I am just getting into deer hunting and im a bit confused about zoning. I understand Doe permits are zone specific but can a hunter with a license in Ma take a buck in any zone? Ive shot for years but I havn't hunted since I was a teenager and am just now getting back into it in my lat 20's. I looked in the abstracts and all I could find was Doe zoning regs. Dumb question but I have to ask. Thanks for the help!
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Buck Zoning ?
- Thread starter JDubs
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Yup, Zone dosn't matter for bucks just make sure their antlers are big enough or they will be considered antlerless (1 spike at least 3 1/2 inches long IIRC)
Awesome thanks guys! I thought that was the case but better to check and look dumb rather than get screwed by DCR! Im from sterling but I applied for zone 9 then we went and got a farm in oakham. Glad I can try for some of the buck out there!
i asked someone the other day while i was pheasant hunting, and he said any antlers as long as it wasn't flat with the head. I'm glad I read this, because that is what I remembered from hunters ed (i took it 12 years ago, but never did any hunting until now). I even brought that up in the conversation....
Thanks guys for saving my ass!
I just looked it up in the abstracts.
http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/regulations/abstracts/hunt_fish_abstracts.pdf
Antlered deer -any deer with at least 1 antler 3 inches long measured on a straight line from the center of the anterior (front) base of the antler burr to the tip.
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Correct, no button-bucks w/out an antlerless deer permit.
