It won't take 10 years, especially if they decide to step up to the plate and harvest some timber on state land despite resistance from the tree hugging hippies.

We put self imposed antler restrictions on our property in PA 2 years before they became mandatory, and 3 years into it half the bucks we were seeing were at least 2.5 years old. We used to hunt all season and be lucky to see one that was 2.5 years or older. Now every other antlered buck we are seeing is 2.5 years or older, and I manage to see an antlered buck2 out of 3 times in the stand according to my hunting log book. I end up seeing a 2.5 year old animal every 3-5 times I stepina stand.