I don’t know is he’s really called the Deer Measurer but he is one and he says, “Have tape measure, Will travel.” He’s Dave Boland and he’s an official measurer for Pope & Young, Boone & Crockett, Long Hunter Society and the North American Shed Hunters Club. He explained the process for coming up with the measurement to score deer racks. I’ve got a bunch of racks but I’ve never had mine measured or mounted. I’m still waiting to get one that’s worth it.
Here at the Dixie Deer Classic he’s been busy. He says that the definition of trophy is the biggest deer you’ve killed. So, anyone can bring their mount or rack in and have it measured and it will be a trophy for them. I like that idea. For you serious hunters out there, he does say that long tines are the key to big scores.
You can listen to my interview with Dan here: dixie-deer-classic-measurer.mp3