Killed an "antlerless" buck...

[WNY Bowhunter]

Well, I shot what I believed to be a mature doe last night. Upon recovery, it ended up being a buck that never grew antlers...all he has were little nubs indicative of a buttonbuck. I guess that he was a good deer to get out of the herd...

Edited November 4, 2011 by WNY Bowhunter

[cbx46]

not a button buck? I would have to that aged.

[nyantler]

you don't see that all the time...

[fasteddie]

The good thing is , you get to use the anterless tag . Nice going !

[5.9cummins]

Interesting.

[WNY Bowhunter]

Here is its head compared to that of a normal buck fawn (buttonbuck)...

[pawle76]

Is it me or does that deer's body look weird?

[SteveNY]

Did it have smaller than normal testicles?

[Parf]

Guys, I am new here.

Could you please answer me these couple questions:

In this case which tag should we use Buck or doe?

If buck then shouldnt buck have to be 6point? by Ny law?

and other question:

If I shoot a fawn should i use doe tag?

[Geno C]

the body is deff bigger then that of a button buck forsure.

[KEVA]

It qualifies as antlerless as it does not have any points exceeding 3 inches. I believe three inches is the limit. So you would use your antlerless tag. And six points is an antler restriction that is applied in some hunting areas. Most areas do not have antler restrictions and you can therefore take any buck. If you shoot a fawn you should use an antlerless tag.

Check the WMU that you hunt for any special regulations or antler restrictions.

Looks too big to be a button buck to me.

Edited November 4, 2011 by KEVA

[WNY Bowhunter]

Did it have smaller than normal testicles?

Nope...he had a very prominate package.

[Lawdwaz]

Age it & weigh it. DEC might be interested in seeing the freakazoid also.

Congrats!

[G-Man]

late born fawn from last year... hear is a pic of one i have hanging around..almost shot it a couple of times already thinking it was a doe..

[WNY Bowhunter]

It was a year and a half old buck (had 3-cusped third premolar).

[G-Man]

thats what i though t born late but 1 1/2 happens when this year's fawns get bred in dec or january...sign of a healthy fawn crop if they can reproduce at 8month imo...

Edited November 4, 2011 by G-Man

[chiefbkt]

I would have placed money on that deer not having nuts! If male fawns are castrated early, they will never grow pedicels or antlers. Maybe he just has a testosterone issue.

[tughillhunter]

Guys, I am new here.

Could you please answer me these couple questions:

In this case which tag should we use Buck or doe?

If buck then shouldnt buck have to be 6point? by Ny law?

and other question:

If I shoot a fawn should i use doe tag?

anything under 3 inches is considered antlerless deer, depending on your region.

[ny hunter]

Not for anything that deer looks pretty big.

[132 eight pointer]

WNY BOWHUNTER you didn't smile again,don't you want the anti-hunters to like you ? I shot what I thought was a doe once but it was a buck with one aprox. 1 in. wide by 2 in. long flat, weird looking antler .Congratulations.

Edited November 4, 2011 by 132 eight pointer

[bushnell]

Yeah I wouldn't have guessed that the deer was only 1.5 yrs old.

[Doewhacker]

Interesting, I have seen two this year very simular, one had 1 inch spikes and the other had buttons like that one. Neither were fawns, I figured it was due to lack of proper nutrients. Hmm, I learned something today, Thanks Gman and Wny Bowhunter.

[outdoorstom]

That's pretty weird. I definitely would have thought it was a large doe too.

[growalot]

Well you have the Andre the giant of "buttons" there...lol Congrats on the kill

[tughillhunter]

WNY BOWHUNTER you didn't smile again,don't you want the anti-hunters to like you ? I shot what I thought was a doe once but it was a buck with one aprox. 1 in. wide by 2 in. long flat, weird looking antler .Congratulations.

we all do that. its hard to tell at a distance, especially broadside. i did it once and was like damn! oops.