To me quality hunting is the ability to hunt deer under thier natural movements, free from traffic sounds and other distractios. It is the ability to hunt a herd that is healthy(body weight, sex ratio, age class). I believe when you've met all those, you can havea quality hunt regardless of what you choose to shoot.


Ok that's the ideal situation. Real life is the deer are pressured heavily. Many areas age class structure among bucks is almost non existant. You've got patchy little woodlots cut by roads and developement. Regulation is needed to try and privide a "quality" herd. I wish there was no need for regulation, but without widespread self restraint, it is unfortunately needed. I also think that people confuse AR with "trophy" growing. That is so far from the truth. In MOST places a deer becomes legal far before it becomes a "trophy" class. The AR just give them a little boost when they are young and dumb.