it is possible if your state has a minimum antler requirement which could possibly let bucks with poorer genetics be safe from hunting and therefore saving the poor genetics while simultaneously reducing the good genes.
We don't have no AR's In Minnesota anywhere so that's out of the question.
what in your opinion, is the buck to doe ratio in your area? do you see a ton of does compared to a few bucks?
This has also been a thought rolling around In my head the last few weeks. We have a ton of deer In the area I hunt In. I'm guessing I've seen at least 14 different bucks roaming the neighborhood while hunting through out the bow season the last month. I know there's more then that there being I've seen a few decent bucks on the trail cams that I haven't seen hunting yet. We've got allot of doe's around, I have no Idea how many but I know there Is to many. They only give out one tag In the area I hunt In so It's kinda tough to thin the doe's out. Most of the gun hunters In the area shoot the first buck they see not caring what size he Is. I wish they gave out doe only tags to the gun hunters and bow hunters so we could do something about this. How does a guy figure out his doe to buck ratio? Pretty tough to do. Bucks are easy to tell apart, the doe's on the other hand can be tough. I wouldn't have a clue on what the ratio Is.