2/28/2007

FWC scores antlers in Live Oak
Contact: Karen Parker (386) 758-0525

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) reserve officers will score deer antlers next week in Live Oak.

The scoring will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 10 at R&R Tractor Parts, Guns and Ammo, 944 N. Ohio Ave. A seminar featuring turkey and deer calls also will be featured at the event. Refreshments will be provided.

Hunters who have taken a buck can have the antlers scored to compare with other Florida deer taken in previous seasons. The deer must have been taken in Florida by fair-chase methods.

Antlers scoring 100 inches or more qualify for the Florida Buck Registry, and the owner will receive a certificate suitable for framing.

The Florida Buck Registry was established in 1982 to provide hunters with a record of the number and quality of white-tailed deer taken in Florida and to give recognition to Florida hunters. The minimum antler score necessary to qualify is 100 Boone and Crockett inches for typical antlers and 125 for non-typical antlers.

For more information, call Cheryl Clark at (386) 362-2651.