RE: NY hunters question
I'm not trying to dictate anyone's hunt. They can do what they want. I personally would like to see A/R implemented though. Andapparently, other than on this board, it is not just me since we already have it in some zones, which magically are the ones that are most over-hunted and the ones I am talking about where all I see taken are spikes.
Sorry that I missed your sarcasm, but I also never heard that 60% of buck's at 1 1/2 years are 6 pointers. That is definately not true where I hunt, so sorry for basing my opinion on my experience. I cannot quote numbers here, but I will quit hunting in NY if someone can show me that zone 3's numbers are similiar to that! I bet it is not even close.
As for PA, just from reading this forum I see that PA is a messed up state as far as hunting foes. They are always fighting about something. I know what my uncle says though, and where he hunts, he loves the A/R rule and has seen less deer, but bigger bucks, which is exactly what A/R would do ideally. I don't follow PA hunting enough tospeak any deeper than that on the subject.