ORIGINAL: kevin1
The OBR was forced upon us by the active lobbying, sometimes behind closed doors, of a relative few would be bwanas,
in order for the experiment to be valid the experimental data would have to not only be compared to the previous 5 years, but also to a control period of the same length where no bucks were killed at all.
Basically, following the 5 year OBR period there would be a 5 year period of "antlerless only" hunting, then all data would be collected and analyzed.
as an added bonus there would be a gazillion newly created mature bucks in the 5-6 year old prime class for everyone to hunt, quite literally a booner behind every bush.
Put your money where your mouth is, you want a restriction that guarantees the desired result, here it is.
This all sounds too familiar! When Illinois instituted the politically correct two-buck annual limit, other regulatory changes were taking place accomodating the 'bwanas'. Have you heard of the 'Golden Triangle' in Illinois where a majority of the B&C bucks have come from? Try getting a place to deer hunt there, nowadays. The 'bwanas' and others have closed offtens of thousands ofacresthat were once accessible to the average deer hunter!
If you want a B&C behind every bush, you better think ahead at what you may be losing. The vast majority of deer hunters don't define a 'trophy' by B&C standards. For most of us, a trophy is much more personal and much less competative.
I had rather have a place to deer hunt and know that I could eventually connect with a big buck, than to have big bucks running around everywhere but no place for me to deer hunt.