juniorpc,

Everytime I hunted deer in PA pre Gary Alt there was always an abundance of deer ...long strings of does and the small spikes and once in a great while a four pointer. Certainly not the kind of quality that would make me get out of bed at 4am. I can't believe that someone here posted that it was more like a 1:2 ratio. That is crazy but I only hunted 4 areas In Pa when I did so maybe it really is that way everywhere else. I think that any management strategy that allows spikes to be killed and yet heavily protects does is not a sound one. My best friend lives in State College and is an avid deer hunter he claims that there are more big bucks available as well as spikes and has taken doe the last 2 years no bucks. He has however harvested 3 bucks this year 1 with his F150 and 2 with his Ford Tempo(totalled) he has also seen quite a few dead deer in the woods as a result of the winter. Everywhere else in the country where Antler Restrictions are used the herd has improved whether a western ,midwestern or eastern state. The only problem any good management plan will come up against is controlling buck/doe ratio in heavily populated areas. Better that Alt has a progressive plan then to continue using outdated management techniques.