Since Doctor Alt had been advocating the need of protecting more of the 1 ½ year old bucks since 2000 it appears that the state had started to experience some voluntary movement in that direction from the hunters.
That is an interesting theory , but it isn't a valid theory. The increase in the 2.5 + buck harvest from 1999 to 2002 can be explained by the increase in the herd due to the low antlerless harvests in 1998 and 1999 which increased the herd by at least 20%.
98-02.…………………….1.07
03-07.…………………….1.29
Thanks a million for pointing out that ARs only increased the 2.5+ buck harvest by only 0.21 2.5+ buck PSM . That is what I have been saying for years and you disagreed. You just proved that Alt was full of beans when he claimed ARs would triple the number of 8 pts.