RE: You absolutely do not have to!!!
Amen to this thread. QDM seems to be sucking the fun right out of hunting in my state. I'm not saying kill the tiny ones, but if it's legal and you paid for the opertuninty then why wait until he has dentures in his mouth. Live for today, you never know what tomorrow may bring.
Reminds me of why I quit bass fishing years ago. Too much of a rich mans sport.
But guess what,I plan on buying another boat in the spring and am longer concerned about what snide remarks I may hear at the cleaning table. Sure I don't keep every bass, but I like to eat a few every now an then.
Don't like it? go buy your own lake.