TJD,

Youth don't need a exception for EAB. A young hunter does not have to shoot a nub, an attempt to ID an antlerless deer can be made. Then if they still shoot a nub, it is no big deal, not prefered, but no big deal.

Remember, there are really two different types of EAB going on this fall.

1. Regular EAB, shoot a doe before a buck, any weapon, and then shot some more does if you want. Here a hunter can, and should be selective in what he/she shoots.

2. CWD herd reduction zone EAB. Shoot a doe before a buck, any weapon, up to 4 deer per day. In these areas, deer harvest is very unselective.

Each EAB area should have a different attitude on deer harvest, and all Deer management units for that matter. I feel new hunters can grasp this concept better than most old timers that are set in their ways. The get a buck at any cost mentality can change.