HEADHUNTER'S SYSTEM OF SCORING A WHITETAIL DEER IS TO ALLOW NO ROOM FOR ERROR AS TO IDENTIFYING A TYPICAL OR IRREGULAR POINT. ALL POINTS ARE MEASURED FROM THE FIRST POINT TO THE LAST POINT UP THE RACK, ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE RACK. THEN, THE POINTS ARE ADDED TOGETHER TO COME UP WITH A SCORE FOR EACH SIDE.
THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE SCORES ARE COMPAIRED TO GET THE DIFFERENCE. IF A DIFFERENCE OF MORE THEN 7-INCH IS DETERMINED, THEN THE DEER IS CLASSIFIED AS A NONTYPICAL. IF THE DIFFERENCE IS LESS THEN 7-INCHES, IT IS CLASSIFIED AS A TYPICAL.
WITH THIS METHOD, CLASSIFING A POINT AS A TYPICAL OR IRREGULAR IS NOT NECESSARY AND THE POSSIBILTY OF MAKING ERROR AS TO THE POINTS' TYPE IS NOT POSSIBLE. |