Originally Posted by PY Antlers

There are a lot of different ways to manage the deer herd and listening to the DNR is'nt one of them for the most part. I live north of the CWD zone about 30 miles in southern 56. Myself and about 95% of the landowners in a square mile have been practicing Earn a Buck for about 8 years along with antler restriction of 16 inch 8 point or bigger. Our buck to doe ratio is still to high, probably about 5-6 doe's for each buck. But on the plus side our bucks are bigger than they ever have been. As a group we are considering a EAB rule of 2 doe's before a buck kill. This would accomplish 2 things. First it would help bring the buck to doe ratio closer to where it should be, second it would help bring the average age of our bucks to the 3 1/2-4 1/2 year range so there would be more bucks in the 150+ range. I guess my point is, if you don't like what the DNR is doing manage it your own way.