Welcome to Buckscore™ where SIZE DOES MATTER! Antler size is estimated visually by wildlife professionals and deer hunters. While books, magazines, and record keeping organizations offer techniques to judge antler size in the field, nothing can replace experience. Trail-camera photographs on the other hand are currently used to gather important information about a deer herd, but estimating antler size from photographs is limited to a best guess. Buckscore™ satisfies the demand for an accurate tool for use on photographs of live white-tailed deer.
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LEARN MORE ABOUT SCORING
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MISSISSIPPI STATE
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CURRENT RECORDS
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Buckscore™ uses state-of-the-art technology to estimate antler size of photographed white-tailed deer. The program can produce a score based on 4 nationally recognized and respected scoring systems: Boone and Crockett®, Pope & Young®, Safari Club International (SCI) ® and Longhunter® Society. Click here to learn more about the history and details of each of these scoring systems.
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BuckScore™ was developed by researchers at Mississippi State University’s Deer Ecology and Management Lab. They recognized the management and research value of a tool that could accurately estimate antler size from a photograph and approached the Boone and Crockett Club for permission to use its scoring system. BuckScore™ is the result of years of rigorous development and testing using white-tailed deer data from across North America.
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How does YOUR buck’s size compare to those all around the country? Buckscore™ keeps detailed records of users’ deer that were verified by our staff. Maybe you are looking to hunt a new state; the Buckscore™ Record Gallery will show you some of top-caliber deer from that area. Click here to check out what size bucks are being photographed in your state or county.
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