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Animal Scoring Overview

  • The scoring of the animals follows real life scoring guidelines such as that of Boone & Crockett.
  • You can find the detailed scoring information on the score sheet of every animal. The table below is a simplified description. Click on the animal's score in your hunt statistics or personal best lists to see the scoring details.
  • Females of some species have a score, but they will usually score lower. Rabbits/hares are an exception, their females get heavier than males and thus score higher.
  • Harvest Value has nothing to do with the scoring of the animals.
  • The Cross Species Score ("CSS") value on the harvest screen is explained here.

The following factors do not influence the score of an animal:

  • where you hit the animal (e.g. you cannot damage antlers and thus reduce the score)
  • whether you hit a vital organ or not
  • the Harvest Value or any of its components (trophy integrity, wound time)
  • the weapon(s) used
  • the number of hits
  • the shooting distance
Permanent Species Scoring Females
scored

Water Buffalo
Horns
  • Lengths of horns
  • Circumferences at various places

Bison
Horns
  • Lengths of horns
  • Circumferences at various places

Banteng
Horns
  • Lengths of horns
  • Circumferences at various places

Moose
Antlers
  • Greatest spread
  • Number of normal points
  • Width of palms
  • Length of palms including brow palms
  • Circumferences of beams at smallest place

Deductions:

  • Number of abnormal points on both antlers and differences between all measurements from the scoring

Roosevelt Elk
Antlers
  • Spread of main beams
  • Lengths of main beams
  • Length of each point (up to 7)
  • Beam circumferences between points
  • Differences between all measurements from the scoring

Deductions:

  • Total lengths of abnormal points

Rocky Mountain Elk
Antlers
  • Spread of main beams
  • Lengths of main beams
  • Length of each point (up to 7)
  • Beam circumferences between points
  • Differences between all measurements from the scoring

Deductions:

  • Total lengths of abnormal points

Red Deer
Antlers
  • Lengths of main beams
  • Lengths of brow and tray tines
  • Circumferences of coronets
  • Circumferences lower beams
  • Circumferences upper beams
  • Weights of dry antlers
  • Length of inside span of both antlers
  • Number of tine ends

Sambar Deer
Antlers
  • Lengths of main beams
  • Lengths of typical tines
  • Circumferences of burrs
  • Circumferences of main beams
  • Inside Spans of main beams

Rusa Deer
Antlers
  • Lengths of main beams
  • Lengths of typical tines
  • Circumferences of burrs
  • Circumferences of main beams
  • Inside Spans of main beams

Reindeer
Antlers
  • Inside spread of main beams
  • Spread credit
  • Number of points on each antler excluding Brows
  • Number of points on each brow
  • Length of main beam
  • Length of palms
  • Length of all points
  • Circumferences at various places

Mule Deer
Antlers
  • Spread of main beams
  • Lengths of main beams
  • Length of each point (up to 4)
  • Beam circumferences between points
  • Differences between all measurements from the scoring

Deductions:

  • Total lengths of abnormal points

Whitetail Deer
Antlers
  • Spread of main beams
  • Lengths of main beams
  • Length of each point (up to 7)
  • Beam circumferences between points
  • Differences between all measurements from the scoring

Deductions:

  • Total lengths of abnormal points

Blacktail Deer
Antlers
  • Spread of main beams
  • Lengths of main beams
  • Length of each point (up to 4)
  • Beam circumferences between points
  • Differences between all measurements from the scoring

Deductions:

  • Total lengths of abnormal points

Sitka Deer
Antlers
  • Spread of main beams
  • Lengths of main beams
  • Length of typical tines (up to 3)
  • Circumference of Burr
  • Circumference of Main Beam

Deductions:

  • Total lengths of abnormal points

Axis Deer
Antlers
  • Length of main beams
  • Length of typical tines
  • Circumferences of burrs
  • Circumferences of main beams
  • Inside Spans of main beams

Fallow Deer
Antlers
  • Length of main beams
  • Length of typical tines
  • Width of palms
  • Circumferences of coronets
  • Circumferences of beams
  • Number of points

Roe Deer
Antlers
  • Lengths of main beams
  • Weight of dry antlers
  • Volume of antlers

Beauty Points

  • 0-4 points for inside span
  • 0-4 points for color
  • 0-4 points for pearling
  • 0-4 points for coronets

