do you guys count your eye gaurds as a piont?

wtttaxidermy · Post by **wtttaxidermy** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 1:30 pm

hey I have always counted eyegards as apoint if they are over an inch what do you guys do and name the state your in. Im mostly concerned about mulies JimW

Post by **akw270** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 5:01 pm

I don't count them. I just count the forks, if I can hang a ring on a point or cheater coming off, then I'll count that as well.

It seems that back east/whitetail deer they always count the eye guards in there point total. Plus they add both sides together. A 4 point in my mind, would be a 10 point to them.

Thats at least my method. Im in Utah.

dead shot · Post by **dead shot** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 6:19 pm

no i gaurd pointage for me

supersider34 · Post by **supersider34** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 6:36 pm

I always say a 4x4 with eyeguards. I just add the eyeguards.
Idaho here.
Like the last 5 yrs bucks are:
4x4 w/eyeguards
5x7 w/eyeguards
3x4 w/eyeguards
7x9 w/eyeguards
5x5 w/eyeguards

Post by **BOHNTR** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 8:58 am

As a measurer I seem to always include the eyeguards, as they are a scoreable point. However, when describing a buck that measures as a 5x5, I will usually say it's a typical 4-point with eye-guards.

Now if you're talking to buds on the east coast, I simply expalin to them it's a 5x5 and they understand fully.....and relpy, "Oh it's a 10 point!"

Post by **waynedevore** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:25 am

Im MN we count every point on our white tails and include both antlers.

I do more western deer hunting then I do here at home. I don't include brow points on mule deer. Folks back here have a hard time with a 4 pt muley. Its like "oh" you shot a fork horn.
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Post by **a_bow_nut** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 1:28 pm

I have never counted the eyeguards on the animals that I've harvested over the years. When I was growing up they were always called eyeguards not points.

Bowedark · Post by **Bowedark** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 2:04 pm

In the east I count the eyeguards, in the west it's 4x4 plus eyeguards

Post by **ABert** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 3:57 pm

I don't count them when talking about a 4X4 but they do count when it comes to measuring an animal. I'm from Colorado and this is the way most folks I hunt with and around count. I'll never forget the first time I went to Texas and someone had told me they shot an 8 point the year before. I was only 13 at the time and started to believe everything really is bigger in Texas, until I found out they were counting both sides.

Bowedark · Post by **Bowedark** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 4:04 pm

Like the Teaxs Story. It seems to be that's why they call it eastern and western count

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do you guys count your eye gaurds as a piont?

do you guys count your eye gaurds as a piont?

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