Eye guards count?

[swanny]

Just wanted to be sure, eye guards count as a 3rd point right? Just have to be one inch or longer? I didn't notice it said anything specific to an eye guard in the regs? Thanks!

[youngbuckslayer]

eye guards count

[Bean Counter]

For it being legal, yes. As far as telling buddies what you shot, I sort of like the west coast tradition of modesty in only counting one side and onlythe REAL points. In the midwest I once saw a 13 POINT BUCK which was really what we'd call a  nice 4 point white tail with eyeguards   

[CedarPants]

What would that make a spike elk Bean?  A no-point with eyeguards? 

[bobcat]

Yes, a 2 point with eyeguards is legal, BUT that still doesn't make it a 3 point! 

[CedarPants]

This argument always makes me chuckle

[Craig]

Eye guards count. I say 4X4 with eye guards. For some reason people don't like to admit that they count eye guards but when they measure their deer they sure like those points you get from them.

[bobcat]

Eye guards count. I say 4X4 with eye guards.

You're not counting the eye guards then. If you were, you would say "5x5".

[dscubame]

Eye guards count both legally and in conversation.  Gotta love the elitist though.

[Cougeyes]

Page 16 in the regs under the definitions it says 3 pt minimum:  antler points must be at least one inch long including eye guards. This statement says eye guards are counted towards an antler point as long as it is at least one inch long.

[PolarBear]

Yes, a 2 point with eyeguards is legal, BUT that still doesn't make it a 3 point!

I don't count a point that is under 1 inch whether it is an eyeguard or not.

[kirkl]

I think hes saying they count for legality but calls it a 4pt with eyeguards. Do you just like to argue or what?    who cares how he says it.

Eye guards count. I say 4X4 with eye guards.

You're not counting the eye guards then. If you were, you would say "5x5".

[bobcat]

I think hes saying they count for legality but calls it a 4pt with eyeguards. Do you just like to argue or what?    who cares how he says it.

I understand what he's saying, and I'm sure he's intelligent enough to figure out what I'm saying. And yes, I do like to argue, but I'm not going to argue with you. Sorry.

[CedarPants]

Here's how I've always looked at it.  When filling out a hunter's report ... let's say I shot a 2 x 2 with 3 inch eyeguards in a 3-point minimum unit.  Am I going to submit my report saying I shot a 2x2?  Nope, because those eyeguards absolutely count as points if longer than 1 inch and that is absolutely a legal deer.

Not counting the eyeguards as a point is a matter of personal preferance, not legality.  The deer mentioned above would be a 3-point according to the WDFW.

I'm a meat hunter for the most part anyway, so the points generally are irrelevant as far as I'm concerned (while of course always making sure point restrictions are accounted for before pulling the trigger)

[WildBear]

 I go with 4x4 with eye guards. Was funny to here the biologist last year calling my deer a 5x5. Guess they just go with the legality of it.