Therefore, the regulation was modified (adding a second buck to the bag, which must be restricted to a buck with at least 1 unbranched antler) to allow more hunting opportunity while minimizing the risk of high-grading. The likely result was high-grading of the buck population. Hunting means chasing, driving, flushing, attracting, pursuing, worrying, following or on the trail of, shooting at, stalking, or lying in wait for any wildlife. However, shooting low-end yearling (1 1/2 year old) bucks will help improve the quality of mature bucks on your property. With so many more "quality" bucks available for harvest, and only 1 buck tag available, few hunters chose to use their only buck tag on a spike. Some bucks just slip through, that’s why it’s called hunting. UNANTLERED DEER are defined as all deer without one or. Rather, this is a result of far more bucks with an inside spread of 13 inches or greater - simply because there were a lot more 3.5- and 4.5-year-old bucks than ever before. ANTLERED BUCKS are defined as those male deer with one or more antlers visible above natural hairline. If two spikes walk out in front of you in a 2-buck county, shoot the smallest one first and don’t let the second one get away. This is not a result of there being fewer spikes during the second and third years. During the second year of the regulation, only about 31% of all bucks brought to check stations were "spikes." The harvest of spikes dropped to only 20% (of the total buck harvest) during the final year (2004-05) of the experiment. The statewide harvest data indicates that 95% of all deer with at least 1 unbranched antler have less than a total of 4 points. During the first year, roughly 43% of all bucks checked were "spikes." For the purposes of this report, the term "spikes" includes all deer with at least one unbranched antler. Sports The act of driving a volleyball at a sharp angle into the opponents court by jumping near the net and hitting the ball down hard from above. The table to the right shows the number of legal deer brought to the voluntary check stations during each year of the experimental regulation. Spike definition, a naillike fastener, 3 to 12 inches (7.6 to 30. Why add a second buck to the bag? And why make "spikes" legal?
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