Real trophy records
Hunting trophy scoring systems, explained.
A score only means something when the method is named. This guide covers the four systems offered in the real-world poster builder, what each one measures and what to enter when you already have a verified result.
Which scoring method should you choose?
| CIC | Common across Europe and beyond. It uses species-specific metric formulae and recognises bronze, silver and gold medal thresholds. |
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| Boone and Crockett | For native North American big game. It is known for its emphasis on typical form, mass and symmetry in antler and horn categories. |
| SCI | Safari Club International's worldwide record-book system. It uses species-specific methods across a wide range of game. |
| BASC | A UK head-measuring service focused on deer management and the six deer species found in Britain, plus feral boar and goats. |
Four guides, one simple rule
Choose the method actually used on the score sheet or certificate. Do not convert a number from one system into another. A roe buck can have a CIC result, a BASC measurement record or a simple personal measurement, and those labels are not interchangeable.
What belongs on a trophy poster?
For a real-world record, the useful details are the species, sex, location at the level you are happy to print, harvest date, scoring method, score or measurement, and a photograph with enough resolution for the chosen print size. Add a hunter name, weapon and distance when they are part of the story you want to keep.
Official score sheets sometimes contain private contact details, exact localities and certification information. Leave those off the print. The builder only needs the score you want shown and the method used to obtain it.