This year was similar to last year for me. Overall deer sightings were slightly less than last year but buck sightings were the same. I was lucky enough to harvest an 8 pt Oct. 20th.

As for the future. I hunt mostly in 5B. I would like to see this area go to 4 to a side like the western portion of the state. The majority of the 1 1/2 year olds here still have 3 to a side and therefore are shot. Making it 4 to a side would allow the majority of the buck to make it to 2 1/2. We all know that a 2 1/2 year old has a better chance of making it to 3 1/2 and so on.

Can someone tell me again how they came up with one area being 3 to a side and another being 4 to a side? Wasn't it to see which would provide better results? I realize agriculture vs timber played a roll. Is it ever going to be revisited?