Yes, it had to come to this, antler restriction, or close buck season for a few years, really, something had to be done. Over many years the PGC had done things backwards. Have a two week buck season and a measly 3 day doe season. Guess which gender got hammered into nonexistence in some areas across PA? I could take you into large tracts of land where only one buck will be found and yet you will see two dozen doe. With 50 guys trying to hunt that one little spike buck. What a pity. Now more buck will survive into the next year because by the time you try counting the tines, they make it to safety, or hunters will shoot the first doe they see and pass up waiting for a buck, like I said, in some areas you will be waiting a long long time to ever see a buck.

We have to break tradition of PA hunters too anxious to just shoot at a flash of anything moving. I know some of you out there been naughty and shot some illegal buck this season in PA, and the kids can still legally shoot little spikeys, but if everyone tried to do their part, you will see larger buck statewide in a few years like you wrote about.