Comparing the Zaft buck's 60-day entry score and ultimate P&Y panel score shows several differences of opinion in scoring, as well as what are presumably the effects of shrinkage during the 15 months beween the two scoring sessions.
What prevented the deer from having a net typical score in excess of 200 inches? In the panel's view, it was the point called the right G-3 tine on the entry score. The panel ruled that this point, the longest on the rack, is actually abnormal. Reclassified as abnormal, it went from adding 14 5/8 inches to the typical score to subtracting 14 0/8 inches from it, in itself resulting in a net score swing of nearly 30 inches. The panel's total reduction of net score from the original was 34 5/8 inches. Here's how the "before" and "after" score sheets compare:
TOTAL POINTS (R, L): 7,6 entry; 7,6 panel TIP TO TIP SPREAD: 11 3/8 entry; 11 2/8 panel GREATEST SPREAD: 24 3/8 entry; 24 2/8 panel INSIDE SPREAD: 20 7/8 entry; 20 5/8 panel
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