hunter4life Report post Posted September 2, 2006 That is an awesome antelope with really good prongs and length!! Very nice pictures. I think antelope are one of the harder animals to field judge, but I definitely think he is at least in the upper 80's scorewise. How about this antelope from NM that I digiscoped this morning from about 400-500 yards off the highway. He has really funky horns, but both sides are long and both have about equal prongs even though you never get a good look at the prong on the left horn. What do you think this guy would score? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grizzly Report post Posted September 3, 2006 wow, do they count spread on an antelope? If so then this one is definitely a Booner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted September 3, 2006 Spread doesn't count in the calculation of the score of an antelope. But in addition B&C has this rule to eliminate those kinds of bucks from the recordbook: "In order to be eligible for entry, both horns, when viewed from the front, should angle upward approximately 15 degrees or more from a horizontal plane projected across both horn bases. This eliminates heads with horns that project straight out or downard from inclusion in the records." That sure is a cool looking buck though. Amanda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TLH Report post Posted September 3, 2006 Spread doesn't count in the calculation of the score of an antelope. But in addition B&C has this rule to eliminate those kinds of bucks from the recordbook: "In order to be eligible for entry, both horns, when viewed from the front, should angle upward approximately 15 degrees or more from a horizontal plane projected across both horn bases. This eliminates heads with horns that project straight out or downard from inclusion in the records." That sure is a cool looking buck though. Amanda True Amanda but he would still go into the SCI and from the way he looks he would do very well. I love the B&C but i hate some of their rules--like the one you just mentioned. That buck is fully mature and he has some really nice horns--why should he not be included with the rest of the big bucks?? (just asking out loud here) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COUESAZ Report post Posted September 3, 2006 I know what unit the twin to that buck lives in. I see him year after year, But it is in AZ not NM. There is also a mule deer buck that grows just about like that in this unit as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JACK Report post Posted September 4, 2006 hunter4life--That is a vey cool lookin buck. His mom must have dropped him when he was a baby. I'd have to say I have no idea how big that one is. There is no spread count on antelope, it used to be if the spread was greater than horn lenghth it was a deduction (B&C) but I think they did away with that. If I were to guess I'd say around 83" give or take. I'd definately shoot him though! great find. BigDeal--The only shed I found while tryin was the one on the far left all the rest were pure dumb luck. I think they stink so bad when they are shed that the coyotes eat them pretty quick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SunDevil Report post Posted January 16, 2007 So is this buck still alive? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
