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Measure The Boone & Crocket Score Of The Bucks With The Bushnell Trophy Cam Trail Camera
Take His Picture and Score Him in the Field with Select Models of the Bushnell Trophy Cam Trail Camera.

BuckScore.com Measure Your On Camera Buck

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Overland Park, KS --(Ammoland.com)- Bushnell Outdoor Products is now offering consumers a way to measure the “on-the-hoof” Boone & Crocket score of the bucks taken with the Bushnell Trophy Cam Trail Camera.

Working with Buckscore, an educational and data collection tool for biologists and deer hunters, Bushnell is including a coupon for a free Buckscore Lite software program from Buckscore.com in select models of the Trophy Cam.

The Buckscore system was developed by biologists with Mississippi State University’s Deer Ecology and Management Lab. The software allows users to estimate antler size of photographed whitetail deer.

The program uses a unique set of physical features, as well as statistically-derived models to achieve accurate estimates.

BuckScore.com

The Bushnell Trophy Cam has quickly become one of the most popular trail cameras on the market since it was introduced in 2009. It uses AA batteries as the power source with battery life lasting up to a year while taking hundreds of photos.

Consumers should look for a Buckscore.com sticker on Bushnell Trophy Cam packages to find the models that include the free coupon.

Estimating antler size of a deer “on-the-hoof” has been deemed an art rather than a science. It is a skill desired by many deer enthusiasts. Trail cameras are a favorite scouting tool and they generate pictures of bucks of unknown antler size. Estimating these characteristics from pictures can allow collection of data from pictures as part of a herd monitoring program or entertainment.

Buckscore™ is an educational and data collection tool for biologists and deer hunters. Developed by scientists and biologists with Mississippi State University’s Deer Ecology and Management Lab the software allows users to estimate antler size of photographed white-tailed deer. The program uses a unique set of physical features, as well as statistically-derived, models to achieve accurate estimates.

The software was developed using white-tailed deer from across North America. A user will select the state or region in which the deer was photographed, the program then accesses a unique set of physical features from that particular area to accurately score your buck.

For more information on Bushnell Products visit www.bushnell.com or call 800-423-3537 for consumer inquiries.

Bushnell Outdoor Products is a global manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer products based in Overland Park, Kansas. Bushnell Outdoor Products sells its products worldwide under the Bushnell®, Tasco®, Serengeti®, Bollé®, Uncle Mike’s Law Enforcement®, Stoney Point®, Uncle Mike’s®, Millett®, Hoppe’s®, Butler Creek®, Kolpin®, Cébé®, Final Approach® and Simmons® brand names. For information about any of these brands or products, please contact Bushnell Public Relations at (913) 752-6105.

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Conservation Groups Adopt Boone and Crockett Scoring

Boone and Crockett Club

MISSOULA, Mont.--(AmmoLand.com)- More and more prominent big game conservation groups are formally endorsing Boone and Crockett scoring as their standard system for measuring North American big game trophies.

Boone and Crockett scoring originally was developed as a means of recording data on species thought to be going extinct from habitat loss and unregulated harvest. Today, Boone and Crockett Club records remain a classic gauge of successful conservation and management programs. In addition to its prestigious history and tradition, Boone and Crockett scoring is strongly associated with the highest tenets of fair chase and hunting ethics.

Nine organizations have recently adopted Boone and Crockett scoring, including:

• Arizona Desert Bighorn Sheep Society
• Arizona Deer Association
• Dallas Safari Club
• Guide Outfitters Association of British Columbia
• Mule Deer Foundation
• Rocky Mountain Bighorn Society
• Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
• Texas Bighorn Society
• Wild Sheep Foundation

Each organization is now using only Boone and Crockett scoring for its North American award and recognition programs, communications, competitions, trophy exhibits, etc.

“We’re pleased to formalize partnerships with these organizations because it strengthens the objectives we all share for conservation as well as hunting ethics in North America,” said Eldon “Buck” Buckner, vice president of Big Game Records for the Boone and Crockett Club.

The very first organization to formally adopt the copyrighted Boone and Crockett scoring system was the Pope & Young Club in 1958. Their purpose was to establish a records keeping program strictly for archery taken trophies to counter the claims at the time that bowhunting was not an effective method of harvest and there should not be separate seasons for archers.

A complete list of Boone and Crockett scoring partners can be found on their Web site, www.boone-crockett.org.

About the Boone and Crockett Club
Founded by Theodore Roosevelt in 1887, the Boone and Crockett Club promotes guardianship and visionary management of big game and associated wildlife in North America. The Club maintains the highest standards of fair-chase sportsmanship and habitat stewardship. Member accomplishments include enlarging and protecting Yellowstone and establishing Glacier and Denali national parks, founding the U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service and National Wildlife Refuge System, fostering the Pittman-Robertson and Lacey Acts, creating the Federal Duck Stamp program, and developing the cornerstones of modern game laws. The Boone and Crockett Club is headquartered in Missoula, Mont. For details, visit www.boone-crockett.org.

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