Age class – individuals in a species population that are all the same age or in the same age group; example: the two-year age class of white-tailed deer includes all deer born in the breeding season two years earlier.
Amendment 75 of 1996 – conservation sales tax passed by Arkansas voters in November 1996, which took effect July 1, 1997; designates 1/8th of 1 percent of the state’s general sales tax for Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (45%), Arkansas State parks (45%), Arkansas Heritage Commission (9%) and Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission (1%); also called the conservation sales tax
Antler – fast-growing bony structure shed each year from the head of an adult male deer or elk, female caribou and other cervid; frequently branched with multiple points
Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (AGFC) – the state agency responsible for managing fish and wildlife
Boone and Crockett (Club) – group founded by Theodore Roosevelt dedicated to North American big game management, conservation and hunter ethics; maintains records of big game taken with firearms
Central Arkansas Nature Center – one of four facilities owned and operated by the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission to provide conservation education programs, displays and exhibits.
Dentine – soft, dark material beneath the surface enamel of deer teeth; visible dentine indicates an older deer whose teeth have worn
Horn – permanent, unbranched bony core covered by a thin layer of keratin atop the head of several mammals; usually grown by both sexes and usually has a yearly “ring” that marks the animal’s age
Incisor (deer) – front tooth for cutting or gnawing; cannot be used to age deer by wear but can be used to age by cross-sectioning and counting annual rings; adult deer have eight incisors
Molar – back tooth of deer used to chew food; can be used to estimate deer age by looking at visible amount of wear or by cross-sectioning and counting annual growth rings; adult deer have 24 molars
Pope and Young Club – bowhunting group dedicated to North American big game management, conservation and hunter ethics; maintains records of big game taken with archery equipment
Trophy deer – deer sought by hunters for the size and dimensions of its antlers
Wildlife biologist – scientist who studies and manages wild animals and their habitats