how to score and measure your deer antlers?
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First things first.  How was this animal harvested?  Gun or bow?  If by gun then you score it using the Boone and Crockett method.  If by bow, use the Pope and Young method.
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A small "Rooster-tail" in white and black with a silver blade.Also, downsize your line test. Use Berkley "Fire-Line" in "smoke" color. That line tests at 10lbs and has a dia. of 4lb. Small "Rattle-Trap" type baits work as well, in the 1/8 and 1/4 size.Small "black" or "white" jigs in the 1/8 oz. and 1/4 oz. works well too. Spray all of your lures with some type of attractant.
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2 pounds venison \n1/4 cup soy sauce \n1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce \n1/2 teaspoon onion powder (you may also substitute a finely diced onion for the onion powder) \n1/4 teaspoon course ground black pepper \n1/4 teaspoon garlic powder \n1 teaspoon hickory salt. \n1/2 tablespoon liquid smoke (optional) \n\nInstructions\n\nFirst step in preparation is to either have the butcher or if you choose to do so; slice at least two pounds of deer venison into roughly 1/8 to _ inch strips, _ to 1 inch in width.\n\nNo particular cut of the deer is required for this process but whatever part is used for burger you can use for jerky. If you are not sure you can contact your local butcher and he should be able to advise you.\n\nCombine the listed ingredients from above into a large mixing bowl less the deer venison. Mix thoroughly until all ingredients have dissolved.\n\nOnce the sauce is to desired consistency, you can now add the jerky strips. Gently fold jerky strips in a circular fashion until the jerky strips are thoroughly covered.\n\nCover bowl let stand 24 hours stirring mixture every 2 to 3 hours.\n\nHeat oven to 200 degrees, place jerky strips onto a cookie sheet with aluminum foil. Place jerky strips onto cookie sheet. Place into oven with door slightly cracked (no more than 3 inches) leave to dry for 6 to 9 hours checking on strips and turning periodically.\n\nJerky is done when still pliable but dry all the way through.\n\nStore in a zip lock bag partially closed.
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close one eye and stare at a single point. then using a protractor or something move a yardstick with a red dot sticking out of the end up or down to a point where you cant see it, mabby we dont have one
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when stalking deer keep the wind in you face if you keep it at you back your scent and sound will travel farther ahead of you alerting the deer before you get a chance to see them.  the best time to make a stalk is right after or during a light rain or snow when the leaves on the ground are quiet and your scent doesn't travel as far when it is wet out.  as for blind logs and sticks work well.  if you have the time and are on private land  a couple of months before the season you could use some old carpet and wire.  string the wire through top edge of the carpet and hang around a few small trees or posts.  they also make quality popup blinds that range from 75 to 300 dollars that work well. the main purpose of a blind is to conceal your movement.  hope this helps.  best of luck
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Source 1 has some tips but basically suggests you consult a professional. Source 2 recommends linseed oil for antlers but not horns. Sources 3 and 4 are amateur advice, specifically on antelope horns. You might describe your situation to that forum (taxidermy.net). Good luck; I think you'll need it. If all else fails you might try a transparent, rigid coating or filling; epoxy or anything better you can think of.
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Measure the distance around your head in inches with a string and use this chart.\n\n\n\nSize     Men's     Women's\n\n6 3/8    20 1/2    19 1/2 \n6 1/2    20 5/8    20 \n6 5/8    21        20 1/2 \n6 3/4    21 1/2    21 \n6 7/8    21 7/8    21 1/2 \n7        22 1/4    22 56 \n7 1/8    22 5/8    22 1/8 \n7 1/4    23        23 \n7 3/8    23 3/8    23 1/2 \n7 1/2    23 3/4    24 \n7 5/8    24        24 1/2 \n7 3/4    24 1/2    25 \n7 7/8    25        25 1/2 \n8        25 1/2    26
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For timed events, you can look at the average, median, standard deviation, etc of the time.  Similar for distances on things like javelin or shotput, or accuracy rates for archery.\n\nJust was watching the biathalon (cross country skiing with a few sessions of marksmanship with a rifle along the way), and there's some interesting math there.  When they stop to shoot at targets, they have to do a penalty lap for each target they miss.  Which brings up questions like, is it more important to be accurate or fast?  If an athelete can spend a month training, what mix of target practice and conditioning should they do?  If you know the speed and accuracy of each competitor, can you pick the favorites?\n\nFor the last one, obviously if someone is both faster and a better shot than anyone else, they're a favorite.  But in reality, the atheletes have strong and weak spots, so which combination of skills will come out on top?
