I broke my school's record by 600.3 points. Not all protrusions qualify as points, and there is a recognized system for determining what constitutes an antler point. Research shows that most bucks are 8-pointers, like this one killed by Wyatt Reinhardt of New Hampshire, once they get to age 3 or older.
Freak Rack: KY Hunter Tags 50-Point, 283-Inch Velvet Buck . It's rutting season, and as a result it seems like deer have been everywhere. A whitetail buck taken by Keith Szablewski in Williamson County, Illinois may set a national record for having the most scorable points, at a whopping 51. It's the time of year males get to show off their antlers, and as a result I've had several discussions about how many "points" a buck has. But in my 7th grade year I earned 1,175.5 points.
You can measure their width, you can score them using the Boone and Crockett method, or, the most common method, you can count the points. The current record, set just two years ago, was 47 points on a monster buck taken by a young farmer in Tennessee. ... who estimated the buck carried about 10 sticker points in addition to his mainframe 10 points in 2011 as a 3 ½-year-old. June 1 ⇓ June 15 ⇓ July.
Inside spread of the main beams: If his main beam appears to be three inches outside the ear tip on each side, then by adding six to 16 we find that he has a 22-inch spread. By July 20 th a mature buck’s antlers should look massive. No matter what part of the country or older age class, the 8-point buck comprises most of the antler makeup — which is fine with most hunters. By the time June draws to a close, nearly all the primary points on a rack will have started to grow.
The month begins with a buck’s antlers being very bulbous. How many points on a buck? There are several different ways to rate the quality of deer antlers. A buck with two standing normal points per side is an 8-pointer, one with three standing points is a 10-pointer, and so on. As the month progresses, the antler’s beams and points will finish growing.