. Happens every year around this time of year.
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