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Send me an email at cicuk@btinternet.com and I will put you in touch with your nearest CIC measurer. TDW

See my response to Fish Boy. My comments should have referred to your photo!!

What you have shown would be measurable as it comes under the definition of an adult animal. If the tusk was open completely, as in this picture, it would not. :

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The key statement here is "Juvenile bucks, those with with hollow tusks/open roots, will no longer be eligible for evaluation." So, if you shoot an animal with open roots, these changes mean that it will not be measured. TDW

Tusks are removed from the skull for evaluation. Young animals will have open roots; mature animals will have closed roots like these:

All Change CWD Measurement Revision 2023 A revised formula and new scoring levels for the evaluation of Chinese Water Deer has been approved by the International Trophy Evaluation Board of the CIC at its 2023 meeting. This will be implemented from 1 November 2023, the beginning of the new...

Regrettably it may be unmeasurable under CIC rules as the antler has been damaged and then repaired, which could (difficult to know without seeing it) affect the overall score. A qualified CIC measurer will be able to tell you if that is the case.

Full skull, which is what we advise for all measurements.

Please contact me at cicuk@btinternet.com and I will explain. Tony DW

Just to add to the previous post Drying out periods are the same for all species, whether weight is involved or not. This is because, after extensive research, it was found that linear measurements, as well as weight measurements, showed a reduction over time. Always happy to explain these...

CIC 'Rule of Thumb' is Nett Weight 375grms for Bronze, 425grms for Silver and 495grms for Gold. Other factors have an effect, but its worth having it measured if it meets these guidelines. Tony DW

Andy, If you contact me at cicuk@btinternet.com, I can arrange to measure your head. I'm in Shepton Mallet. Tony DW

The CIC UKTEB, as the originators of CIC Measuring Certificates, has become aware of certificates accompanying a small number of Roe Buck heads on an Ebay site, that are fakes. The measurements on the certificates are clearly not correct, the signatures and CIC stamp appear to be facsimiles and...