Reading Your Data
Antler points, age, and score
The numbers on a buck profile.
- Antler points
- The count of scorable tines. From photos this is a best read, not a tape measure — sometimes a tine is hidden by angle.
- Estimated age
- A read on the buck’s age class from body and antler cues. Useful for letting young bucks walk and recognizing a mature target.
- Score estimate (inches)
- A rough gross-inches estimate of the rack. Treat it as a ballpark for comparing bucks, not an official score.
- First / last seen
- When this buck first showed up and the most recent time a camera caught him — your window on whether he is still around.