Am I reading this correctly?

[No-Tox]

From TPWD website:
Antler Restrictions The bag limit in this county is two legal bucks, but only ONE may have an inside spread of 13 inches or greater. A legal buck deer is defined as a buck deer with: at least one unbranched antler; OR an inside spread of 13 inches or greater (does not apply to a buck that has an unbranched antler). A hunter may also take ONE buck with an inside spread of 13 inches or greater in a different county with antler restrictions, and not to exceed that county's bag limit.

So, you can take 1 buck with the 13"+ spread and a spike (or one unbranched antler), but not two bucks with 13"+ spread. Why not just go to a 1 buck, with over 13" or are they trying to appease the "once a spike, always a spike" hunters?

[HighwayHunter]

I thought that was very strange myself. I’ve seen maybe a handful of “true spikes” in my few years hunting. Wish they’d just open certain counties up to two bucks.


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[JustinJ]

has is not been this way in AR counties since ARs took effect?

[Cawnlu]

I guess they have determined that taking two bucks is best for a healthy population. Killing a spike is probably the least likely to damage the quality of the buck gene pool. That's my guess.

[AntlerCollector]

has is not been this way in AR counties since ARs took effect?

I don't see anything new about what the OP posted. Ever since antler restrictions started where I hunt it's been one buck 13"+, and one unbranched antlered buck.

[Fishndude]

Yes welcome to 2004.

[Passthrough]

Yes welcome to 2004.

X2

[PondPopper]

i don't see anything new about what the op posted. Ever since antler restrictions started where i hunt it's been one buck 13"+, and one unbranched antlered buck.

Yep, nothing new to see here..

[Texas Grown]

Yes welcome to 2004.

Yes, that's the way it has been since 2004 in antler restricted counties. Nothing strange or new to many of us.

[barnett77859]

nothing new

[twosixteens]

Poor spikes don't have a chance

[BTLowry]

From TPWD website:
Antler Restrictions The bag limit in this county is two legal bucks, but only ONE may have an inside spread of 13 inches or greater. A legal buck deer is defined as a buck deer with: at least one unbranched antler; OR an inside spread of 13 inches or greater (does not apply to a buck that has an unbranched antler). A hunter may also take ONE buck with an inside spread of 13 inches or greater in a different county with antler restrictions, and not to exceed that county's bag limit.

So, you can take 1 buck with the 13"+ spread and a spike (or one unbranched antler), but not two bucks with 13"+ spread. Why not just go to a 1 buck, with over 13" or are they trying to appease the "once a spike, always a spike" hunters?

First year in AR county?

Or just been uneducated about the laws?



Been the same since AR started here

[stinkbelly]

Some people like to shoot baby deer.

[AntlerCollector]

Some people like to shoot baby deer.

I love the taste of them

[BowOnly81]

I love the taste of them

Word! And yes, nothing has changed.