You are going to have to let go of the past, Chicory.
The new standard of buck harvest is going to be lower. Apparently you are still wanting to compare the old ways to the new. We are obviously not going to shoot the sheer numbers of bucks due to the new standard. I keep assuming that this is understood, but some people keep bringing back the same moot point, and trying to argue it. When I say we will see an increase in the buck kill, in no way am I saying that we will ever see the numbers of old. I thought we ALL understood this. HR means fewer. Fewer fawns, Fewer does. FEWER BUCKS. The hunters that take it serious, invest the time, do the preparation, be in the woods, will be rewarded with more mature bucks. Some will get "lucky", but as a rule, luck is made by work.