Define over harvest as it pertains to the area you are talking about. Can you prove the population is significantly below carrying capacity? Again, you miss the point, even with an excess harvest, deer populations will bounce back within 2-3 seasons if optimal habitat exists. Did you ever think the population was too high, and a correction was needed for the available habitat and a healthier herd? Maybe things are closer to what the proper balance should be.

AR's work great if you want to kill off the 2.5-3.5 bucks just when they're getting to a good breeding age. That's it, kill the basket racks, and let the forks and spikes breed the does. It's stupid to regulate "what" you kill, it much more important to limit how many bucks you kill. In most states, including my state of NY the buck harvest is way too high. If your interested in better bucks only 2 things work:

1 buck per season and self control.