MJR10, it sure sounds like you want everyone to hunt YOUR way from what you describe. If you don't want to shoot small deer you don't have to, but one shouldn't say that others can't just because it isn't your way of doing things. People hunt for different reasons and one can't say that only shooting large deer should be the only right way. The DEC's responsiiblity is to manage deer numbers and they could care less if the deer that get shot are trophies or not. If they implement antler restrictions statewide it will be just to make some trophy hunters who don't get any fun out of hunting otherwise happy. Other than that they could care less how big the bucks get before they get shot. I have read some of your other posts and you obviously have plenty of deer where you hunt so maybe killing a small deer seems like a joke to you. I would suggest you try hunting some other regions of the state where you might not see any deer for days at a time and then maybe you won't be as critical of these "macho" guys who decide that any deer is a worthy trophy for them.