My hunting club has a “Big Buck” pool and I won this year, bagging an 8-point that I scored as 130.25. But this was after the club decided that I was the winner, with the criteria being the number of points and the inside spread. Using that plan, the score would have been a simple 26. Just for the heck of it, I measured 2 other bucks that I harvested in the past; one 8-point and one 10-point. With the current criteria, the 10-point would be the winner, but when using the usual Whitetail scoring system that includes tine length and diameter, and main beam length, the 8-pointer comes out ahead. Interestingly, the “official” scoring system does not include the number of “points” on the buck!
I’m not unhappy that I won, I’m just of the opinion that a more fair way is needed just in case we have an arguable situation in the future.
Does anyone else belong to a club that has a “Buck Pool?” How do you decide on the winner?
I’m not unhappy that I won, I’m just of the opinion that a more fair way is needed just in case we have an arguable situation in the future.
Does anyone else belong to a club that has a “Buck Pool?” How do you decide on the winner?