We had some members and members' guest shoot some button bucks last year. I understand that mistakes are going to happen but there should be some guidelines that should be followed. I.E. "Lone" does are normally button bucks so don't shoot "lone does".
Shooting "does" <50lbs is taking a chance that the deer may be a button buck.
If someone brings to the skinning rack a 70 lb button buck or knobby-head, I can understand making the mistake. However, if you bring a 35 lb button buck to the skinning shed, you took, IMO, an unnecessary chance of shooting a button buck as the deer was too small to ID if buck or doe before you shot.
I would like to discourage shooting such young deer as the risk of it being a button buck is too high. It's not like we're way overpopulated with deer.
Fill in the two Xs: "If a member harvests a button buck less than X lbs, a $X fine will be administered to shooter."
I just can't understand a mature hunter shooting such a young deer as you can't tell what sex the thing is!!!
Or let me ask you this.... what rules are in place to lessen the harvest of button bucks?
Last edited by Bucktrot; 06/01/14 05:01 AM.
