1" antler point

[JBar]

The history:
 I was watching Rugged Justice the other day and a young man self reported shooting a spike elk in a 3 point area. What I had seen was an elk that clearly had 2 points on one side with a questionable 3rd point. If it had been me I would have been arguing the 3rd point as it appeared to me as legal. To keep the argument to a minimum I do understand if there is any doubt don't shoot but if someone ends up in the same situation as the young man on the show it would be nice to have clarification.

The questions:
1) How is an antler point measured by the WDFW officers to determine if its a legal antler point in regards to deer and elk 3 point min?
2) Where in the regs does it show how the point should be measured? Would it be measured like the record books measure a point?

I'm hoping one of the WDFW folks on here will weigh in on this!!!

[MtnMuley]

Measured exactly like the record books (B&C) would measure. Pretty sure there's always been a diagram right in the pamphlet.

[JBar]

Thought there was a diagram also but when I grabbed my regs to see while watching the show I couldn't find it.

[Bob33]

Here's how Boone and Crockett defines it:

[highside74]

To be a 3 point at least 2 points have to be above the ear. Eye guards are below the ear.

[JBar]

Thanls Highside, that could be why the young man turned himself in. One was an eyeguards about 4 inches long the other though seemed to high for an eyeguard.

Bob- the regs state measured on its longer side, your pic shows measured in the middle of the point

[Bob33]

Thanls Highside, that could be why the young man turned himself in. One was an eyeguards about 4 inches long the other though seemed to high for an eyeguard.

Bob- the regs state measured on its longer side, your pic shows measured in the middle of the point

Yes Boone & Crockett appears to have a slightly different definition.

[BULLBLASTER]

To be a 3 point at least 2 points have to be above the ear. Eye guards are below the ear.

Is it that the point of the antler (tip) needs to be above the ear? Or the fork needs to be above the ear? My group god round and round on this one.

[highside74]

Fork needs to be above the ear. The tip curling up doesn't count

[RC3]

I seen the episode, it was not legal.  Just a spike with eye guards.

[BULLBLASTER]

Fork needs to be above the ear. The tip curling up doesn't count

i wish the refs were more clear on that one. Know anywhere that clarifies it?

[Davis4507]

Top of page 7 in the regs. A projection of 1" is a point.

[BULLBLASTER]

I just see that they need to have 2 points above the ear. A guy could rear it as the tip of the point needs to be above.

[JBar]

Thanks RC3! Does anyone else find it funny that with deer the point has to be an inch and includes eye guards but elk eye guards don't count? Wouldn't want to simplify it now would they

If you read the definition of an elk antler point and the elk 3 point definition it seems to be a double standard

[highside74]

The whole thing is the point not just the tip and it all needs to be above the ear