Talk about someone using 5 year averages to hide the truth.Now here is the truth about 2.5+ buck harvests.

Year Total Buck Harvest % 2.5+ 2.5+ Buck


1996--------153,432-------------16.2------------------------24,856
1997--------176,677-------------18.6------------------------32,862
1998--------181,449-------------19.4------------------------35,201
1999--------194,371-------------20.0------------------------38,874
2000--------203,221-------------18.3------------------------37,189
2001--------203,247-------------21.6------------------------43,901
2002--------165,416-------------31.8------------------------52,602
2003--------142,270-------------43.6------------------------62,030
2004--------124,410-------------50.2------------------------62,399
2005--------120,500------------~48%-----------------------57,600
2006--------135,290--------------44%-----------------------59,527
2007--------109,200--------------44%-----------------------48,048

So, we are in fact harvesting fewer 2.5+ buck than we did in 2002, before any 1.5 buck were protected by ARs.