Pinniger:

You have four (4) tags, and you can use any or all of them for anterless deer. You can take four (4) anterless deer with either bow or gun BUT, can only take one (1) buck with bow, and one (1) buck with gun, and then only if you have “earned” it by harvesting an anterless deer first.

Be careful when you tag your deer; use the T-Zone tags on the anterless deer first. If you mistakenly put your regular deer carcass tag on an anterless deer, then you will NOT be able to harvest a buck, even though you earned it. Given that you are in an EAB unit, this is how it breaks down:

1. You are eligible to take four (4) antlerless deer with your bow or gun. (4 deer total)

2. During the “T-Zone” hunts, (October / December) you may only take anterless deer regardless of the weapon used, even if you have earned a buck, these are anterless only seasons.

3. If you wish to harvest a buck, you MUST take an anterless deer first. When you register the anterless deer, you will have “earned” one buck. It doesn’t matter weather you take the buck with bow or gun.

4. You can take two anterless deer right away with the bow, and then you will have earned your two bucks.

5. You can take two anterless deer during the October T-Zone, and then you will have earned your two bucks.

6. Even if you earn two bucks, you MUST take one with the bow, you cannot harvest two earned bucks with the gun.

7. Bonus tags are anterless only.

Hope this clears it up, if you still have questions, please feel free to post, or contact the DNR.