Personally I feel the point restriction for PA is the best thing to happen and should have been implemented years ago. That being said I think the reporting of small bucks left in the woods is more than not, rumors and the start of urban myth....now I'm not saying it didn't happen, after all, this is PA and although I want to think the majority of hunters in PA are ethical, I know in every crowd, their lurks pathetic people. Those who left any deer laying in the woods, poachers and not hunters. BUT of those found, I wonder how many were shot by youths and just simply not recovered...and then speculation occurs. Again, I'm sure it happened but no more or less than the finding of doe that were shot in our previous antlered only seasons..

It's no secret to anyone that if a buck has a chance to grow for one or two seasons what can happen in antler growth. Also, it's no secret that a buck isn't even considered mature until he's 5.5 years old or more so it only makes common sense to allow immature bucks to grow to an older age. How can anyone argue with that.

The biggest whine going into point restrictions was for our youth hunters....that being considered, they allowed youths to shoot any buck....then the whine became, but they'll be left to rot in the woods, again, it probably happened to some scale, but no one will truely know the numbers, it's mostly speculation and that it happen at all is terrible and pathetic.

If someone has factual information against this past point restrictions, I truly would like to read it...along with the resource the facts came from. Most people preach from emotion so what is truly wrong with allowing bucks to grow. Too many facts point in the positive direction not to implement them.

<font color=blue>Good Luck and Good Shooting</font id=blue>

<font color=red>Rob</font id=red>