Thread: Douglas Score

Hey all, question and answer time. What are your thoughts on paying for an official Douglas Score to be done on a trophy you have secured? Have you paid or offered to pay in some form in the past?

Hypothetically, you shoot an animal of a lifetime and you want to have a record of actual DS in written format that can be kept. Would you pay an official scorer $100 for a stag or say $50 for chamois or tahr? These monetary figures have been plucked from the air, but bare in mind it takes about an hour or so to score a reasonable red deer or fallow and about 30+mins for tahr or chamois.
I know if you are a member of the NZDA, you can likely get this done on your club trophy night, but there are a lot of hunters who are not affiliated and who seek a recorded reference.
Some taxidermists charge an extra fee to have a DS or SCI score done at the time of mounting, after all you are paying for their service & skill.

Some will know, I am an official DS scorer and have been for some 20 years. This is not intended to be used an an indicator of some sort of extra money making scheme....believe me, more about your thoughts on the subject.

Yes. Charge non NZDA members if it's done by a club member. Payment maybe to branch or split in some way.

Originally Posted by Mathias

Hey all, question and answer time. What are your thoughts on paying for an official Douglas Score to be done on a trophy you have secured? Have you paid or offered to pay in some form in the past?

Hypothetically, you shoot an animal of a lifetime and you want to have a record of actual DS in written format that can be kept. Would you pay an official scorer $100 for a stag or say $50 for chamois or tahr? These monetary figures have been plucked from the air, but bare in mind it takes about an hour or so to score a reasonable red deer or fallow and about 30+mins for tahr or chamois.
I know if you are a member of the NZDA, you can likely get this done on your club trophy night, but there are a lot of hunters who are not affiliated and who seek a recorded reference.
Some taxidermists charge an extra fee to have a DS or SCI score done at the time of mounting, after all you are paying for their service & skill.

Some will know, I am an official DS scorer and have been for some 20 years. This is not intended to be used an an indicator of some sort of extra money making scheme....believe me, more about your thoughts on the subject.

Id probably even pay as a member to have one done outside of the trophy night since I always forget its on. Often I'm happy to pay for the convenience. I think its completely reasonable to get paid

Its a skill set that should be charged for in some way.

This will be a topic over a few beers tonight with a couple of Tasmanian scorers staying with me, who flew in for the NZDA Nationals this weekend. Get a picture of their format too.

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I have offered to pay
Never been accepted
So koha
Few beers
Some venison
What ever
An hour to score a head is the least of the time it takes
It's the time to get to be a high level scorer that I am greatful for

Originally Posted by Boxton

I have offered to pay
Never been accepted
So koha
Few beers
Some venison
What ever
An hour to score a head is the least of the time it takes
It's the time to get to be a high level scorer that I am greatful for

It takes at least 15 years to get to the upper ranks, sometimes more. With NZDA being part of the Douglas Score custodians, you have very little chance outside of the association.

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Need good maths is that correct , with fractions .

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Originally Posted by NRT

Need good maths is that correct , with fractions .

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What's a fraction?


Just joking

Originally Posted by Boxton

What's a fraction?


Just joking

@Boxton Fractions are pieces of pie or pizza

You of all people should know that !

Originally Posted by akaroa1

@Boxton Fractions are pieces of pie or pizza

You of all people should know that !

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Just joking
Not trying to imply anything

I did shoot a stag this last roar that would be worth getting Douglas Scored properly but not often in the city and out of touch with NZDA guys

Originally Posted by akaroa1

Just joking
Not trying to imply anything

@Boxton yes some people have seen actual pieces of a pie. They arent always inhaled whole.

Yes I would be ok with a small charge...if it's about an hour,I think $50 would be a good acceptable fee. If going to charge hundy plus...right you sign up to NZDA now and pay years fee and do it for free perhaps?? Or a much smaller fee.

Yeah $100 minimum for a stag. Getting the scoresheet laminated and then stuck on the back of the mount or displayed underneath adds some more meaning to the trophy, especially in many years time when people have no idea where it came from or who shot it