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[jono1798]

I'm going after deer for the first time this year. I'm heading to the D zones, might get a bear tag while I'm at it also. However, I've been trying to school myself on how not to wind up getting in trouble. I'm having difficulty understanding the particulars about the branching of the antlers. Quote "§351. Forked-Horn Buck, Antlerless and Either-Sex Deer Defined.(a) Forked-Horn Buck Defined. For the purpose of these regulations a forked-horn buck is defined as a male deer having a branched antler on either side with the branch in the upper two-thirds of the antler. Eyeguards or other bony projections on the lower one-third of the antler shall not be considered as points or branches. "Can anyone explain this to me in simpler terms?

[DirtyDave]

Say for example the Antlers are 12" tall. They must have a fork in the upper 2/3's of the antlers, or more than 4" from the base. Look at it like a 'Y', the straight unforked section at the bottom of the 'Y' must be 4" or more on 12" tall antlers.It only has to be forked on 1 side as well.(I'm just using 12" tall antlers as an example, so dont think the antlers have to be 12" to be legal.)

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[Karl]

On the right side of the page is a Deer Hunting Guide. That should get you started.http://www.dfg.ca.gov/hunting/Good Luck!

[Broncowilly]

The idea with this section of the law is not to shoot a spike with eye guards.