actually i think studies been done in PA that we take like 50some percent of our bucks before they grow their first rack.......and now with a few years of herd reductionits been rough on them.....too many guys bring home to many buttons....i mean...mistakes happen....sometimes its hard to tell...but when you can i think its best to pass them.....thats a future monster!!! lol........but really......they are important and should be kept alive.....figure the natural ration of bucks to does is probably 1-1 at birth....maybe 1 buck-2does.....depends where your at.....but thats natures balance......but i saw about 15 deer today...1 had an identifiable rack....thats how it is in my expirience in my area...about 15 does to 1 buck......WAY out of whack..thats why we have antler restrictions AND herd reductions going on at the same time........thought they had a good idea....but toooooo many buttons get killed as does....and non-AR bucks can be shot by juniors and seniors...plus illegals....found my first ever skull in the woods with just and horns sawed off.....heard of it by many guys on forums but never seen it.....i think for the first 5 years or so ARs should have applied to EVERYONE......just to get the bucks living longer and showing better results quicker...guys in this state need to try a little harder to identify buttons.....we had sooooo many more bucks if they werent killed the year before as buttons...