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<blockquote data-quote="SBruce" data-source="post: 423374" data-attributes="member: 21068"><p>As mentioned earlier; Base of prongs or "cutters" above the ear tip, the further above the ear the better usually. The more "hook", the longer his horns will be; even if they don't look really tall. </p><p> </p><p>Mass is key to making the book. I've seen 14 1/2" bucks make B&C and 17 1/2" bucks miss it. If you're interested in record book, look for one that appears thick and has the above mentioned traits too. You will get 4 circumference measurements on each horn at evenly spaced intervals (main reason for wanting high cutters). You will get a length of prong measurment on each horn and a base to tip measurment on each horn.</p><p> </p><p>I personally like the ones that are wide, but the wide ones are usually not as long in the horn as they appear. There is also a deduction on the score if he's wider than tall (or used to be anyway). Some people look for alot of black on the face/cheek/neck area........they do look pretty cool if you find one with alot more black than normal, but they usually look bigger than actual too because of it. </p><p> </p><p>If you're not interested in the record books. Beauty in in the eye......!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SBruce, post: 423374, member: 21068"] As mentioned earlier; Base of prongs or "cutters" above the ear tip, the further above the ear the better usually. The more "hook", the longer his horns will be; even if they don't look really tall. Mass is key to making the book. I've seen 14 1/2" bucks make B&C and 17 1/2" bucks miss it. If you're interested in record book, look for one that appears thick and has the above mentioned traits too. You will get 4 circumference measurements on each horn at evenly spaced intervals (main reason for wanting high cutters). You will get a length of prong measurment on each horn and a base to tip measurment on each horn. I personally like the ones that are wide, but the wide ones are usually not as long in the horn as they appear. There is also a deduction on the score if he's wider than tall (or used to be anyway). Some people look for alot of black on the face/cheek/neck area........they do look pretty cool if you find one with alot more black than normal, but they usually look bigger than actual too because of it. If you're not interested in the record books. Beauty in in the eye......! [/QUOTE]
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