If you think about his antler restrictions they do make a bit of sense. It's a compromise. In a state like PA where almost everyone shoots every buck he sees it would be a tough sell to say something like 4 points per side with a minimum of 15 or 16 inch spread etc. With his 4 point min. you at least assure some of the 1 and half year old bucks will make it, probably a big percentage of them. Now they become 2 and a half and a whole lot smarter and reclusive. If they make it to 2 and a half a good percentage of them have a chance of becoming 3 and half. If you blast them when they're young and careless little 4 and 6 pointers a large hunting community can get a bunch of them as shown in the 90 % being killed now. If he had his wishes he'd probably have a year with NO BUCK kills. It would be an impossible "Sell" but can you imagine the results.