Deer Hunting

MULE DEER CHARACTERISTICS

1. Antlers - Especially on older males, antlers will fork and then fork again.
2. Face – Their face is mostly white from eyes to nose and is lighter than the rest of the coat.
3. Ears – Mule deer ears are large in proportion to their head.
4. Rump – The deer’s rear has a more visible white area with a thin white tail that has a black tip.

5. Point – Means any protrusion from an antler one (1) inch or more in length.

WHITE-TAILED DEER CHARACTERISTICS

1. Antlers - White-tailed deer have one main beam from where all the tines emerge.
2. Face – Their face is mostly brown and similar to the rest of their coat, with only limited white around the nose.
3. Ears – Their ears are more proportional to their heads.
4. Rump – A dark tail covers a white patch on their rear. Startled white-tails will flash this white (flag) while running.

Section 3. Special Archery Seasons.

1. There shall be special archery deer hunting seasons on the dates specified in Section 2. Special archery hunting seasons are specific to individual hunt areas by license type. During the special archery hunting seasons, archers are restricted to the limitations associated with the special archery season dates for a hunt area and license type.
2. Archers shall possess a limited quota deer license or a General deer license and an archery license in order to hunt deer with archery equipment during any special archery season.
3. Archers with a General deer license shall only hunt in those areas open to hunting with a General license and are restricted to the limitations associated with the special archery season dates for that hunt area as specified in Section 2.
4. Archers with a limited quota deer license shall only hunt in the hunt area(s) where their license is valid and are restricted to the limitations associated with the special archery season dates as specified in Section 2.

Section 4. Hunting Season Extension Permits.

1. Any person qualified for and in possession of a Hunting Season Extension Permit issued by the Department in accordance with Commission regulation may hunt deer five (5) days prior to the earliest opening regular season date in the hunt area(s) for their license type and is restricted to the limitations of their license type for the earliest opening regular season date as specified in Section 2 of this Chapter.
2. Hunters participating in a hunting season extension shall be in possession of a Hunting Season Extension Permit which shall be immediately produced for inspection upon request of an officer authorized to enforce this regulation.

Section 5. Youth Deer Hunters.

1. Youth hunters who possess a full price deer license may take antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer during an antlered deer season or an antlered mule deer season that includes an antler point restriction subject to the limitation of their license in the hunt area(s) where their license is valid as specified in Section 2 of this Chapter. Youth hunters are not limited to the antler point restriction.

2. No youth hunter shall take a mule deer during a season in which the limitations of their license and type is only valid for white-tailed deer as specified in Section 2 of this Chapter.

Section 6. Nonresident Region General Deer License Quotas.

Nonresident region General deer licenses shall only be valid within the specific region for which they are issued and for only those hunt areas in the Region as listed in this section.

1. Quotas of nonresident region General deer licenses are established for the regions and shall not exceed the numbers specified in this section, except as otherwise provided in Commission Regulations.