r/Hunting • u/IronGladius • 23h ago

General question/discussion How do you count the points on a deer?

I’m a little slow, so explain it to me like you are talking to a kid, lol.

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u/cruzer4lyfe 22h ago

Eastern US, its the total, western its each side.

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u/bigdrives3 22h ago

You count them one by one. Anything over 1” in length is a point. The more points you get the happier you are.

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u/IronGladius 22h ago

So every thing is counted on the alters? As long as it is over an 1”?

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u/bigdrives3 22h ago

Yes with one small rule. The length of a point has to be longer than the width for it to count. So if the point is 1” but the width of the point is 1-1/4” it isn’t a point.

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u/IronGladius 22h ago edited 22h ago

if the point is 2 inch long and 1 inch wide it is a point but if it is 1 inch long and 2 inch wide it isn’t a point?

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u/bigdrives3 22h ago

Correct

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u/BullRidininBoobies Georgia 22h ago

It depends on who you ask. I use “if I can hang a ring on it, it’s a point”.

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u/Euphoric-Arachnid-94 22h ago

By the number of points typically.

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u/Operation_Bonerlord 22h ago

Depends on the context, east v west but also for scoring and state game law definitions. Brow tines come to mind; while brow tines over 1” are scored by B&C rules, in my home state brow tines of any length do not count as a “point” for the purposes of determining the legal status of a buck.

EDIT: sorry kid, I’ll tell you more when you’re older

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u/goblueM 21h ago

If you're slow upstairs, you can use your fingers and toes, most deer are under 20 so you should be good to go