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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Gadge on July 05, 2015, 09:02:03 PM

Title: Spike or antlerless?
Post by: Gadge on July 05, 2015, 09:02:03 PM: So this may be a stupid question, but i am a first time hunter so here it is. If a GMU say Spike or antlerless can I hunt bigger bucks? Like say a 3 point?
Title: Re: Spike or antlerless?
Post by: Naches Sportsman on July 05, 2015, 09:05:37 PM: Quote from: Gadge on July 05, 2015, 09:02:03 PM
So this may be a stupid question, but i am a first time hunter so here it is. If a GMU say Spike or antlerless can I hunt bigger bucks? Like say a 3 point?

No. Not unless you drew/draw a tag for that area.
Title: Re: Spike or antlerless?
Post by: Gadge on July 05, 2015, 09:09:27 PM: Thanks for clarifying.
Title: Re: Spike or antlerless?
Post by: andrew_in_idaho on July 05, 2015, 09:18:18 PM: Not to nitpick but the correct term for a maleelk is bull, not buck. may have been a typo I don't know
Title: Re: Spike or antlerless?
Post by: andrew_in_idaho on July 05, 2015, 09:23:30 PM: 1 more point of clarification and I hope this doesn't confuse but to answer your original question it does depend on whether you are hunting in a "true spike" unit or just a "spike" unit. In true spike units, neither antler can branch at all, in spike units however it just has to have 1 antler that doesn't branch. I saw a 1x6 years ago but passed because I was worried that I may have misidentified it, however he would've been a legal bull
Title: Re: Spike or antlerless?
Post by: Gadge on July 06, 2015, 06:44:38 AM: Thanks andrew i was also wondering about the true spike. And i knew male elk was a bull. Dont know why i put buck. :bash: