In Pennsylvania, 25 percent of the antlerless deer harvest consists of button bucks.
http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/cwp/v...a=465&q=151350
Sorry for the confusion. I thought you stated that 44% of the harvest was button bucks....I see my error. But to clear it up the above quote is from a letter from Dr. Rosenberry.
The diffference is the previous biologists didn't lie about the effects of herd reduction like Alt did. They didn't claim that we could double the number of 8+ PT or that we would have more and bigger buck that we have ever seen before. They didn't send mixed messages by claiming we can carryover more buck in over browsed areas without hurting the habitat even more. They didn't tell hunters to pass on small anterless deer in order to protect BB.
Again, I should have been clearer. You stated that "they(referring to the old management parctices/biologists) didn't tell hunters to pass on small anterless deer in order to protect BB." What I'm asking you to do is tell me why the change is a bad thing. Alt did ask us to identify mature doe and not shoot small deer thus saving more BB's.