>Must be air dried at normal
>room temperature and you cannot
>freeze them during the 60
>days. Here is what B&C
>says:
>
>
https://www.boone-crockett.org/bgRecords/records_policies.asp?area=bgRecords
>
>DRYING PERIOD
>Official measurements cannot be taken until
>the antlers, horns, skulls, or
>tusks have air dried at
>normal room temperature for at
>least 60 days after the
>animal was killed. If the
>trophy has been frozen prior
>to cleaning, as is often
>the case with skulls, the
>60-day drying period begins once
>the cleaning process is complete.
>The drying process for trophies
>that have been boiled or
>freeze-dried starts the day they
>are removed from the boiling
>pot or freeze-drier, respectively.
>In the case of picked up
>trophies, the 60-day drying period
>also applies. If it is
>very clear from the condition
>of the antlers, horns, skulls,
>or tusks that the trophy
>has dried for more than
>60 days, one does not
>have to wait another 60
>days from when it was
>found to measure it. However,
>it is necessary to enter
>the approximate date the animal
>died on the line provided
>for the date of kill
>on the score chart. Trophy
>owners may be asked to
>provide a brief history for
>"Picked Up" trophies or trophies
>of unknown origin to substantiate
>the approximate date of death.
>
That^^^ pretty much spells it out and settles the discussion.
I suspect some guys cheat just to reach a number and they're the same guys who measure a 300" bull and come up with 330" by the time it's posted on MM.
Zeke