Written By - Mike Guerin - 10/3/2007
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Want to know if your buck will make the record book? You must first decide which method of scoring you will use. There are two methods for scoring your trophy whitetail bucks antlers, B&C ( Boone and Crockett ) and BTR ( buckmasters ) are the two competing methods. Here the BTR ( buckmasters ) method will be explained. So lets get right to it on how to measure.

You will need a 1/4 inch steel tape to measure the deer antlers. This is mandated by the rules, no other instrument can be used to measure the deer antlers except a flexible steel cable can be used to measure the points and main beams. A bucks antlers or measured to the nearest 1/8 of an inch. Unlike the B&C ( boone and crockett ) system there is no mandatory drying period for deer antlers.

All points are measured for the tip of the point to where it meets the main beam and must be 1 inch long to be counted and must be longer than its base is wide.