Antlerless deer

clivej

Is a knobbler classed as an antlerless deer??

4gun

do you think he was under a year old, might be difficult to see small spikes at large distances

daithi55

this question is asked every year and im still not sure
i just dont bother shooting anything that has antlers of any make or shape after december
and if by any chance i do shoot one that has small ones that i dont notice which hasnt happened yet
il explain that to whoever might come acroos me with it

DR6.5

No, antlerless deer that are shootable now are females and male/female calfs.

dr6.5

Tackleberrywho

clivej wrote: »

Is a knobbler classed as an antlerless deer??

A deer that was born last April I would shoot, not the season before as I would consider him a pricket.

I'd look at the neck, as when they get older males get more muscular necks as opposed to the slender graceful neck of a Doe.

I shot a fallow male one year that had no antlers but deffo was 2-3 years old.
He might have been a bit lacking in Hormones.

However that was November 2000/1 so he was in season no mater what.

A Calf is a Calf, ie just about to be weaned fully

tfox

Anything more than a little bump and it's got antlers in my book !!

garv123

isnt there such a thing as calcium deficiency where they dont grow any antlers?
what category do they fall under

tfox

garv123 wrote: »

isnt there such a thing as calcium deficiency where they dont grow any antlers?
what category do they fall under

If you cant see any antlers then its antlerless