Page 53 of Kentucky Hunting & Trapping Guide by Kentucky's Western Waterland

definitions 1 adult an individual at least 18 years of age 2 antlered deer a deer with visible polished or velvet covered bone showing above the hairline excluding button bucks 3 antlerless deer a deer with no visible polished or velvet covered bone showing above the hairline or a male fawn button buck 4 any deer antlered or antlerless deer either sex deer 5 archery equipment a long bow recurve bow or compound bow incapable of holding an arrow at full or partial draw without aid from the archer 6 arrow the projectile fired from a bow or crossbow 7 authorization number the number given to a person that serves as proof of having purchased a license or permit over the phone or internet must be retained by hunter while afield 8 bait a substance composed of grains minerals salt fruits vegetables hay or any other food materials whether natural or manufactured which may lure entice or attract wildlife 9 baiting to place deposit tend distribute or scatter bait 10 barbed broadhead a broadhead with a point or portion of a blade projecting backward and designed to hold an arrow within an animal 11 centerfire rifle/handgun any rifle or handgun that fires a cartridge by the firing pin striking a primer in the middle of the end of the cartridge casing 12 confirmation number the number given to a caller as proof of having applied for a quota hunt or as proof of tele-checking deer or turkey 13 conibear-type trap a commercially manufactured spring-loaded trap designed to kill the animal upon capture 14 crossbow a bow designed or fitted to hold an arrow or bolt at full or partial draw without aid from the archer 15 daylight hours the period from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset 16 deer a white-tailed deer odocoileus virginianus 17 dry-land set a trap not set to drown an animal upon capture 18 firearm a breech or muzzle-loading rifle shotgun or handgun 19 foot-hold trap a commercially manufactured springloaded trap with smooth metallic jaws designed to close upon an animal s foot 20 furbearers mink muskrat beaver raccoon opossum gray fox red fox weasels striped skunk coyote bobcat and otter 21 hunter harvest log the record of the species date taken county where taken sex of animal taken and telecheck confirmation number that all successful deer or turkey hunters are required to write down and keep in their possession while afield during the deer or turkey seasons 22 hunting to take or attempt to take in any manner whether the hunter has game in possession or not 23 mentor quota hunt a quota youth deer hunt where both the youth and accompanying adult are eligible to take deer but the adult can only take antlerless deer 24 modern gun breech-loading firearm any rifle handgun or shotgun in which the cartridge or shotshell is placed into the gun from the rear or stock end of the barrel 25 muzzle-loading gun any rifle shotgun or handgun in which the bullet or projectile is placed in the gun from the discharging muzzle end of the barrel or cylinder 26 non-locking snare a wire cable or string loop without a device to keep the loop from loosening 27 padded trap commercially manufactured foot-hold trap with metal jaws padded with a soft nonmetallic substance 28 polished having no velvet or skin covering 29 possession limit the maximum number of a game species a person may hold in the field after two or more days of hunting 30 private inholding any privately owned property completely surrounded by wildlife management area lands owned or controlled by the department 31 resident for licensing purposes a resident is any person who has established permanent domicile and legal residence and has resided in kentucky for 30 days immediately prior to application for a license full-time students enrolled in an educational institution for at least a six-month term and military service personnel on permanent assignment in kentucky 32 rimfire a cartridge that fires when the firing pin strikes the outer edge of the cartridge casing 33 shotshell multiple-projectile or pelleted ammunition 34 slug single-projectile ammunition 35 small game squirrels rabbits quail or grouse 36 squirrels gray squirrel or fox squirrel 37 take includes pursue shoot hunt wound catch kill trap snare or capture wildlife in any way and any lesser act designed to lure attract or entice for these purposes and to place set aim or use any device animal substance or agency which may reasonably be expected to accomplish these acts or to attempt to do such acts or to assist any other person in the doing of or the attempt of such acts 38 tenant any resident sharecropper lessee or any other person actually engaged in work upon a farm or lands and residing in a dwelling on the farm or lands including non-contiguous lands does not include any other employee or tenant unless actually residing on the property and engaged or employed as described 39 water set a trap set to drown an animal upon capture 40 wildlife management area a tract of land a controlled by the department through ownership lease license or co operative agreement and b containing the words wild life management area or wma as part of its name 41 youth any hunter age 15 and younger 42 youth quota hunter a quota hunt participant who has not reached his or her 16th birthday by the date of the quota hunt 43 zone a group of counties regulated under the same guidelines and restrictions page 53

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