Well AR's might work in some areas of the state,less woodedareas of the state say western NY or around st lawrence river.Mostly open areas and lot of farms with fields and crop land.BUT in areas of heavy timber and low farm areas no it wouldn't work.20 years ago most of my area (Delaware county) was farming and had alot open field area.Alot of them cashed itin cause of milk prices not going up or cause just of cost of operation was to much.Now the area is going over or is grown over to woods.Not so much feed and browse so deer to grow into 6 or 8 points so quickly now.It takes about5 years to make it into a 6 point now.Before you could get a 6 after his 2nd year of antler growth.The way I see it any deer you shot should be a trophy. Doesn't matter if it was a spike buck with 4 in spikes or a wide rack 10 point, or a piebald doe.This isn't why I hunt ,for trophy deer.I hunt for meat period.Don't matter if its a doe or buck.I shoot it and it goes into my freezer to feed my family. I buy my 3 tags(bow,muzzleloader and reg firearm)and hope for a dmp so I have 4 and go into the woods.
Now the state wants to put AR's on top of limited or no dmp's in my area.I say NO way.Thats like sending into gun fight with no bullets in the gun.A no win solution.