mobowhuntr,

Trust me I understand your buck frustrations, but most places that have adopted QDMA you don't get a choice. If you want to hunt there you have to abide by the rules, legal buck or not.

I guess that's another reason people don't like QDMA, because many clubs/properties have adopted it and now even though the deer is "legal," they can't shoot it.

We actually lowered the bow mininimum to 2.5 year old 6 point just because of the hunter satisfaction issue (and b/c we have not had enough success with the bow). After one 6 point kill with bow it goes back to 8 point (and hopefully 3.5 year olds). QDMA is more of a philosophy, and treating it like some wooden rules can sometimes lead to irritated hunters.