Bighorn Sheep
Horns
  • Lengths of horns
  • Circumferences at the four quarters

Dall Sheep
Horns
  • Lengths of horns
  • Circumferences at the four quarters

Alpine Ibex
Horns
  • Length of horns
  • Circumferences of horns
  • Greatest spread

Beauty Points

  • 0-3 points for color
  • 0-3 points for age rings and ridges
  • 0-3 points for horn curve

Feral Goat
Horns
  • Length of horns
  • Circumferences of horns
  • Greatest spread

Beauty Points

  • 0-3 points for color
  • 0-3 points for age rings and ridges
  • 0-3 points for horn curve

Polar Bear
  • Sum of head width and length

Brown Bear
  • Sum of head width and length

Grizzly Bear
  • Sum of head width and length

Black Bear
  • Sum of head width and length

Wild Boar
  • Weight
  • Length of bottom tusks
  • Circumference of bottom tusks

Weight and tusk score are calculated. If the weight part is bigger a "W" is added, if the tusk part is bigger a "T" is added.


Feral Hog
  • Weight
  • Length of bottom tusks
  • Circumference of bottom tusks

Weight and tusk score are calculated. If the weight part is bigger a "W" is added, if the tusk part is bigger a "T" is added.


Red Kangaroo
  • Weight in kilograms

Grey Wolf
  • Skull length and width

Coyote
  • Weight in pounds

Red Fox
  • Weight in pounds

Arctic Fox
  • Weight in pounds

Puma
  • Skull length and width

Eurasian Lynx
  • Skull length and width

Bobcat
  • Skull length and width

European Rabbit
  • Weight in grams

Cottontail Rabbit
  • Weight in grams

Snowshoe Hare
  • Weight in grams

Turkey
  • Weight in pounds
  • Length of beard
  • Length of spurs

Wood Grouse
  • Weight in grams

Pheasant
  • Length of longest tail feather
  • Length of spurs

The score qualifies as "A" if shot in air (about 1m above ground) or as "G" if shot on ground.


Canada Goose
  • Weight in grams

The score qualifies as "A" if shot in air (about 1m above ground) or as "G" if shot on ground.


Snow Goose
  • Weight in grams

The score qualifies as "A" if shot in air (about 1m above ground) or as "G" if shot on ground.


Magpie Goose
  • Weight in grams

The score qualifies as "A" if shot in air (about 1m above ground) or as "G" if shot on ground.


Mallard Duck
  • Weight in grams

The score qualifies as "A" if shot in air (about 1m above ground/water surface) or as "G" if shot on ground.


American Black Duck
  • Weight in grams

The score qualifies as "A" if shot in air (about 1m above ground/water surface) or as "G" if shot on ground.


Northern Pintail
  • Weight in grams

The score qualifies as "A" if shot in air (about 1m above ground/water surface) or as "G" if shot on ground.


Gadwall
  • Weight in grams

The score qualifies as "A" if shot in air (about 1m above ground/water surface) or as "G" if shot on ground.


Rock Ptarmigan
  • Weight in grams

The score qualifies as "A" if shot in air (about 1m above ground/water surface) or as "G" if shot on ground.


White-tailed Ptarmigan
  • Weight in grams

The score qualifies as "A" if shot in air (about 1m above ground/water surface) or as "G" if shot on ground.


Willow Ptarmigan
  • Weight in grams

The score qualifies as "A" if shot in air (about 1m above ground/water surface) or as "G" if shot on ground.

Event Species Scoring Females
scored

Werewolf
  • Weight in pounds

Roe-bit
  • Weight in grams

All Time Best Scores

Last Update: December 11, 2023 (after Season 39)
The scoring of various animals changed over time. This is reflected with the "generations".

