Eyeguards

[nimrod67]

Why do some people not count them as a legal point. Just wondering

[BULLBLASTER]

This ones always entertaining...

Where's the popcorn smiley? 

[Jonathan_S]

I'll give you the highlights:

Pe Ell

[UptheCreek]

No idea...

[Jonathan_S]

Most people are fine with counting it as a legal point (except Hunterman)

The sticking point is saying, "check out this nice 4x4" and it's a 3-point mule deer with little sticker browtines.  Usually with whitetail most people count the browtines because they are actually significant as in 5-7" long. 

Again...sometimes you run into this

I'm too old school. Count ONLY MAIN FRAME points.  In my camp if we're hunting mule deer (3 point min) you DON"T kill a 2 point with an eye guard. If you do your gone. You better have your own way home. Its not even going to be hung in my camp.

Hunterman(Tony)

And with elk, "Pe Ell" is all you need to know.

[boneaddict]

Tradition, heritage, personal choice, whatever you want to call it.   For legal reasons sure count it.   Mule deer camp, get laughed off the mountain.   If you want to be taken seriously, call a four point a four point, if it's a four point with eye guards call it that.  If it's a three point with eye guards, it's not a four point.  Quit trying to make your buck sound bigger. 
Much like finding a d cup stuffed with tissue.
Most of the time this has nothing to do with elk or whitetail.  That's a different campfire. 

Basically it can't be explained any further here, because we aren't allowed to use insults, explicitives, or really even be a manly here.  The same pc world that won't let a person speak his mind on here, is the same pc world trying to count all the points on a mule deer. 

[curlewkiller]

 
 

[Jonathan_S]

Tradition, heritage, personal choice, whatever you want to call it.   For legal reasons sure count it.   Mule deer camp, get laughed off the mountain.   If you want to be taken seriously, call a four point a four point, if it's a four point with eye guards call it that.  If it's a three point with eye guards, it's not a four point.  Quit trying to make your buck sound bigger. 
Much like finding a d cup stuffed with tissue.
Most of the time this has nothing to do with elk or whitetail.  That's a different campfire. 

Basically it can't be explained any further here, because we aren't allowed to use insults, explicitives, or really even be a manly here.  The same pc world that won't let a person speak his mind on here, is the same pc world trying to count all the points on a mule deer.

Bone's feisty today    I second the emboldened part, really a bummer.

[carpsniperg2]

  This one always cracks me up. If there is a legal point on a buck you count it.

Yet you don't say you have shot a 5x5 when you shoot a 4x4 with eye gaurds. It's not a true 5x5. Lots of people get itchy with that one for some reason

The score books count it and a eye guard is a legal point cant argue that. Let people count what they want on there own deer.

[BULLBLASTER]

To me it's much easier to say a rough score than points anyways. And gives a better idea of size. For whiteys I'll say a 120 4. Or a 130s 5 etc.
for Muleys I usually say 130s 3 or 120s 4 the same and typically won't count brows in that for Muleys. But I'll never run someone out of camp or belittle them for shooting a fork with a brow in a 3 point area. And I'll also usually keep my mouth shut if someone talks about a 4 point That is a 3 with a brow. It really doesn't bother me too much.

And to stir the pot a bit. What would you guys call this one? I watched him for a while and counted 4 with 2 brows on his righ side and 8-9 points on his left.
Would the first points on his left be "brow tines" and noncountable?  :

[BULLBLASTER]

Tradition, heritage, personal choice, whatever you want to call it.   For legal reasons sure count it.   Mule deer camp, get laughed off the mountain.   If you want to be taken seriously, call a four point a four point, if it's a four point with eye guards call it that.  If it's a three point with eye guards, it's not a four point.  Quit trying to make your buck sound bigger. 
Much like finding a d cup stuffed with tissue.
Most of the time this has nothing to do with elk or whitetail.  That's a different campfire. 

Basically it can't be explained any further here, because we aren't allowed to use insults, explicitives, or really even be a manly here.  The same pc world that won't let a person speak his mind on here, is the same pc world trying to count all the points on a mule deer.

Bone's feisty today    I second the emboldened part, really a bummer.

Ive been noticing he's been feisty the last few months! And it's awesome!   

[boneaddict]

Focus man.  Got any focused pictures of that thing. 

[buckcanyonlodge]

It's called the G-1 for Boone & Crockett or Pope & Young.   Say you shot a buck that was 2 inches  bigger than the world record. Would you call Boone & Crockett or Pope & Young and tell them not to count the G-1's because that makes my buck score bigger ?  The record books count ALL points.  Not my rules but the rules ALL deer are scored by everyone. Trump said he will straighten out this controversy when he's elected.

[boneaddict]

Pretty typical response from a bunch of whitetail guys. Lol.   Bruce Jenner also won woman of the year, Obama has been named best president of alltime and Bernie is running as a democrat. You can call them what you want.   

Basically from here on out if Carp ever shoots anything, we will all just know it was smaller than he really was.   

[BULLBLASTER]

Focus man.  Got any focused pictures of that thing. 

 
Man I didn't think I did too bad for holding my cell phone up to my binos!
The iPhone just can't compare to your equipment and abilities. 
Here's the original pics. Not zoomed in.
The one is looking through some grass.
Shoot me a pm if you want to know where he lives. I'll tell ya