Spread Question

[182BC...4Now!]

Just curious, when everyone posts pics or answers others' questions and mentions the spread, are ya'll giving the outside or inside spread? Me personally, if I say I saw a 26 incher, I'm always talking outside.

Me and a buddy always go back and forth on this b/c he likes to give inside spread. More than a couple of times, we've started arguing about how wide a deer is and then we realize we're talking about 2 different measurements and we actually agree on the spread! Anyway, just curious which measurement ya'll usually give when talkin' deer with your friends....

[Springville Shooter]

When talking to my friends or braggin' I always use the absolute widest outside spread. If there's a kicker, then I specify width with kicker and usually give a mainframe measurement as well. Don't know if that's correct, but it's what I do??? Maybe I'm not politically correct?----shooter

[MuleyMadness]

Outside for me all the time.

[BIGANTLERGETTER]

i think its all about personal choice i give inside spread usually. but i do specify if the buck has a kicker i will say this wide with the greatest spread

[sneekeepete]

I personally try to use inside spread majority of the time because it is a big part of the score. Not that I care about score really it just helps me personally judge an animal better in my mind. To each his own though

[southendguy]

Outside for me.

[BOHNTR]

When folks these days ask, "How wide is that buck".....simply put, they are asking about outside width, IMO. That's what I give them when describing the width on a buck. I've never really had anyone ask me what the "inside" spread was on a buck except on my Strip buck from last year.......and that was basically to see if it's inside spread was wider than the longest main beam.......which it was!

[Loafer]

Outside.

[NotEnufTags]

Bohuntr has it right. When someone asks what s the spread or how wide is he they want the greatest outside spread. Doesn't help your score but it gives an idea of the size of the antlers. People like to belong to the 30"+ club or the 200"+ club and a few lucky individuals are in both clubs with one buck.

Inside spread can be decieving. Inside spread is the greatest point between main beams. On my buck my main beams came straight up and then curved out. So my tip to tip spread and greatest inside spread ended up being the same measurement. Most bucks beams curve inwards so I gained a few inches there.

[sewing]

We are always talking outside in my camp. I have not heard of anyone using inside. But we will mention main frame if the cheaters add more than 2 inches to the width.

B&C uses outside spread as well, right? It's part of the scoring system.

"C: GREATEST SPREAD
The greatest spread is measured between perpendiculars at a right angle to the center line of the skull at the widest part, whether across main beams or points. See Figure B."