Measuring

Below are forms detailing methods for measuring specific species.

Methods for Measuring Horns

Method 1 For most animals with simple horns

Method 2 For spiral-horned animals

Method 3 For most wild cattle

Method 4 For African buffalo

Method 5 For common wildebeest and takin

Method 6 For black wildebeest

Method 7 For muskox

Method 8 For rhinoceros

Method 9 For multi-horned sheep

Method 10 For pronghorn antelope

Method 11 For wild sheep, bharal, aoudad and tur

Methods for Measuring Tusks

Method 12 for hippopotamus, pigs, water deer and musk deer

Method 13 for walrus / Method 13NT for walrus with more than 2 tusks

Method 14 for elephant

Methods for Measuring Skulls

Method 15 For carnivores, peccaries and water chevrotain

Methods for Measuring Body Measurements

Method 16-C For body length of crocodilian

Method 16-D For darted carnivores

Methods for Measuring Antlers

Method 17-T For white-tailed deer with typical antlers

Method 17-NT For white-tailed deer with non-typical antlers

Method 18-T For mule deer and black-tailed deer with typical antlers

Method 18-NT For mule deer and black-tailed deer with non-typical antlers

Method 19-T For elk or wapiti with typical antlers (except Roosevelt elk and tule elk)

Method 19-NT For elk or wapiti with non-typical antlers, and for all Roosevelt elk and tule elk

Method 20 For red deer and related deer

Method 21-T For axis deer, hog deer, sambar, rusa deer, sika deer and roe deer with typical antlers

Method 21-NT For axis deer, hog deer, sambar, rusa deer, sika deer and roe deer with non-typical antlers

Method 22 For the larger deer not specified in other methods. Includes barasingha, white-lipped deer, brow-antlered deer, Père David deer, marsh deer, pampas deer and huemul

Method 23 For caribou and reindeer

Method 24 For fallow deer

Method 25-P For moose with palmated antlers

Method 25-C For moose with cervine (unpalmated) antlers

Method 26-T & 26-NT For muntjac and brocket deer with typical antlers and for all pudu and tufted deer

Method 50-T For all species of wild turkey with single beard

Method 50-NT For all species of wild turkey with multiple beards

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