I just don't like to hear the complaints about not shooting a bigger buck from someone that shoots a 1.5 year old buck.
Maybe it's just me but I don't hear that.
In the last few years I have been seeing older and better bucks, honestly think it's because there are less people in the woods. Maybe it's not such a bad thing.
It might also be because people are voluntarily letting smaller bucks walk. I don't ahve a problem with NY keeping it voluntary.
Would I like to see big bucks ever few times out instead of a couple season sure would, but not at the expense of loosing hunters and the revenue they bring in for conservation.
How many fewer licenses were sold in Pa. this year? I know it was down for NY which will cost us millions toward conservation.