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Google Bob Ragsdale. Bob has a website just for archery hunting. If you don't find your answer there send an e-mail. Also, to help find the source of the noise have a friend stand near the bow when you shoot to see if he/she can determine the location. I did this for a friend and found his arrows were in the quiver too far and the tips were rubbing the plastic. I know what a pain it is to have a loud bow. By the way. A deer will drop a little even with quiet bows because their hearing is so acute. So aim a fuzz lower than you would on your target. Also try Deerhunting.net and go to the Q&A. Great resources.
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buddy of mine works for a hunting outfit that sells on the web, and he gets to travel and hunt alot.he went to iowa and killed the biggest buck id damn near ever saw.dressed out at 240 and was scored officially at 176 1/4 non typicall..he got it on video for the online store and i guess he says its like the 8th biggest deer ever killed that was shot on video.i can send a pic if interested.email at khaymen2231976@yahoo.com  as for me i got crap this year but a nice 8 pt last yr,
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While the answers above are correct, I will go a bit further.\n\nEstes rockets sells a nice tool for just this very job that will make your measurement fairly easy and accurate. It is called AltiTrak (TM).\n\nhttp://www.estesrockets.com/cgi-bin/products.cgi?view,296
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That depends on how you look at it.  An elks antlers have sharper points, but an elk isn't as likely to attack a human.  A moose has fairly blunt antlers, but they are much larger and strong than elk.  Comparing an elk to a moose is like comparing a bobcat to a mountain lion.  They're both big enough to hurt you, but the one is a lot bigger and stronger.
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Your best bet is to go to an archery shop with it. They can measure the draw weight and check to see if the draw length is set for you. They can also cut your arrows to the correct length, if needed, all of which can determine the proper weight of the arrows you will need!
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Something that may be fun is a project with model rockets. Give them the necessary information to calculate the height of the rocket, based on the rocket engine and mass of the rocket as homework.\n\nThen at school, fire a few of them and using basic trig calculate the height and see how close they are.\n\nRocket engines are typically rate something like: A8-3 which breaks down as follows:\nA --> 2.50 Newton-seconds of power\n8 --> average thrust (in newtons)\n3 --> seconds from end of thrust to ejection charge (parachute)\n\nThe engines also have a time-thrust curve that shows how the power is delivered over time. Check the following link below for some more info:\n\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nHere is another one:\nNot sure how readily available props are for you but if you can hook up a camera in a room with a strobe light/flash and then set up a collision (air hockey table or pool table come to mind) then you can calculate the velocity of each object, measure its mass and then demonstrate the conservation of momentum using vectors. Because you know the frequency of the strobe, and the distance traveled, you can compute the vector velocity.\n\nOr how about:\nFirst, fire an arrow down a football field. Given the amount of time aloft calculate the initial velocity (ignore air resistance/friction) Then fire an arrow at a bale of hay (extend the bow by the same amount) and measure how far into the bale the arrow went. Using the same initial velocity and distance into bale, calculate the rate of deceleration and coefficient of friction of the hay bale.
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http://www.answers.com/water+deer?gwp=12&method=2
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got a dandy.....even though  it  seems  difficult   youll  break through  and  find  out  you can  almost  measure  anything....try  this  because  i dont  know  what  type  of  equipment  you have....in  search  bar  go.....vernier  read .. hit search..the  NTNU site java  is  excellentyou you can  even  practice  measuring  on  line.....reading  a  vernier  is  good too.....check  them  all
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Here's a good one: http://www.biggamehunt.net/sections/Whitetail_Deer/A_Guide_to_Butchering_Deer_11220412.html\n\nAs far as the cuts go, it's the same as a cow.\n(Yes, I know - I don't know where THOSE are either - but that's what people tell me).\n\nYou gotta practice.  I'm starting to get the hang of it after about 6 of them.  However, if you'd have seen my first few attempts - you'd know why they call it "butchering".\n\nI generally try to sucker someone who's done it for years to do it.\nDo the old Mark Twain "whitewashing a fence" routine, or hem and haw and start cutting all over - until they offer to help and/or do it.