Antlerless male on velvet hunt?

[tn24]

Was checking the Hunters Toolbox and it shows 2 antlerless males killed on the velvet hunt. How is this possible?

 

[Andy S.]

A velvet buck that has antlers less than 3" long (tiny fuzzy spike buck), or a mistake checking the deer in. Both are plausible.

 

[Walker817]

So, on the velvet hunt, it doesn't matter if a buck has at least 1 antler 3 inches or longer? I haven't hunted it so I never really read all the regs. Just curious.

 

[Deer Assassin]

it has to be an antlered deer period

some one checked it in wrong or violated the law

 

[Duck dogn]

I'm pretty sure it has to be longer than 3 inches thats the purpose of the hunt to kill a velvet buck

 

[Andy S.]

I'm pretty sure it has to be longer than 3 inches thats the purpose of the hunt to kill a velvet buck

For sure, to be legal, but most hunters can't see the difference between 2.5" and 3.25" at 50 yards. My explanation above could have happened if the hunter misjudged a spike then checked it in as it really was, rather than being deceitful and lying on the check in progress, My bet is a mistake at check-in time. 2 mistakes out of 500 deer is pretty good record for TN hunters.

 

[tn24]

2 mistakes out of 500 deer is pretty good record for TN hunters.

I'd say that's about right.

 

[Duck dogn]

I'd say that's about right.

Yeah for sure