Mass vs. Width vs. Tines etc.

What do ya'll like?

All three combined works for me

You can't go wrong with that combo

Pick one.

I like tall tines on a wide rack with lots of mass.

Tine length.... Saw a typ 10 that sported awesome tiine length and I've wanted to shoot one similar ever since.

Big wide tall massive racks..... but i like width more than anything.

Like this

On scoring deer, since they are measuring the antlers, why do they take spread since that is only air. I think they should take a mass measurement on each tine at the halfway point, and get rid of spread. If you've ever messed around with this, it is very close to same score as with spread. Seems more logical to me.

I agree but the air sure can make em look good if there is enough of it!

Very true, we had an 8 point with 23" spread, and he looked awesome. Then one of the deer on the ranch the year before i got there had a 27" spread.

Thats awesome!

On average in a final score on typical bucks the tine length is 40% of the final score, the main beams are around 30%, mass is around 20% and the inside spread is 10%. I like mass and tine length since the spread is only a 10% factor in the final score of a deer but the first thing you see. Tine length and number of tines is the thing I look for first, but when you can add in 40" of mass on a deer it will hide tine length. I am into realestate and not air space.

Northern Deer

Mass and that which is not mentioned because it is not part of making a rack score high and that is character.

Southern if your in oklahoma

People never talk about the real key to high scoring deer.

I wouldn't pick any of those 3. I would pick long beams. Long beams usually mean that the deer is wider (longer beams have to go somewhere). The only way deer with short beams get wide is if they start to go straight off the head. This is the shape that when they look at you you can see all the points.

It's also a lot easier to be a 10 or 12 point if you have enough room for a g-4 or g-5.

this one had a little bit of air, mass, and long beams.

Similar... One I put my hands on was a 190" with only about 1.5" of deductions. Monster of a 4.5yo

I like the air space. I think it makes for an impressive mount. Don't mind some good real estate though.

I like the long tines. Long G2s and G3s.

I also like the wavy tines. The look like fire.

WOW!

Not according to BOBO-"there ain't no deer in Oklahoma" But keep the area a secret as long as you can.

If I had to pick 1 outta the 3 given then I'd take ..........I cant do it. I like the total package!!!! If I can pick 2 outta 3 the I'm takin' mass and tine length. Realestate for me.

I want long tines and massive rack on a narrow deer near 13" inside on 5 year old buck. Just so I can make another post on here about how much I don't like AR's!

i'll take tall tine length on a narrow deer before i would take short tine length on a wide deer.

I like long tines. More specifically very long brow tines. They get my blood flowing. If I could shoot a 150" deer with 10" brows every year, I would be done opening day every year.

Mass......I like mature deer with heavy horns.