ORIGINAL: Germ
ORIGINAL: TFOX
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.
Issue is over a Million hunters, if KY had a million hunters it would be way different. Why guys from states like mine(MI) pay 200.00 bucks to hunt KY
It is impossible to compare PA to any other state in the midwest. Nobody is even close to the number of hunters they have.
OBR works greatin KY, Oh, and IN. I think in MI it would work also. PA I do not think so.
First off,let me say I don't shoot small,young bucks.
That is MY choice.
Having bucks grow to old age and sporting big racks has nothing to do with the health of the heard so from that standpoint,I can not justify when ANY state puts restrictions on what kind of buck a person can shoot.
If putting a 1 buck limit in placewouldn't result in bigger deer(which I doubt)then that is a sad situation but shouldn't result in mandates from the state.IMO
I can understand earn a buck if the population is out of controll.That directly affects the health of the heard,couple that with a 1 buck only rule,then you should have quality deer to shoot after a very short time.