Ok, so if a lets say 8pt thats 12" inside to inside but has a separate third main beam that is a spike...does it meet antler restrictions?...I am guess not and wouldnt want to shoot it young...BUT it does have at least one unbranched antler...right? All other stuff aside...what would the law ruling be?
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My guess would be that if it has 2 branched antlers, then the 3rd main beam that is not branched would not qualify the buck as a spike. Thus, the 12 inch spread in an AR county would make the buck illegal. -
I would think that the "3rd" main beam would have to come off the skull on it's own to qualify as as an unbrached beam,
usually they share a common pedicle, but if not, I'd say the deer would be legal as defined in the bookComment
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Right...the only scenario I'm asking is if the third mainbeam wasn't attached to the other antler...which is rare.
The book says at least one unbranched...nothing about having two branched.
Its just something that randomly crossed my mind.Comment
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If it comes off the same pedical no but if it comes out seperate from the other 2 thats a good question.Comment
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Let's say he is 12 between his main beams and growing a third. When you measure to his third he is 13. Legal?Comment
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I would guess the third "main beam" would need to be over a certain length to be considered a main beam. But I love the question of a unbranched antler. I have seen it before but how would you tell if it came off the skull or the main beam in the field?Comment
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