deer validation

[Sdhunt17]

this will be my first deer hunt this year and im just about ready to go but i was looking over the regs last night and ran across validation. i know where to go and when but my question was about evidence of sex. i couldn't find this anywhere in the regs. if i quater a kill are the antlers enough and what a bout a doe for an A22 tag.

 

[SurfNHuntSD]

There is no evidence of sex requirement... each tag is defined in the regs as to what constitutes a legal harvest. E.g., D-16 is forked buck or better, and G-13 is antlerless (look in the regs to see how that's defined). So you need to save the head basically, or at least skull cap it I assume, if you quarter it out.

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[Sdhunt17]

There is no evidence of sex requirement... each tag is defined in the regs as to what constitutes a legal harvest. E.g., D-16 is forked buck or better, and G-13 is antlerless (look in the regs to see how that's defined). So you need to save the head basically, or at least skull cap it I assume, if you quarter it out.

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perfect i will use the definition as my guide line then. thanks @SurfNHuntSD

 

[SurfNHuntSD]

Forgot to add that A-22 is "either-sex" in SD County.. see pic for definitions.

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[Sdhunt17]

Forgot to add that A-22 is "either-sex" in SD County.. see pic for definitions.

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help me out with this...b...male fawn under 3 inch spike are shootable?

 

[SurfNHuntSD]

help me out with this...b...male fawn under 3 inch spike are shootable?

Yes.. basically a button buck. Legal but no one does it.. that I know of.

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[JakeSCH]

help me out with this...b...male fawn under 3 inch spike are shootable?

Yes sir. Last year I came across a yearling that had a broken leg (bloody and limping around) at a good distance, so I harvested it with my G13. I was focused on its injury that I didn't notice the small ~2" spike that was hidden behind the ears. I believe the intent of this provision is to protect against this type of mis-identification. However, I would strongly recommend not targeting a young buck to keep the doe / buck ratios closer to the 1 to 1 ratio.

 

[The Deer Guy]

help me out with this...b...male fawn under 3 inch spike are shootable?

Plenty of bucks forked or better if you put in a little work and hold out. Good luck this season!