atz3:

Limiting each hunter to 1 buck is a very good practice. Actually since your area is only 1500 acres, taking 10 bucks off of it might be to many. One of the places I manage is alittle over 5,000 acres and only 5 mature bucks are taken off of it each year. This is not a big ranch but it has one of the best deer herds I've seen.

The only problem that I have with your "management plan" is that you allow hunters to take any buck that has a spread out side of its ears. Just because a buck has a 15-17"+ spread does not mean he is mature, theres a good chance that he might only be 2 1/2 years old. If you want a good deer herd then you need to take mature animals only. The best way to do this is to learn how to age a buck by looking at its body. I would do away with the "outside of its ear" rule and switch it to "only 10 pointers may be shot", this will allow most of the bucks to mature a few more years.

And dont worry about your neighbors. Sure they might shoot one of the bucks that you pass up, but then again they may not. Your area is 1,500 acres, that size of area will/can hold a pretty decent number of deer. Which means if you pass up a buck, there is a good chance he will stay on your property.