Perhaps this is just an added bonus, and was never the real intent of the DOC.
Like I said above , if it (antler restrictions) was "the real intent" of the DOC to just increase revenue , then your DOC is not doing their job.
My guess is , their trying to increase doe harvests by forcing hunters to let small bucks pass and take does instead.
The other alternative is to have earn a buck , or worse yet ,a buck tag lottery , which people may very well see soon enough if they dont start doing their part in bringing down the doe population.