Why? We have the deer, well at least there are plenty where I hunt. It's been a long time since I had a bow season where I didn't pass a few buck before taking one. Nearly the same in gun season too. Why would we want to reduce our options? Reducing the buck take may make sense in regions where a buck is hard to find but that certainly isn't the case everywhere. I like it the way it is. I can take a nice buck in bow season and still have the chance'/option to do it again in gun season. I think a lot of guys would loose interest in hunting with a gun if they suddenly couldn't take a buck.

Given the serious loss of hunters in NY, seems to me we should be looking for ways to increase the options a hunter has not reduce them.