RE: Are the ANTLER RESTRICTIONS WORKING???
I know the antler restrictions are going to change the way we hunt in our group a bit. We usually sit for the first few hours of the day then we usually do a few drives to push the deer through the woods. A lot of the initial concerns among the group are negative about the restrictions. Excuses range from no sense shooting anything unless a huge rack or a doe - not being able to count points on a moving target. My initial thoughts are that when driving the deer we won't push them as hard and keep it more quiet to get them moving slower through the woods to the shooters so there is a better chance to look at them. But my guess is going slower will be futile and we will have more deer break back on us. I think the AR is going to help in the long run but old attitudes and habits are hard to break. I hope it helps all hunters in that the Public Game Lands last year were not safe lots of hunters taking lots of shots with old restrictions and concurrent buck and doe season created a brown and down kind of atmosphere. Larger bucks and hopefully more safety is something I don't think anyone can argue with