How to Apply to Become a Certified Measurer of Whitetail Deer Antlers

Two of the main record-keeping organizations for whitetail deer antlers are the Boone and Crockett Club and the Pope and Young Club. As part of their record-keeping, each club relies upon volunteer measurers who are certified by the group and are available to measure the antlers of the whitetail deer (and other big-game animals) that hunters shoot. To learn how to apply to become a certified measurer of whitetail deer antlers, read on.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Application
• Names of references

How to Apply to Become a Certified Measurer of Whitetail Deer Antlers

1. Download an application from the Pope and Young Club (www.pope-young.org), or the Boone and Crockett Club (www.boone-crockett.org). Otherwise, applications can be requested via mail. The address for the Pope and Young Club is: PO Box 548, Chatfield, Minn., 55923. The address for the Boone and Crockett Club is 250 Station Drive, Missoula, Mont., 59801, Attn: Records Dept.

2. Fill out the application form completely. It requires such information as name and address; your history in hunting; whether you have experience measuring game animals; and the names of references.

3. Become a member of the group for which you want to become a certified measurer, if you have not already joined. Both groups encourage prospective measurers to first be members of the group.

4. Wait for the club to contact you about your application after you've sent it in. Both clubs invite select applicants to measurer training classes, after which they certify volunteer measurers.

References

• Boone and Crockett Club
• Pope and Young Club

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