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White-tailed Deer trophy records.
A practical species reference for hunters recording a white-tailed deer trophy: what to keep with the record, which scoring systems may apply and how to turn the finished story into a wall print.
About the white-tailed deer
White-tailed deer use a wide range of habitats, from eastern woodland and farmland to prairie margins and managed forests.
The strongest records preserve more than a number. Keep the species, sex, date, country or region, photograph, scoring system and the story of the hunt together so the record remains meaningful years later.
Scoring systems used for this species
| Recorded systems | Boone and Crockett, SCI |
|---|---|
| Measurement focus | Main beams, normal points, circumferences and inside spread; deductions depend on typical or non-typical classification. |
| Important note | The Wild Register records the score supplied by the hunter. It does not measure, certify or rank trophies. |
Keep this trophy permanently.
Register the details privately first, then choose whether to make the record public. When you are ready, the same record can become a personalised hunting trophy poster with the location and photograph treated as part of the design.