Deer and Elk

Whenever I had heard someone in Iowa talk about hunting deer or going out west to hunt elk, I have always heard people refer to how many points the animal had.  Hearing someone say that s/he shot a ten point or twelve point buck was familiar to me.

While in Idaho, I learned that in the west they are also referred to another way.  If the elk had 12 points but there were 6 on each side it can be called a six by six.  If it had 13 points with 6 on one side and 7 on the other, it can also be referred to as a six by seven elk/deer.

I thought that was really neat.  I might find a reason to put it into a story sometime.