i think its because they dont care....they are after a deer and if they see one they shoot it and thats that.....and yes they do brag about a small buck.....i got a 4pt you only got a doe........i get that once in a while......meanwhile my doe outweighs their 4pt by a ton.....i shot a small buck once....my first and only to date......and its not a SMALL buck compared to most that people shoot here......spikes and 4pters used to get whacked like you wouldnt believe.....my 6pt basket rack was a decint buck believe it or not....a basket rack used to be considerd a big deer by alot of people.....those who dont know any better.....but ive seen what we have out there.....and now we have antler restrictions......so theres alot less except the kids in school....the ars dont apply to me yet because im a junior but im applying them to myself.....1 small buck was enough.....im addicted to antlers now....took 4 years to get that first set of antlers on the wall......but now thats all i want is more antlers.....bigger antlers......im not going to think of taking a doe until my buck is tagged.....or until late muzzleloader season i might take one if we have no venision for the freezer....but dad should take a doe or 2 in rifle season so we will be good i bet......but im only 16.....and im done shooting SMALL bucks.....i mean my limits now arent huge but i have them.......and i choose to put them inplace....not the law.....