Originally Posted by
Bocajnala
In an ideal world everyone would be knowledgeable about "QDMA" and practice good habbits, such as shooting matured deer, not just based on number of points... But since you can't trust people to do that, the only way to attempt to enforce it is antler restrictions. I'm sure allot of young 8 points, which would have potential to be real brutes, get shot every year because they are a "legal buck" even though they arent mature.... And every year some heavy and old illegal bucks walk because they don't meet the point requirement.
-Jake
I completely agree. It would be great if most hunters could let the 1 1/2 yo bucks go on their own, but that's not going to happen. And I can't think of any other realistic or enforceable solution. The more I read hear the better APR sounds. Its impossible to make everyone happy. And not trying to be an a--hole, I know a lot of guys that are meat hunters, but I don't think a single one of them would pass on a big, older buck with 150 inches on top of his head, and wait for a tasty little spike.