Nothing to be sorry about dude, lots of people feel the same way you do. The easiest thing to do is to get together with everyone that hunts your property and impose an antler restriction. It doesn't garauntee young bucks won't be shot, but at least they won't be really young.

Aging deer is pretty hard, especially out of tree stand under pressure. I don't quite have it figured yet. But by imposing something like a 7 point restriction, or at least 4 points one side or something like that it might help some. I have hunted places that were like that. Wouldn't let me shoot does either. I don't really agree with it, but I went along with it so I could hunt there and respected others wishes.

Paul