ORIGINAL: sproulman
we like the AR here in wmu2g of pa. where i hunt BUT hunters are not letting it work ..
kids now from diapers to 16 can kill a small buckand not have to look at 3 point to side..
adults are using the kids tags to shoot ANY BUCK,they dont even look, its brown its down with kids tag...
the bucks we are LEGALLY getting with 3 points are very healthy deer,so we like the restriction very much BUT dont like what we are hearing hunters are doing with kids tags..
this should stop and only KID age 12 can kill a buck without 3 points to side his or her first year..
this wouldreduce the amount of small bucks that are shot to get mature and slow down the BROWN ITS DOWN WITH KIDS TAG hunters....
Guys, take this with a grain of salt. While there will always be the type of slimeball that would take advantage of a kid, this is not a real problem in PA. It's a real problem only in the imagination of the poster who feels the need to hijack almost any thread to get on this little soapbox about this imaginary problem.
To get back on topic, You all must have seen the controversy over PA's antler restrictions. It hasnt worked perfectly, but it certainly has improved the age class and therefore quality of our bucks overall. AR's arent QDM. But in a state like ours, and yours, with the hunting pressure the deer have to deal with, it will cause an improvement in the average age and therefore the antler quality of your bucks.