Antler Restriction question

[dsb6446]

doesnt matter what anybody thinks. the only say is what the man in green wants it to say.

[leebtattoos]

if he does not have an antler, then he can NOT have an unbranched antler. the law would read something like, " one unbranched antler or NO antler..." but it does not read that way.

[DFWPI]

Oops

Still does not have "at least one unbranched antler".

My apologies, should have read it better. I was thinking it was broken and only a partial unbranched horn was showing on one side.

[BOHTR]

Thanks guys.......Thats really what I was thinking.......I'm hunting in Jack Co.......How would I go about finding out who th GW is and how to get it touch with him ?

[rocky]

Isn't the GW office next to the convenience store on east side of town on 199, just before the Green Frog cafe?
At least that's where it was when I got "caught".

[DrenalinJunkie]

Thanks guys.......Thats really what I was thinking.......I'm hunting in Jack Co.......How would I go about finding out who th GW is and how to get it touch with him ?

I found out all the GW in the counties I hunt by sending an e-mail to TPW and they sent me a list with the names and numbers.

[chehunt]

Its on the tpwd website.

[Hot4huntin]

Ok......I thought this was a no brainer.........at least 1 unbranched antler , or...a 13" inside spread. Simple. Well, I thought ........We have a mature buck on our place that was sporting a 6 point rack (no brow tines)......He was one of those deer that would be barely legal or barely under.....he was close. Well, sometime last week......he lost one complete side.....broke off at the pedicle.....nothing left. So, he has 1 branched antler, and no inside spread.......he really needs to go. Is he legal now ? Thanks braintrust.......

My resident GW said not legal.

I found out all the GW in the counties I hunt by sending an e-mail to TPW and they sent me a list with the names and numbers.

or you can look at TPWD's website under Locate Your Local Game Warden
Click on your Region and County. It now has the GWs' cell numbers.

[BvR]

I thought to be considered a point it had to be 1 inch long? If there is something there unbranched less than an inch wouldn't be legal?

[BTLowry]

I have a buck on my place 6 point on left side and broke off on right. I almost shot..... Started wondering, bet guy on lease he was not legal $100. Just so happened we went to academy that day to get some supplies, saw a game warden there and asked him. He said not legal. I won $100. I see that deer all the time.

Is this deer completely broken off at the pedicle? I would think that if there was at least an inch and no branch that it would be legal. You might have saved me some future $$$.





As far as the original deer, shoot him and break the other horn off at the pedicle and tag him as antlerless








Just kiddin

[denowt]

I have a buck on my place 6 point on left side and broke off on right. I almost shot..... Started wondering, bet guy on lease he was not legal $100. Just so happened we went to academy that day to get some supplies, saw a game warden there and asked him. He said not legal. I won $100. I see that deer all the time.

If there is at least 1" left then it would be considered an unbranched antler. Not what the AR intends, but it would be LEGAL. At least that's what our GW told us. When I jokeingly asked about breaking off a small one to "get by", he said he could tell the difference between a natural break and an "man-made" break.
Personally, I would advise against it because that's not the intention of the AR.

[cheez]

I hate to disagree with Deena but an antler is a hardened protrubence through the skin. If it pierces the skin it is an antler no matter how small. How big does it have to be to be called a spike when you thought it was a doe?

You guys talking about 1" are thinking about scoring, not the law.

[rocky]

I hate to disagree with Deena but an antler is a hardened protrubence through the skin. If it pierces the skin it is an antler no matter how small. How big does it have to be to be called a spike when you thought it was a doe?

You guys talking about 1" are thinking about scoring, not the law.

If I'm not mistaken, in the description of unbranched antler in the handbook mentions that to be forked, the point is not considered unless it is 1 inch.
Maybe I am mis-reading the book.

[BOHTR]

Thanks for all the help guys.........got a list of the GWs and their numbers. Another reason that TBH is such a great place.

[BSOB]

doesnt matter what anybody thinks. the only say is what the man in green wants it to say.

what he said