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 Legal spike buck question Poetry Shooting Club
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09/30/16 04:37 AM
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We have a spike at the feeders and he has two single UN-branched spike antlers. In my County Kaufman we have antler restrictions and a buck with an UN-branched antler is legal to harvest. I say what we have is a young buck with no Branched antlers and as such too young to have branched antlers and not legal to harvest.
Am I right???
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Re: Legal spike buck question Poetry Shooting Club
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09/30/16 07:36 AM
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Legal.
From the handbook, :In antler restricted counties, a legal buck deer is defined as having:
•a hardened antler protruding through the skin AND;
•at least one unbranched antler; OR
•an inside spread measurement between main beams of 13 inches or greater (does not apply to a buck that has an unbranched antler).
"At least one unbranched antler. That means 2 unbranched antlers are legal too.
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Re: Legal spike buck question Poetry Shooting Club
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09/30/16 12:02 PM
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Age doesn't play into antler restrictions. Could be a one year old spike and be legal. Could also be a 9 year old 200" freak but if he's not 13" wide, he's illegal to shoot.
Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: Legal spike buck question Poetry Shooting Club
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09/30/16 04:02 PM
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So it seems the buck with two unbranched antlers would be legal ?
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Re: Legal spike buck question Poetry Shooting Club
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09/30/16 04:15 PM
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Correct, if it seems like a yearling I would let it walk. Any older and its meat in the freezer
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Re: Legal spike buck question Poetry Shooting Club
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10/01/16 02:11 AM
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Correct, if it seems like a yearling I would let it walk. Any older and its meat in the freezer Meh,for a kid hunt I'd let one fly. Tasty meat there!
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Re: Legal spike buck question Poetry Shooting Club
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10/01/16 03:34 PM
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