It always strikes me as odd when a state brings in AR which is often opposed to the majority decision by the sportsmen paying for the license. In most states the wild deer herd is a public trust meaning they are owned by all the people not individuals. To enact rules which do nothing for the general health and welfare of the deer seems ludicrous at best. Building a deer herd which has a few more points more suitable to a few trophy hunters at the expense of the average hunter who just wants to fill a tag and enjoy the meat is wrong. I can’t say our 5 years in an AR plan have done anything here except to push our total harvest numbers down the toilet. My bet is at least in Vt the F&W department will get an earful when we have the 2012 deer meetings and I expect the AR will be gone.