Big_Holla
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Not much else to say that hasn't. Gross score is the only way to go, no sense in saying 'if it were perfect', perfect is in the eye of the beholder.
P&Y FINALLY acknowledges GROSS score!!!!
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I have always said just tell me what the gross score is.
Could care less about net score.
Have seen alot of great deer get knocked out of the books once they tally up the deductions.
They can keep their record books i will save my money.
And yes it is all about the money.
Same reason the p@y gave in to the high let off bows after yrs of refusing to recognize them,they were losing too much money.
But you will still get an notation beside your score just to remind people it was taken with a high letoff bow.bs
Could care less about net score.
Have seen alot of great deer get knocked out of the books once they tally up the deductions.
They can keep their record books i will save my money.
And yes it is all about the money.
Same reason the p@y gave in to the high let off bows after yrs of refusing to recognize them,they were losing too much money.
But you will still get an notation beside your score just to remind people it was taken with a high letoff bow.bs
I have a buddy that shot a 204" 19pt about 10 years ago. It netted in the 190's. But the deer has 2 extra smaller pedicles with a few points growing off the skull, so they discount it as irregular and said it wouldnt make books or some bullshit
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I have a buddy that shot a 204" 19pt about 10 years ago. It netted in the 190's. But the deer has 2 extra smaller pedicles with a few points growing off the skull, so they discount it as irregular and said it wouldnt make books or some bullshit
Yep. They have disqualified a lot of record holding deer rom the books by claiming they are "irregular". The way I see it is they are either typical or nontypical. It blows my mind they would DQ your buddies buck but let that ugly ass Beatty buck in.
Fullbore
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So , they aren't using gross score tho right ? Just acknowledging the gross score on the sheet ? Am I missing something ?
I hate scoring and this thread is a perfect example why. Hunting should be about you and your family/friends. Not money or record books!
Ain't nothing wrong with having a deer recognized in a book, it's just sad what has become of the whole thing though. Gross is the only number that should matter.
Big_Holla
Senior Member
I agree Dave!! I'll never have a buck 'officially scored' as I don't care to have it in any record book. About the only thing a score does for me is give perspective of how big a buck really is in a discussion.
Exactly my point, who care what that book says is right or wrong. As long as you know, that's what matters.
That's how I took it.
I appreciate them all. Big and gnarly. Heavy, tight and symmetrical. Doesn't matter. I must admit though, there is something special about a high scoring symmetrical deer. It is impressive in its own way. You see a 180-200" 8-10-12 point deer with few deductions is impressive. That big and that symmetrical is cool. That said, I appreciate them all. It is like trying to choose between women. Some redhead, some blonde, some toned and long legged, some short . . . .I appreciate them all.
Yes, the scoring system was flawed from the beginning! Deducting inches from longer tines,extra tines or from larger sides to conform to the smaller side would be as ridiculous as adding inches to the smaller side to conform to the larger side! LOL
Fullbore
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I entered my first one. Not sure if that makes me a lifetime member or if I need to keep paying. They send me stuff every year now.
Fullbore
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I've got a half dozen qualifiers, but only entered my first one back in the early 80's. I once thought it was important to me, but it's more about my experience than making the book.