i will repeat what i said before...The only real way to ensure the younger bucks walk is employing an age restriction-not an antler restriction. Do you ever see any of the guys on tv talk about an AR on their farm? no. they harvest their deer by age. Usually on those shows its a 4.5yr old or older. Thats how they ensure they are shooting mature animals. That being said there is no way a state can mandate a law that requires a person to shoot a buck after a certain age. i would guess the majority of hunters in NY dont know the difference between a 1.5 and 2.5 yr old or better yet a 2.5 to a 3.5yr old. Then on top of that to expect that hunter will take the time in the woods to age judge his target before pulling the trigger!! c'mon-no way. Therefore the state trys to use something else to protect the younger bucks, an AR. Any idiot can see whether a buck passes or fails the AR. The state uses general logic that by making people pass on smaller rack bucks alot of younger deer are getting spared. To an extent this is true. But the bucks that should be gettin protected sometimes qualify as an AR shooter. NOT GOOD-but what really can you do? Increase the AR to 4pts per side or a 16'' spread. This would help but it will never happen. They use a general 4pt per side or 13'' spread in most cases in which they hope to protect as many yearling bucks as possible. Its not a perfect system but its really all they can do on such a large scale with hunters uneducated in deer aging-thats the bottom line here. Like it or not ARs are part of hunting now and i suspect will increase as time goes on. The system has flaws-no doubt. Until average hunters can identify a deer in the woods as a certain age this is the way it goes. If you are for ARs great-if not fine too. Everyone has the right to voice what they want. Sometimes it doesnt go your way-period!!