Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Tbar on August 19, 2017, 04:47:22 PM
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I guess this question is kind of targeted at those who are official scorers but open to anyone. All "official" scores have to wait a drying period, so what is the expected shrinkage during that period? At the scorers booth last year the gentleman said it could be as much as 3-4%, that seemed really high to me. Any thoughts from others?
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I guess this question is kind of targeted at those who are official scorers but open to anyone. All "official" scores have to wait a drying period, so what is the expected shrinkage during that period? At the scorers booth last year the gentleman said it could be as much as 3-4%, that seemed really high to me. Any thoughts from others?
That might be a little high, but they definitely shrink.
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depends on the species also. I think antelope shrink more than deer.
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My main question is about elk but I'm curious about any and all species. In my family we have only had one animal scored (elk) and it was 1% less than I measured. That said I'm not a scorer and my margin of error is greater than 1% so it got me thinking.
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I had a 400" bull shrink down to 300" one time. Maybe I stretched the tape a little tight though on my initial scoring.
