NWTF Scoring Formula

[Decatur]

Official NWTF Scoring Formula
To arrive at a score for your turkey under the current National Wild Turkey Federation scoring system, Follow these simple directions:

1. Multiply the Beard length by 2

2. Multiply the length of EACH spur by 10

3. Add the bird's total live weight


For example:


weight = 23lbs. X 1 = 23
spur #1 = 1" X 10 = 10
spur #2 = 1.25" X 10 = 12.5
beard length = 10.5" X 2 = 21

Total = 23 + 10 + 12.5 + 21 = 66.5 points

[taxidermyman]

Woody I came up with 84.25 for my bird. What does it take to get it in the Book ?

[Woody Williams]

taxidermyman said:

Woody I came up with 84.25 for my bird. What does it take to get it in the Book ?

I really don't have a clue as to what it takes.

Maybe one of the died in the wool turkey hunters on here knows

[mullis56]

Anyone can get in the book....that is a good scoring bird! It is by no means a RECORD, but a GREAT BIRD. The scoring system screws you if you have a bird with: 14" beard, 1.25 spurs and weighs 21 lbs. You have good beard length, decent to small spurs and light weight. You see what I mean.....they charge you $10 bucks, I believe, and you send them the scoring sheet (NWTF) and then you good to go! They keep the following records for each sub-species:

1. Total score
2. Best overall typical score (1 beard, 2 spurs and weight)
3. Best overall non-typical score (2 beards, 4 spurs, etc, anything that is not outlined above)
4. Best weight
5. Best beard length
6. Best spur length

Good luck!!