I hunt 300 acres of family land that will be inherited straight to me, so I tryto manage it as best I can and not shoot small bucks, that way I will hopefully reap the benefits and see some nice bucks in the future, not only for me and friends but for my kids one day. Here in Alabama, it's statewide 3 bucks per year, one of which must have AT LEAST 4 points on ONE side. Doe days vary from county to county, but you can kill as many as you wantat 2 per day for as long as your doe days allow, mine is allowed unlimited does all season, 71 days. Of course I go by the 3 buck rule, but I also try my best to take older mature deer. I would love to only take deer older than 3 1/2, but it's hard to tell my buddies to age the deer before they shoot. Instead we try to only take 8 points outside the ears or better. The club next to us only goes by the law, no restrictions, so I sometimes wonder if I'm doing any good by having antler restrictions.