antlerless
Lacking head protrusions
Antlerless describes deer or similar animals that lack antlers.
The term appears most often in hunting regulations, where antlerless deer seasons allow harvesting does and young bucks that haven't yet grown antlers: The state issued 500 antlerless permits this year.
Young deer, or flatter
- calfJuvenile cow or leg part
- yearlingAnimal aged one
- juvenileYoung person or animal
- spikeSharp rise or point
spotted · nursing · weaning · first-year · immature
Adult female deer
- fawnYoung deer, or flatter
- hindFemale red deer
- ungulateMammal with hooves
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
venison · ruminant · hoofed · browsing · grazing · forest · meadow · wildlife
Gathering mature crops
- permitOfficial written authorization
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- seasonYearly division or series
bag limit · regulation · wildlife management · population control · culling · game warden · conservation · draw
fawn
Young deer, or flatter
doe
Adult female deer
mammal · venison · ruminant · hoofed · browsing · grazing · forest · meadow · wildlife · habitat
harvest
Gathering mature crops
season · bag limit · regulation · wildlife management · population control · culling · game warden · conservation · draw · lottery
doe
Adult female deer
breeding · maternal · lactating · gestation · nursing · reproductive
buck
Male deer or dollar
dropped · shed hunting · velvet · regrowth · cycle · testosterone · winter · spring · pedicle · annual