I think that the Parks and Wildlife Dept have all that planned out. Yes letting little deer grow up will make them bigger..... but on the flip side what if the deer population needs to be thinned out. I usually carry my bow during rifle season here in Tx and only get out the rifle when I am hard up for some meat and havent taken a deer all season (which is the case this weekend). Once I get some meat in the freezer its back to the bow for the rest of the season.