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Pig tusks are measured either in the jaw or extracted, i.e.

No spread measurement is applied to chamois, tahr, sheep or pig tusks. In wild sheep and goats the spread measurement is also taken. Horns are measured over the outside curve and around the bases. There is a set of spread ratio for all antler trophies and by following them a spread and span factor is achieved. On Fallow deer, palm length and width with and without points are also taken and the shortest measurements are doubled. All measurements are taken to the nearest one eighth of an inch.Īdditional measurements on antlers for spread and span are also taken and these contribute to the score. When all measurements are taken and added together a final score can then be achieved. The shortest measurement from either side is then doubled giving a symmetrical size to be entered in the score column. It is a simple formula whereby the length of antlers horns and tusks are taken together with the measurements of the tines and beams. All measurements are taken using the Imperial system using inches. They are a must have if you wish to become an official Douglas Score measurer. On the 2nd of August 1958 NZDA formally adopted it for use as the official measuring system.Ī booklet The Douglas Score was published in 1959 and is now in its 3rd edition and is available from the national office of NZDA along with the appropriate tape measures.

The system was devised by the late Norman Douglas who first used it at the Waikato Branch of NZDA on the 25th of June 1949 for judging their trophy entries. The Douglas Score is a system for measuring and evaluating antlers, horns and tusks of New Zealand big game animals by symmetrical size. Winners are judged and announced at National Conference each year.Ĭontact your Branch for more information on Douglas Scoring, if you are interesting in learning more or want a head scored officially. There is an annual “Antler, Horn and Tusk” trophy competition for Members to enter their heads through their Branch. NZDA keeps the official New Zealand big game animal records. NZDA oversees the training of measurers, the measurement of trophies submitted by Branches and maintains a master list of trophies and scores. It is also used in Australia and Papua New Guinea.

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This is the scoring system used for trophies obtained by free range hunting in New Zealand. All measurements are imperial units (inches and one-eighth of an inch), which are added up to give a total score in inches. The Douglas Scoring system puts emphasis on symmetry and “typical” head shape and structure. The CIC trophy scoring system incorporates the skull and antler weight into the final score.

SCI, used by American hunters but also the method used by safari hunting businesses in New Zealand.

Douglas Score, used by NZDA and most New Zealand hunters for our big game species.

The three most commonly used systems are: NZDA’s chosen system, the Douglas Score, favours symmetry and only applies to the big game species found in New Zealand. Some systems favour mass (weight) of the head, others the number of tines. The system used by hunters depends on their jurisdiction and which species is being measured. There are several trophy scoring systems used around the world but the NZDA uses the Douglas Scoring system known as ‘the Douglas Score’ or ‘DS’ for short.

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