Eight is Great

[ccphoto]

8-point White-tail Buck

[Shadowman]

Nice one.

[Tronhard]

It's a great shot. My eye was drawn to the annoying grass obscuring the nose of the deer. I know how that can happen it's done so to me too!

[JBW]

great shot but why is it called 'eight-point'?

[xpatUSA]

great shot but why is it called 'eight-point'?

I found this but it didn't make much sense:

http://www.orcawatcher.com/2009/11/h...s-on-buck.html
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[ccphoto]

You count the antler points on one side then double that. He has 4 clearly marked ones on the right which makes him an eight point buck. He has one broken on the left side (his right) but is still considered an 8-pointer.

[DanK]

great shot. I'd consider dodging the shadow on the right side of his face.

[JBW]

You count the antler points on one side then double that. He has 4 clearly marked ones on the right which makes him an eight point buck. He has one broken on the left side (his right) but is still considered an 8-pointer.

that explains that

[sachtjen]

Interesting link Ted. My first thought was "that's not an eight point buck, it's a four point buck." Per your link "The confusion comes in the fact that some hunters, particularly on the west coast, use the other method" (the other method being counting only one side). I grew up in Idaho. I thought everyone counted points this way.

[Wavelength]

A classic head shot !!!

[ccphoto]

great shot. I'd consider dodging the shadow on the right side of his face.

I would save for the foreground foliage which would stand out even more, especially where some of the OOF grasses cross the nose plane. One of the beauties of the White-tail deer is their ability to take advantage of their surroundings with a near total blend. They take advantage of lights and dark's to conceal themselves in plain view; albeit in this shot, he was fully aware of my presence.

[NorthernFocus]

Beautiful deer and nicely captured. Well done.

[BrianA61]

You count the antler points on one side then double that. He has 4 clearly marked ones on the right which makes him an eight point buck. He has one broken on the left side (his right) but is still considered an 8-pointer.

That's not quite right. You count all the points on both sides. Hunters in the west only count one side or they will say (in this example) that it is a 4x3 deer. Meaning 4 points on one side and 3 on the other. I've been hunting most of my life and have never heard of counting one side and doubling it. ALL that said, that's a great shot. Crystal clear and nice detail.

[ccphoto]

That's not quite right. You count all the points on both sides. Hunters in the west only count one side or they will say (in this example) that it is a 4x3 deer. Meaning 4 points on one side and 3 on the other. I've been hunting most of my life and have never heard of counting one side and doubling it. ALL that said, that's a great shot. Crystal clear and nice detail.

Just going by what the hunters say here...I've never hunted animals of the four legged variety so I have to rely on the hunter's perspective :-)