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Section 9: Hunting Subject: Endangered Species? Msg# 770037
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>>By the time you get into identifying antlered, antlerless, brow-tined and spike bull elk you really need good optics!<< Exactly! I know folks who thought they were shooting the right animal until they walked up to it after the shot... In the one case I know about for sure the guy turned himself in. He's very very careful now and because of that won't hunt with a rifle which isn't scoped. |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: In my brother's case, he's already identified the animal as a deer or elk, but wants to make certain it is a legal animal (as in some seasons it is not legal to kill a female of the species.) Texas used to make that a little easier by referring to deer as "antlered" and "antlerless" rather than male or female. In Montana deer must have at least one antler 4 inches long and antelope must have a "horn or horns" 4 inches long for either to be considered an antlered buck. An antelope with both horns less than 4 inches long is considered a doe or fawn and a deer with both horns less than 4 inches long is considered "antlerless". By the time you get into identifying antlered, antlerless, brow-tined and spike bull elk you really need good optics! |
