This will open a can of worms!

[meltingfeather]

For what it's worth (see what I did there? ), I thought both antlers had to be unbranched until I just re-read the regulations. I agree with the others, the regulations clearly state at least 1 (ONE) unbranched antler (no more than 1 point)...HOWEVER...the definition of a point says that if a protrusion is shorter than 1" it doesn't count. So in the case that you have two little 3/4" forked nubs it does not meet the definition of a point so it's technically not branched.

Ding!

[meltingfeather]

WOW! That is what you think because I would not shoot a 6 month old deer. Good luck to you.

No... he thinks that because your comments are small-minded and judgmental.

[Thumper]

Better have a buck tag left if you make a mistake and shoot a nubbin for a doe and some antler is showing. If the deer is by itself or the rear hocks are black, its a nubbin buck 99.9% of the time.

[SaltwaterSlick]

They actually changed this "spike" definition some time back. In the beginning when this special late season was first introduced, a "spike" for the late season had to have no branches, bumps or anything. This was done because the real purpose of the late season was to give additional management opportunities to take out more does from the over-populated areas mainly out west and south. That spike provision was put in to cover mistakes for folks shooting yearling spikes and fawn spikes thinking they were does...

Later in an effort to simplify the regs, the spike definition was changed so that there is only one definition for a spike...

[Lawhunter]

Seems pretty straight forward

[brokeno]

Why would you shoot a nubbin buck. And by the way Burt Reynolds died

[skeeter]

Wow! That was too easy!

[BrianL]

Why would you shoot a nubbin buck. And by the way Burt Reynolds died

It is the venison version of veal.

[Stuck]

They took out "spike season" a couple of years ago and replaced it with AR "unbranched" definition. Unbranched CAN have a 3/4" point as it has to be 1", per TPWD, to count as a point.

We've got about 8 "spikes/unbranched" on our 400 ac so I shot one late in reg season cause I hadn't shot anything and wanted venison. Hate me, I don't care. He'll eat good.

Carry on

Hate is a very strong word, I’d prefer not to use it. If it’s ok I’m just going to slide you over to the strongly dislike category.

[dbaio1]

What if the HB in the White Jeep asked the same question?
Geaux ! LMAO

[Randy M]

Creedmore or Grendel?