RE: Deer Meetings, West Plains, Cape Girardeau, Springfield
I assume these meetings are about the new options that may be place in Units 28.29.30 and 12,13 & 14, if I remember all the units correctly. These are the MDC pilot units which may test some sort of buck limiting restrictions. The MDC put out five different options including antler restrictions, earn-a-buck, moving firearm season out of the rut, buck tag limits, and cutting down the # of days which bucks can be taken during the firearm season. Restrictions may be in place for the 2004 season.
The units mentioned above are test units. Eventually, some form of buck restrictions may apply to the entire state.
The MDC has more info on their site, and various other web sites has discussed this quite thoroughly.