My lease mate shot a really nice buck on opening day last year. He finally got around to getting in the hands of a guy to have it scored. The guy is an older gentleman from our area and is an official BC scorer. My buddy shot this deer with a bow. Well the score came back and he called me very disappointed. I was too to say the least. I said you're not supposed to shop scores, but in this case I told him to find a P&Y scorer and have it re-done. The BC guy came up with 140 and change gross and 114 and change net! Am I missing something here? I guess him to be low to mid 160's easy. What do you all think he will score and should he have him re-scored to see if he will be a P&Y book deer? I'd be interested to know what others think.
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Originally posted by Texastaxi View PostHe shot the buck, hopefully, because it got his heart racing.
If he's "score shopping", I think he's hunting for the wrong reason.
Regardless, I know what you meant and I agree with you 100%. Too much emphasis is on "numbers" these days. Sure, it's nice to know but in no way is it something to revolve hunting around IMO.
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If you get it scored by another it will confirm your thoughts either way
Either the guys accurate on his score or not
What would it hurt to have a second person score it, and don't tell them what previous numbers are to see what they come up with
Either way it looks like a great deer , don't get worried or base your success on score numbers or you'll prob not enjoy your hunting success as much as if you just take the deer you likeLast edited by ReydonPete; 09-14-2017, 07:54 AM.
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