Gross vs Net
01-15-2008, 09:44 AM
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: longwood florida usa
Posts: 1,021
RE: Gross vs Net
I am a B&C scorer and a P&Y scorer and what we are taught by the hierarchy is that the intent of the scoring is to recognize the accomplishment of the animal and not the accomplishment of the hunter or owner of the antlers or horns. That is why all antlers and horns can be measured and recorded even road kill. When you think in line with this then you realize that both gross and net scores are important.
01-15-2008, 09:56 AM
#13
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 721
RE: Gross vs Net
ORIGINAL: Geronimo
I am a B&C scorer and a P&Y scorer and what we are taught by the hierarchy is that the intent of the scoring is to recognize the accomplishment of the animal and not the accomplishment of the hunter or owner of the antlers or horns. That is why all antlers and horns can be measured and recorded even road kill. When you think in line with this then you realize that both gross and net scores are important.
I am a B&C scorer and a P&Y scorer and what we are taught by the hierarchy is that the intent of the scoring is to recognize the accomplishment of the animal and not the accomplishment of the hunter or owner of the antlers or horns. That is why all antlers and horns can be measured and recorded even road kill. When you think in line with this then you realize that both gross and net scores are important.
01-15-2008, 10:03 AM
#14
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Wisconsin and Canada
Posts: 2,415
RE: Gross vs Net
ORIGINAL: Geronimo
I am a B&C scorer and a P&Y scorer and what we are taught by the hierarchy is that the intent of the scoring is to recognize the accomplishment of the animal and not the accomplishment of the hunter or owner of the antlers or horns. That is why all antlers and horns can be measured and recorded even road kill. When you think in line with this then you realize that both gross and net scores are important.
I am a B&C scorer and a P&Y scorer and what we are taught by the hierarchy is that the intent of the scoring is to recognize the accomplishment of the animal and not the accomplishment of the hunter or owner of the antlers or horns. That is why all antlers and horns can be measured and recorded even road kill. When you think in line with this then you realize that both gross and net scores are important.
Forgive me if I misunderstand....but how does subtracting what an animal grows important?
You're right, it has nothing to do with the hunter. But, what P&Y and B&Care doing is an injustice to the animal.
01-15-2008, 10:09 AM
#15
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Michigan/Ohio
Posts: 11,682
RE: Gross vs Net
ORIGINAL: Geronimo
I am a B&C scorer and a P&Y scorer and what we are taught by the hierarchy is that the intent of the scoring is to recognize the accomplishment of the animal and not the accomplishment of the hunter or owner of the antlers or horns. That is why all antlers and horns can be measured and recorded even road kill. When you think in line with this then you realize that both gross and net scores are important.
I am a B&C scorer and a P&Y scorer and what we are taught by the hierarchy is that the intent of the scoring is to recognize the accomplishment of the animal and not the accomplishment of the hunter or owner of the antlers or horns. That is why all antlers and horns can be measured and recorded even road kill. When you think in line with this then you realize that both gross and net scores are important.
Can you explain the reasoning for me? I would just like to know
01-15-2008, 10:35 AM
#17
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2007
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Posts: 675
RE: Gross vs Net
Makes no sense to me either..........if you are recognizing the accomplishments of the animal you would only record the gross score.............but it really makes no difference to me as I don't enter my deer in any record books except my own
01-15-2008, 12:55 PM
#19
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: WI
Posts: 338
RE: Gross vs Net
Jayzus you guys, it's just a number, get over it! Net score is an indication of symetry, which is widely percieved as a desirable charachteristic. Nature is not perfect, so a high net score indicates a rare specimen, which is desirable.
It bugsme that nobody gets too excited about field dressed weight. To me, that's almost as much a trophy indicator as rack score.
It bugsme that nobody gets too excited about field dressed weight. To me, that's almost as much a trophy indicator as rack score.
01-15-2008, 12:59 PM
#20
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central Minnesota
Posts: 9,445
RE: Gross vs Net
What Geronimo said has allot of good truth to it. When this scoring system was made up it was based on a perfect symmetrical rack. The point to it was to give credit to the most perfect typical rack. We all know there isn't a perfect rack but it is what it is and its something your all going to have to live with until or if it ever changes. There's many more important things to be worrying about in bow hunting then a score of a rack.