The best way to solve this problem is to get rid of the antler restriction all together.


Ky has a 1 buck only rule and if you want a big buck,you wait and let the rest walk,if not then you take a small one but you are done.They promote shooting does and have liberall bag limits on them.As a result,bucks get big,real big and the government isn't mandating what size buck that I can shoot or what my kids can shoot.That is the way it should be.

We have a few wma's that mandate width restrictions,15" outside.That would solve the problem as well,just make sure it is well past the ears and you are fine.


But the same thing starts to happen,wide 1 1/2 year olds get shot and narrow bucks are left to spread their genes.I have seen quite a few bucks on our local wma that were big buck their racks go straight up,border line leagal,border line means don't shoot.


I think this is fine for a few wma's but I still don't like mandating what kind of buck I can shoot,statewide,just doesn't sit right with me and my freedoms of being an American.