When checking my trail cam photos yesterday, I got a picture of a decentbodied buck with extremely inferior antlers for this area. He has a 2" spike on one side and the smallest fork I have ever seen on the other making him a 3 point that borderlines the 3" antler requirement to classify him a an antlered deer instead of an antlerless. I haven't seen a spike in this area for 5 years, let alone with a healthy body.

In the case that his bigger antler does reach the 3" mark, and he is classidied as a buck, I legally cannot eliminate him from the herd because of PA antler resitrictions.

I am considering shooting this deer. If his antler ends up being over 3", it will in fact be an illegal deer. But will my decision be unethical? I don't think so strictly because it is my property and I would be doing it for the purpose of deer management. Anyone of any opinions on what to do?