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Old 09-14-2003 | 05:23 PM
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Default A little Devil' s Advocate Anyone?

Here in PA we have new antler regulations in place as many of you know. While I was outside making some beer can chicken I was trying to think of something to put on the BBS to spice things up a bit. Just sittin there sipping a beer on my porch(not in my stand by the way) wondering what to post when I came up with it. Some management units have a four point requirement on one side while other units only require three. So here is the deal. You are hunting in four point land and the biggest buck you have ever seen on the hoof starts to walk in. You heart starts racing and you realize the deer may give you a shot. He gets close enough where you can get a good look at his rack and it is just massive. Good mass, nice and wide and the deer is also about 200 pounds to boot. In other words...quite the stud. As you are trying to figure out a way to get a shot you suddenly realize that the deer has no brow tines, so what you are looking at is a gigantic six point. Only three on one side and you are in four point land. The deer is not legal even though it is obvious this buck is the biggest thing that has ever come your way. What do you do? Shoot and claim that you bagged him in a unit that allows 3 to a side? Pass on him so you can obey the letter of the law? I' m sitting here being honest with myself and I' m not really sure how I would handle it. What about you? I realize this is pretty far fetched because almost all mature deer will sport some sort of brow tine or another, but I' m just playing a little devils advocate.[>:][>:]
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