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How do you judge the size of a antelope in the field?
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<blockquote data-quote="jimss" data-source="post: 1739225" data-attributes="member: 66919"><p>MASS is the word when it comes to horned game! If score is important than look at mass first since it's the highest % of a bucks score. Obviously overall length and prong length can make or break a score. In Wyo there are very few bucks that are over 16" long....so mass is even that much more important for B&C. I generally look for Wyo bucks with 7" ish bases with the mass holding all the way to the tips.</p><p></p><p>It's IMPOSSIBLE to field judge antelope without a decent spotting scope! Do you think you can tell if a buck has 6 1/2 vs 7" bases at 400 yards with binos? How about 5 1/2" vs 6" prongs? If you spend time in the unit you are hunting and look over hundreds of bucks you'll likely be able to tell when you find an extraordinarily big buck. It always helps having lots and lots of country to cover to find the few large bucks that exist. Obviously certain areas tend to have better genetics, feed, older age etc than others.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jimss, post: 1739225, member: 66919"] MASS is the word when it comes to horned game! If score is important than look at mass first since it's the highest % of a bucks score. Obviously overall length and prong length can make or break a score. In Wyo there are very few bucks that are over 16" long....so mass is even that much more important for B&C. I generally look for Wyo bucks with 7" ish bases with the mass holding all the way to the tips. It's IMPOSSIBLE to field judge antelope without a decent spotting scope! Do you think you can tell if a buck has 6 1/2 vs 7" bases at 400 yards with binos? How about 5 1/2" vs 6" prongs? If you spend time in the unit you are hunting and look over hundreds of bucks you'll likely be able to tell when you find an extraordinarily big buck. It always helps having lots and lots of country to cover to find the few large bucks that exist. Obviously certain areas tend to have better genetics, feed, older age etc than others. [/QUOTE]
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