My grandfather was a tired, and probably by your standards, a mediocre hunter in his last days, but no one has the right to tell him to get out of the woods and take up golf. He would have been more thrilled with a fork horn than you probably would be with a little 8 point. I just get sick of people acting like there is something wrong with that. That's what hunting is all about, and if you can't see that, than I feel sorry for you.
In reading your reply I find that I would back down from my previous statement that there should be no exceptions to a 4pt. minimum. I am actually all for exempting senior and junior hunters from this standard. I have always believed that we must give our junior hunters every opportunity to taste success. I also believe that we must make every effort to keep our senior hunters in the fold and reward them for their continued interest in this great activity. I would clarify my statement to say that there should be no exceptions such as in special regulation areas like surrounding Pittsburgh.