Here’s a crash course in scoring antlers

It hardly ever fails. Kill a buck worthy of a trip to the taxidermist these days and sooner or later someone is sure to pop the question — what does it score?

Often, Texas hunters look to experts like Micah Poteet to learn the true tale of tape.

Poteet worked as wildlife biologist for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for 28 years before retiring in 2021. Scoring whitetails for the Texas Big Game Awards Program each fall and winter was part the gig.