Clarify Antlerless for me
 

Me and my buddy are having a slight disagreement. He says that if a button buck is shot that it can be tagged out as antlerless. But I say that since it has the unit that the buck tag should be punched out. Anyone know who may be correct?

RE: Clarify Antlerless for me
 

If its a button buck its tagged as an antlerless deer.. At least thats the way it is where I'm from. My first deer ever was a shotgun button buck.. Tagged as antlerless.

Even if there issome antler protruding, it is still tagged as antlerless if its under 3 inches (in Indiana)

RE: Clarify Antlerless for me
 

According to the regulations in Virginia, an Antlered buck is a buck with antlers breaking the skin Above the hairline.

If it is a BB that does not protrude the skin or above the hairline, its antlerless.

RE: Clarify Antlerless for me
 

3" I believe In Mn to be classified as a buck. I may be wrong though. If It was me though, It would get marked as a buck.

RE: Clarify Antlerless for me
 

PA law reads that a antlered deer has at least one antler measuring more than 3". If a buck has 2.5" spikes, it's considered antlerless. Personally I don't like nor agree with that. Too many shoot first, look second and if they'd have to burn their buck tag on a button buck rather than their "antlerless" tag perhaps more bb's would survive uping our buck to doe ratio etc.. My personal opinion only.

RE: Clarify Antlerless for me
 

Here an antlerless deer is any deer with 10 cm (4 in) or less of bone on it's head.

RE: Clarify Antlerless for me
 

Same for Ohio I believe...shot a button buck this year, tagged as anterless

RE: Clarify Antlerless for me
 

Less than 5" is antlerless in Florida but a buck must have at least 3 points on one side if you're hunting on public land.

RE: Clarify Antlerless for me
 

Your buddie is right.

RE: Clarify Antlerless for me
 

Dang it[:@] Now I gotta tell him he's right.