i would say no. i would go for this law, but it leaves out the only thing. QDM, if everyone goes and shoots a younger deer that has the very minimum antler requirements. then the entire herd suffers from bad genetics. if the deer can't grow to its optimum genetic level then he will never breed a doeto that level. i my self have started to try and practice QDM over the last 2 yrs now. i think it will start to effect theherd this year mainly, because a friend and i have chosen certain bucks to take. we have taken outall of the 6 pt deer that we have seen, only to have better herd genetics.this last year we took out a deer that was suffering from a old wound and was limping very badly, he was a 8 with a HUGE blood clot in his neck and around his heart. his shoulder bone was nearly exposed, and looked like he had been shot before, havign missing a peice of meat between one of his ribs. in the long run he might have produced some good genetics, but not being able to breed that year,we decided to take him out.

im not saying that everyone has to practice QDM, but i think it would be better if everyone tried. thislaw also doesn'tallow first timers and small kids to go out and killtheir first buck. they don't care if the deer has a huge rack or some unusual thing going on with the rack.it is the fact that they shot a buck.

Zach