Gotta make a correction. The Regular Season Tag is valid during extended season for deer of EITHER SEX, as is stated in the DEC Exceptions to the Antlered only use of said tag.

Which underlines another challenge hunters face, and indeed wind up turning away from the sport -regulation confusion. I'm very knowledgeable on these subjects. Yet, this particular piece of the deer tagging process is bloody confusing. Click this link below and read up. Why call it a Regular Season Buck Tag if you can use it in extended as well, not to mention the flexibility it gives you to filling antlered or antlerless during late season?

http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dfwmr/wildlife/guide/biggame.html#Baglimits

Confusing regulations, unnecessary regulations and new regulations all contribute to hunter confusion. Inthis particular case, I can clearly see how any hunter could get confused. The law-abiding hunter will most likely opt against harvesting an animal, or even hitting the woods, for fear of being in violation of the law. The poacher doesn't give a hoot. SO who are we hurting by making some of these hunting regulations concerning tagging confusing?

I like the KISS methodology. KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID! Got a regular season buck tag? Good during regular season only, for antlered deer only. Got an early/ late deer tag(s), only valid during those seasons. DMPs are another issue. I see the logic in allowing these permits to be valid for all seasons, as the goals of these tags are to meet specific population goals of each specific WMU. But the Regular Season BUck Tag should be just that, only valid during your respective regular season, and only valid for bucks with at least one 3" tine sticking out of its dome.