I know what they represent, but what does the G part mean ?   Why G and not any other letter ?
CHuckC

Here is what I found.

"By the way, the "G" and "H" nomenclature for tine length and circumference measurements does not come from some Latin phrase or other clever reference point.  Those letters simply refer to the column locations on the inaugural spread sheet used for recording official B&C scores."

It was on this website describing whitetail scoring.
http://www.santamargaritaranch.net/Scoring_Deer_.html

The G is something that is not on any of the deer I shoot.

Fancy jargon that insecure number crunchers use to prop up their fragile ego.  I think there is a very general correlation to G-something and the amount of backstrap and tenderloin to be had from a given buck.

thank you.  I feel terribly insecure and old.  When I was young we were told to mind our Ps and Qs, but now I guess it is Gs and Fs.

Back to hunting.
CHuckC

pdk25... thank you for the explanation!

Since there's always a bunch a elitist buttheads who put down the scorekeeping here is the deal. Scorekeeping from B&C and P&Y are there to keep a record of and glorify the animal while also helping identify regions showing superior genetics. Score systems like Compton's place more on the hunter by awarding bonus points for the hunters method and then trying to say they better represent traditional hunters. Many of the detractors on this site came of as more egotistical about not scoring animals as any hunter who participates in it.

I figured out what a G2 was in 1969, when I scored my first buck. (I was 13) I just came up from the basement where my fathers first buck is displayed, shot in '55, a 10 pointer that might break 70 inches!!I was having a chuckle at myself thinking back at how we all thought it was a monster.  Hell,I used to take it to "show and tell"!

Some people like myself are just born to get all giddy over antlers, they are magic to me. They cast a spell on me.Some people could give a crap.(That is until they kill a big one, then that's all they want to talk about!)
Any how, when somebody tells me they saw a buck with a 20 inch spread, long heavy main beams, 10 inch G2s and 6 inch G3s, I can envision exactly what he looks like, and estimate pretty close to what he'll score.

Are there any G1s ?  I guess I really don't care.

Sorry, I also like big racks, although smaller racks are great too.  I guess the saying, a rack in the hand is better than. . .  wait, that was something else...., birds and bushes and the like. .  whatever.

Thanks for the schooling.   :p  

ChuckC

The G1 is the brow tine point.

I have no idea what the individual letters mean.

QuoteOriginally posted by bigbadjon:
Since there's always a bunch a elitist buttheads who put down the scorekeeping here is the deal. Scorekeeping from B&C and P&Y are there to keep a record of and glorify the animal while also helping identify regions showing superior genetics. Score systems like Compton's place more on the hunter by awarding bonus points for the hunters method and then trying to say they better represent traditional hunters. Many of the detractors on this site came of as more egotistical about not scoring animals as any hunter who participates in it.

I respectfully disagree, but will not go into it here as it would distract from the original question....and solve nothing.

I'm not real sure and I'm not much into antlers, but what I suspect is this:

I'm almost sure it has a certain relationship to the G-"spot".

That's all I'm sayin....

 

Well, I have shot a lot of deer, but never anything that would be considered a monster.  I had to look up the official scoring, but I was always curious about it when people would rattle off the description of a buck they had seen or shot.  Buck that most people that ridicule the scoring system would give their eye-teeth to shoot, that is.  It is just all a part of the history of the sport and a way of describing the character of antlers.  There are other systems out there as well, that don't get into quite as much detail.  Yes, I know, you can't eat the horns, a young deer tastes better, blah blah blah.  If someone wants to limit themselves and shoot the highest scoring rack possible for them,  more power to them.  Some would argue that, in general, a higher scoring deer is more likely to be a mature deer and therefore a more difficult trophy to obtain.  Kind of like making things more challenging by selecting a traditional bow over a rifle.  Not for everyone, but not something to belittle either.

 


 



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Walrus is almost  my last name!

What bigbadjon said x2

It's not an ego or insecurity thing for everyone who measures a buck. For some it's a goal setting thing and a challenge to shoot a buck say, over 150 or 125 or whatever. Gene and Barry Wensel do it among other great ethical hunters here. If it's good enough for them it's good enough for me

Oh boy.  I sure didn't mean to be asking about the merits of measuring deer, only about what the names of the points means.

Thanks all.  Seeing the scoring sheet and the pix above hammers it home. It is not like tornado's (Fujita scale), It is just about the spot you fill in on the sheet.  

Beaunaro. . in this case, yes, the G spot(s),  but remember, there are also H spots there to explore !  and on some, that little elusive E spot or two.

ChuckC

I see no harm in having a commonly understood way of describing a set of antlers.  I'm sure there are a few people who honestly don't give a hoot about big antlers.  They cut them off and throw them away.  But the vast majority of us are facinated by antlers, and most of us would prefer a big set over a small set.  

For me, it's not about trying to beat anybody else.  It is not a competition.  It is simply another way of challenging myself to make the hunt more difficult.  We chose to bowhunt versus gun hunt.  We chose traditional versus compound.  We chose a big buck versus a small one.  We are constantly seeking to make our hunts as challanging as we can while still retaining the potential for some level of success.  

If the deer herds where I hunt decline to the point where it is very difficult to kill even a small buck I'll be hunting as hard as I can for a small buck.  But as it is for me now, if I killed the first buck I would have had an opportunity at this fall I would have missed out on a lot of quality time in the woods.  

When we are lucky enough to be able to take a nice deer, we tend to enjoy talking about it and sharing the story with our friends.  Being able to say that a buck you killed "had 10 inch G2's"  is just a more descriptive way of relating the size than simply saying "he had big long points."  So you don't have to be obsessed with "horn porn" in order to appreciate and understand the language being spoken.

This was all a nasty little prank designed to fool deer hunters and give deer scorers a good laugh. How do I know that? Well...

The first points grown by any young deer are the tips of his main beams. These should have been G1..."Gee....he only has one set of points". The brow tines should be the last 'G' number. "Gee(z)...that dude has a 5th point near his head!" The system knew that was too simple and they wanted some mystery to it, which would require a certified authority to designate whether a point could even have a 'G' number. They reversed the order, and they even refused to give a 'G' number to the last 'G'...so a deer with 5 points on his antler doesn't even have a G5. They crooked us!


Okay....
I'm one of the guys who is fine with whatever scoring and point-designation system a man can devise. It doesn't bother me how they judge a deer, because I don't get mine scored or judged. I'm not against it in any way...I just don't have an interest in it. Gee...see my point?

 

This has gotten off track. Never have understood why the hate for the scoring system. Like others have said, it is simply a form of description. We use descriptive terms for almost everything in our world why would antlers be different? Its funny that when someone describes a turkey beard as being 11" long it doesn't provoke so much turmoil?

   

The reason there is a scoring system for Pope and Young was to establish a record of the effectiveness of the bow and arrow as a legitimate and viable hunting weapon. That data was used to negotiate archery hunting seasons with states fish and game departments.