Giant spike

[treyisthename]

I'm new to California and new to black-tailed deer and needed clarification on this deer I saw yesterday. I have a tag for a forked buck here in california and want to make sure that this isn't a legal buck. I've read the definition for forked-horned buck but wasn't sure if there was another regulation that allowed me to shoot his deer.


Thanks

 

[Bigolwiggler]

From what I can see ....nope ... not legal. If it had a fork on at least one of those horns ( a fork big enough to hang a ring from ) then it would be legal. Then it would be kindly named a "spork" .
That IS a big spike !

 

[jrappyo]

Look for 2 points on each or either side and you should be good to let it rip

That one in the photos, it not legal. Huge spike tho. Weird.

 

[treyisthename]

Thanks. Also it seemed to still have velvet, shouldn't the velvet have been scraped off by now?

 

[Bubblehide]

Keep in mind that any point must be in the upper 2/3rds of the antler.

Best of luck!

 

[imperial valley hunter]

big ole spike, I wonder if he will ever branch out or the lion needs to take him out of the gene pool.