ORIGINAL: bluebird2
That is exactly what I said and have said all along. No age classes have improved. That would be impossible or highly unlikely.
On that we can agree.
As for the answer to your second question, the evidence is everywhere. All you need to do to find it is to reread this thread. All will be answered. The reports from all over are simply undeniable. A methodolgy ws not instituted for proving exactly what the averge harvested buck rack is now vs then, but the overwhelming evidence from taxidermists, contests and yes, anectdotal evidence is too big to be ignored.
There is no doubt that the average buck harvested is bigger now than the average buck harvested prior to ARs , but that is only because the smaller bucks aren't AR legal. What i have been saying all along is that there is no evidence that ARs increased the rack size of the average 2.5+ buck and the PGC hasn't provided any data that shows rack sizes have increased or decreased.
finnaly we agree on that we may be gaining ground