First buck 1'' antlers
Second tag 4 points on 1 side
It is called a combo tag. I can shoot 2 bucks a year with any combination of weapons. 2 is the max for entire deer season.
The issue with the combo tag is it sets up the "Mullengan Buck" situation.
This is where a hunter shoots the first buck he sees and than hunts for a trophey. Add baiting to the mix and your 1.5 year olds are going to get slaughteredand they do.
Here is how we did for 2006
[align=left]A survey of deer hunters was conducted following the 2006 hunting seasons to[/align][align=left]estimate hunter participation, harvest, and hunting effort. In 2006, an estimated[/align][align=left]691,000 hunters spent 10.1 million days afield. Statewide, the number of people[/align][align=left]hunting deer increased about 3%, but hunting effort was virtually unchanged[/align][align=left]between 2005 and 2006. Hunters harvested nearly 456,000 deer, an increase of[/align][align=left]nearly 9% from the number taken in 2005. Statewide, 46% of hunters harvested a[/align][align=left]deer. About 22% of the hunters took an antlerless deer and 34% took an antlered[/align][align=left]buck. About 15% of deer hunters harvested two or more deer.[/align]
Now 22% taking and Antlersless deer is even worst. 20% of those were buttons.
I have long said to do two things in MI
Change combo to 1 buck 1 doe any weapon for the entire season.
Stop baiting
Now they above should make everyone happy. Because meat hunters still get to shoot two deer. And the Trophey guys should have more bigger deer as time goes on.