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Originally Posted by GarySL
Nice three point (you count the number of points on only one antler)
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I asked my neighbor about that the other day when I saw a buck with four points on each antler. He said just the opposite, that it's the total number of points. So now I'm back to being confused.
UPDATE: Apparently the answer is "either/or."
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How many points on a buck?
It's rutting season, and as a result it seems like deer have been everywhere. It's the time of year males get to show off their antlers, and as a result I've had several discussions about how many "points" a buck has. A point is each tine on the antler, including the brow tine, which sticks straight up near the base of the antlers. Someone will say they saw a four-point buck, and the debate is whether that means four tines total or four tines on each side.
A little research has shown that traditionally you count all the points on the antlers. This makes sense to me, since antlers are not always even on both sides, so it may be possible to have a seven pointer who has three tines on one side and four on another. The confusion comes in the fact that some hunters, particularly on the west coast, use the other method. So what is traditionally called an eight point buck could also be called a western four pointer. Follow all that?
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