Pennsylvania has buck kill rates that run as high as 90% in some counties.

If you think about that, it is a counterproductive method of producing more and larger bucks.

What is probably not commonly known outside of Pennsylvania is that the doe tags sold out very quickly in almost all of the counties. Hunters knew that they might have to take a doe, since they might not get a clean shot at a buck that meets the antler restrictions.

They will balance the buck to doe ratio, by encouraging the taking of does, while at the same time, more young bucks get to be bigger bucks next year.

Makes perfect sense to me. I know of guys that have hunted for several days in a row without seeing a buck in PA...nothing but does.

Give it a chance. The old way didn't do much for the herd, that's for sure.