thescoutranch
TN Transplant - We love living in TX
Maybe I’m being a little dense but I’m having trouble understanding what Texas defines as a legal buck.
From: https://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/land/wildlife_management/deer/antler_restrictions/
What is a unbranched antler? That sounds like a spike buck to me.
The rules that I was used to in Tennessee were very simple (but those days are in my past), the last thing I want to do is make mistake hunting in Texas. Lol
I’ve read some of that Texas wants to keep the middle aged box at a healthy population, so I’m assuming this lets you harvest young bucks and old bucks?
I have no interest in trophy deer, just the meat, but I will not pass on a legal buck.
Any help from you experienced hunters would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Epp
From: https://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/land/wildlife_management/deer/antler_restrictions/
- A legal buck deer is defined as having a hardened antler protruding through the skin AND:
- At least one unbranched antler; OR
- An inside spread measurement between main beams of 13 inches or greater; OR
- Six points or more on one antler.
What is a unbranched antler? That sounds like a spike buck to me.
The rules that I was used to in Tennessee were very simple (but those days are in my past), the last thing I want to do is make mistake hunting in Texas. Lol
I’ve read some of that Texas wants to keep the middle aged box at a healthy population, so I’m assuming this lets you harvest young bucks and old bucks?
I have no interest in trophy deer, just the meat, but I will not pass on a legal buck.
Any help from you experienced hunters would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Epp