Originally Posted by
bigbulls
I wish that we would go to a antler restriction here on Public land in Florida. I would be in favor of a 3 points on one side rule so the deer can at least get to 2.5 years old. As it stands right now the deer must have 5 inches of hard bone above the hair line during rifle season and spikes get slaughtered. Archery season is open to anything other than spotted fawns. Archery season is the only season that does are allowed to be taken on public state land in Florida with few exceptions.
Public land in UP is an issue too. Opening morning if there is anything sprouting from the head, its getting shot. We went to a 3-point rule in 2008, so this will be year 2, so we'll see what happens. Preliminary data (from our trail cams) looks promising. But, with NO harvest registration of any kind, could just pissing into the wind.