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Tuesday, September 11, 2007

"wide bucks don't always score high"

This morning I got up at 4 AM to catch a flight to Salt Lake City, connecting to Helena, Montana. Tomorrow I have benefit soiree recital and on Saturday I am playing the Elgar Concerto with the Helena Symphony. As I arrived, I immediately picked up a couple of free newspapers to get a feel of the place. The news and editorials are very different than the Philadelphia area. So, I am trying to learn new things and I came across this nice article: "wide bucks don't always score high."
It goes like this:
"If you're concerned with how well your buck measures against a skinny steel tape and the "official" scoring standards (Boone & Crockett, SCI, etc.), appraise the rack for more than width. High scoring mule deer bucks generally have deep forks, impressive mass and a couple of inches of brown tine as well as considerable spread. What constitutes a "deep" fork? A buck with tines that equal or exceed the distance from its eyes to the tip of its nose is an excellent animal."
Glad to know, I feel better. Stay posted.

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