I've hunted in the Midwest (West Central Illinois) for the last 10 years and they don't have antler restrictions and I doubt that they ever will. Thehunters I have met over those years have a totally different mindset about harvesting deer. If someone other than a young kid shoots an immature buck, he tends to hide it and quietly take it home. It is not an acceptable practice in most circles there. It is simply a culture difference between the regions. Sure they have better feed and better mineral content in their soil but they also recognize that age is the really dominant factor in antler develpoment. The genes there are good but not any better than we have in many parts of PA. I see plenty of forkhorns but they are ALL young deer. Without age, a buck will never even get close to his potential. The vast majority of hunters out there strive to not shoot bucks till they are 3.5 or older. They also shoot all the does they can.