  • In seasons 1-7 the scores were fractions of eighths. For example the best Blacktail scored 245 6/8.
  • After season 8 all scores were shown with three decimals including the previous scores.
  • Since season 30 all numbers are shown with four decimals. This changed the possible top scores for some species.
  • Deer and pig species were mostly changed due to improvements in the racks and tusks (incl. TruRACS).
  • Double bearded Turkeys initially considered the length of both beards. This was then changed to count the longer beard only.
  • The scoring for Coyotes never changed, but the probability for finding the max weight (27kg / 59.525lbs) was greatly reduced in season 9.
The most current top score is highlighted: Top Score
Species Generation 1 Generation 2 Generation 3 Generation 4 Generation 5
Whitetail Deer Seasons 1-3 Seasons 4-8 Seasons 9-
199.8750 226.4930 209.4880
Mule Deer Seasons 1-3 Seasons 4-8 Seasons 9-11 Seasons 12-
209.0000 247.7500 231.0240 246.1024
Turkey Seasons 1-5 Seasons 6-
97.5000 71.6300
Roosevelt Elk Season 2 Season 3 Seasons 4-8 Seasons 9-
345.2500 359.6250 353.1890 443.2270
Coyote Season 4-
59.5250
Feral Hog Season 6 Seasons 7-8 Seasons 9-
1037.2500 998.8070 1212.1130
Blacktail Deer Season 6 Seasons 7-8 Seasons 9-11 Seasons 12-
245.7500 190.4710 182.3240 197.3240
Pheasant Seasons 6-19 Seasons 20-
29.1330 29.5500
Moose Seasons 8-
244.6770
Black Bear Season 8 Seasons 9- Seasons 30-
24.0160 23.9370 24.0024
Wild Boar Seasons 10-
1280.1430
Roe Deer Seasons 10-
264.2750
Red Deer Seasons 11-
283.4810
Brown Bear Seasons 13-29 Seasons 30-
28.8980 28.9709
Red Fox Seasons 14-
33.9490
Mallard Duck Seasons 15-
1599.9980
Canada Goose Seasons 16-
8999.9130
Cottontail Rabbit Seasons 16-29 Seasons 30-
1999.0000 1999.9068
Reindeer Seasons 16-
720.1030
Alpine Ibex Seasons 16-
291.9670
European Rabbit Seasons 17-29 Seasons 30-
2499.0000 2499.8409
Red Kangaroo Seasons 17-
90.9990
Arctic Fox Seasons 19-29 Seasons 30-
17.6300 17.6348
Bison Seasons 19-
128.7830
Snowshow Hare Seasons 19-29 Seasons 30-
1999.0000 1999.9763
Sitka Deer Season 19 Season 20 Seasons 21-33 Seasons 34-35 Seasons 36-
84.8810 166.4180 113.8582 119.4487 113.6612
Northern Pintail Seasons 19-
1399.9010
American Black Duck Seasons 19-
1599.9960
Gadwall Seasons 19-
1399.9810
Polar Bear Seasons 19-29 Seasons 30-
31.0240 31.0965
Willow Ptarmigan Seasons 20-29 Seasons 30-
809.0000 809.9705
Rock Ptarmigan Seasons 20-29 Seasons 30-
639.0000 639.9467
White-tailed Ptarmigan Seasons 20-29 Seasons 30-
479.0000 479.9716
Grey Wolf Seasons 20-29 Seasons 30-
16.8900 16.9642
Grizzly Bear Seasons 20-29 Seasons 30-
27.4810 27.5181
Rocky Mountain Elk Seasons 20-
455.8660
Bighorn Sheep Seasons 20-
193.4250
Feral Goat Seasons 20-
400.8650
Dall Sheep Seasons 20-
209.5275
Water Buffalo Season 22 Seasons 23-
285.0010 290.6160
Bobcat Seasons 22-29 Seasons 30-
9.5580 9.6353
Rusa Deer Season 22 Seasons 23-24 Seasons 25-
249.6460 211.2620 201.6142
Sambar Deer Season 22 Seasons 23-
350.0010 269.3700
Banteng Season 22 Seasons 23-
173.9560 176.0980
Magpie Goose Seasons 23-
3999.9977
Eurasian Lynx Seasons 23-29 Seasons 30-
11.5250 11.5943
Snow Goose Seasons 26-
4499.9990
Puma Seasons 28-29 Seasons 30-
15.9820 16.0606
Axis Deer Seasons 30-
211.4174
Fallow Deer Seasons 33-
192.9500
Wood Grouse Seasons 36-
7199.0597
Werewolf Seasons 23-
385.8090


TruRACS: Simplified Guide for Deer Scoring

The deer scoring in theHunter uses the official Boone and Crockett (B&C) scoring system. This simplified yet fantastic guide from MonacoSteve is limited to the major contributing factors which you can well evaluate while out in the field, if you observe your prey carefully. With this guide in mind you should be able to make educated guesses about the value of your trophies.