Animal Scoring

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.

• All "lengths" are in inches.

• The "Weight to Score Relation" shows how strong the animal's weight is related to the score, i.e. how likely a heavy weight animal will also have a high score.

• Females of some species have a score, but they will usually score lower. Rabbits 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:

• the player's membership status (guest vs. member)
• 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 weapon
• the number of hits
• the Harvest Value or any of its components (trophy integrity, wound time)
• the shooting distance

Species	Scoring	Score Deductions	Weight to Score Relation	Females scored
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 See also Scoring Mule Deer	Total lengths of abnormal points	Some	Template:X
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 See also Scoring Whitetail Deer	Total lengths of abnormal points	Some	Template:X
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	Total lengths of abnormal points	Some	Template:X
Sitka 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	Total lengths of abnormal points	Some	Template:X
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 See also Scoring Elk	Total lengths of abnormal points	Some	Template:X
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	Total lengths of abnormal points	Some	Template:X
Moose	Antlers Greatest spread Number of normal points Width of palms Length of palms including brow palms Circumferences of beams at smallest place	Number of abnormal points on both antlers Differences between all measurements from the scoring	Some	Template:X
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	n/a	Medium	Template:X
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	n/a	Medium	Template:X
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	n/a	Medium	Template:Ya
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	n/a	Medium	Template:Ya
Bighorn Sheep	Horns Lengths of horns Circumferences at the four quarters	n/a	Medium	Template:Ya
Dall Sheep	Horns Lengths of horns Circumferences at the four quarters	n/a	Medium	Template:Ya
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	n/a	Medium	Template:Ya
Bison	Horns Spreads between horns Lengths of horns Circumferences at various places	n/a	Medium	Template:Ya
Polar Bear	Sum of head width and length	n/a	Strong	Template:Ya
Brown Bear	Sum of head width and length	n/a	Strong	Template:Ya
Grizzly Bear	Sum of head width and length	n/a	Strong	Template:Ya
Black Bear	Sum of head width and length	n/a	Strong	Template:Ya
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.	n/a	Strong	Template:Ya
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.	n/a	Strong	Template:Ya
Red Kangaroo	Weight in kilograms	n/a	Direct	Template:Ya
Grey Wolf	Skull length and width	n/a	Direct	Template:Ya
Coyote	Weight in pounds	n/a	Direct	Template:Ya
Red Fox	Weight in pounds	n/a	Direct	Template:Ya
Arctic Fox	Weight in pounds	n/a	Direct	Template:Ya
European Rabbit	Weight in grams	n/a	Direct	Template:Ya
Cottontail Rabbit	Weight in grams	n/a	Direct	Template:Ya
Snowshoe Hare	Weight in grams	n/a	Direct	Template:Ya
Turkey	Weight in pounds Length of beard Length of spurs See also Scoring Turkey	n/a	Some	Template:X
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.	n/a	Strong	Template:Ya
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.	n/a	Direct	Template:Ya
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.	n/a	Direct	Template:Ya
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.	n/a	Direct	Template:Ya
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.	n/a	Direct	Template:Ya
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.	n/a	Direct	Template:Ya
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.	n/a	Direct	Template:Ya
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.	n/a	Direct	Template:Ya
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.	n/a	Direct	Template:Ya

Scoring History

Animal Scoring History

TruRACS: Simplified Guide for Deer Scoring

The deer scoring in theHunter uses the official Boone and Crockett (B&C) scoring system. This simplified guide from community member 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.