I've stated before in previous posts that I felt the AR's were working. Butcher shop reports, along with those from local taxidermists and pictures in local newspapers bear it out well. I can't ever remember racks like we have been seeing lately in these numbers just a few years ago. Oh, certainly there was the occasional big bruiser around back then, but not like now.
It's nice to be able to hang a big set of horns in your den or over the fireplace, but the taking of any deer is a matter of pride for some. Horns are nice to look at, but make awfully thin soup for the table.
Let's try not to look down our noses at the hunter who is more than happy to harvest a nice fat doe for the freezer. It can be just as much of a trophy to him as your 20" 10 pt. is to you. A lot of these "meat hunters" are folks who have learned life the hard way.....raised in small coal mining towns and considered deer season as a way to help feed the family. Their train of thought goes on.... Were and are they now still "Sportsmen"?? Sure they are...Just look at things a little different, maybe...