guys with 4 point rules as a law

Rory/MO · 03-03-2008, 04:10 PM

have you seen much of a difference in trophy potential where you bowhunt/gunhunt?
im not a huge fan of it being a law, and they're really trying to expand it here in missouri. i think were doing pretty good on trophys as it is though.

rybohunter · 03-03-2008, 04:20 PM

Yes. Hands down, night and day. So many more deer make it to 2.5 years old, and then they get smarter and more wary. You have a realistic chance at a mature deer now, whereas in years past, it was a "one in a million" chance.

wingchaser_labs · 03-03-2008, 04:22 PM

A 4 pt rule?? What excactly you talkin, a western count 4 on one side or 4 total pts. I guess it doenst matter much cuz both laws are litterally pointlest because there is tons of 1 1/2 year old deer that meet both requirements. Also yeah I agree it shouldn't be a law even though I'm all about management cuz meat hunters shold be allowed to shoot what they want. WCL

YooperMike · 03-03-2008, 04:25 PM

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ORIGINAL: rybohunter

Yes. Hands down, night and day. So many more deer make it to 2.5 years old, and then they get smarter and more wary. You have a realistic chance at a mature deer now, whereas in years past, it was a "one in a million" chance.

Took the words out of my mouth...or fingers. The areas I have experience in with this rule in place match your statement perfectly.

Germ · 03-03-2008, 04:28 PM

Here guess what county in Northen MI has a 3 point side MAR. They have had it since 2002. Ok it's circled

early in · 03-03-2008, 04:31 PM

I live and hunt in a 3pt on a sideminimum WMU. In Pa there are only 5, if I'm not mistaken, WMU's that have a 4pt to a side minimum. I wishmyWMU would become the 6th.

MOmightymite · 03-03-2008, 05:13 PM

I'm from MO too and I think it's a great idea. We already have big deer, but hunting public land will help hunters see bigger bucks too.

LlindeX · 03-03-2008, 05:33 PM

Colorado put point limits into effect in a few of my hunting areas several years ago. I must admit that I am now seeing a better quality of buck in those areas than I ever did before.

MOhunter46 · 03-03-2008, 07:18 PM

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ORIGINAL: MOmightymite

I'm from MO too and I think it's a great idea. We already have big deer, but hunting public land will help hunters see bigger bucks too.

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Rory/MO · 03-04-2008, 05:56 AM

ya i guess the public land is a big one. i only hunt private unless its a managed hunt i get drawn for. where i hunt we have great trophy potential already, as long as you practice QDM, which i think enough guys do that it shouldnt be a law. also think of all the kids (and adults) that are going for their first deer, do you think they wanna pass up a buck? the same with elderly folks that cant get around that good anymore. i also dont know many people that would pass this buck up. aged at 3.5 (which its a fact IS a mature deer) its the buck on the right, a 6 my dad killed this year. mine on the left would barely be legal if there was a 4-point rule. ill also get a picture up later of a 5 my dad killed a while back thats aged at (by a biologist) 6.5 years old.