There is a big difference between ranting about a problem and being hypocritical compared to simply pointing out a problem Alt created the problem of protecting BB by implementing AR before the herd was reduced and you simply can't stand it when someone points out his mistakes. He was wrong about the cause of late breeding and I pointed that out from the start and now the latest research confirms I was right and Alt was wrong.
And, theres the difference between us! It's not that we may simply disagree on AR. You don't have a problem with anyones hunting style so long as it has no impact on YOUR STYLE of hunting. I support AR primarily because I believe it is good for the herd and our sport as well as it fitting my style of hunting.
There are more studies that show AR will negatively impact the health of the herd and there are no studies that show AR will improve the health of the herd. You support AR because you think it will make it easier for you to harvest a trophy and you don't give a rip about the 60 +K hunters that didn't get a buck due to AR in 2003. AR didn't just effect my style of hunting ,it effected the hunting of many thousands of hunters who prefer not to sit in a tree all day with the hopes that someone else will push a deer to them. Some people actually prefer to hunt deer.
The latest research shows an improved B/D ratio and age structure will not shorten the breeding period or provide any other benefit to the health of the herd.
You claim you support herd reduction ,but AR is contrary to herd reduction, so you are contradicting yourself just like Alt. We have more deer that ever before even with record anterless allocations and the longest anterless season ever. Impementing AR was a major mistake because it elevated the status of harvesting a buck and made harvesting a doe the booby prize, which was the exact opposite of what Alt said he wanted to do when this all started.