So it only increased the number by 20% and not 100%. he//, it's only been in effect for two years, you've got to give it a chance.
AR will not have a significant cummulative effect since we harvested around 86% of the buck that we carried over fron 2002. If HR progresses we will continue harvest a higher percentage of our buck as BB, which means fewer buck will be available to be protected by AR, so the number of 2.5+ buck will decrease as will the number of 8+ pt. buck.
This is the first time in years I have seen more buck than doe on my property with the smallest buck being a 120-130 class 8 point and the largest being a 170+ class 14 point. Without AR half of these would have been shot 3 years ago when they were 60 lb fork horns.
If you are only seeing AR legal 2.5 buck, how many 1.5 buck will AR save on your property this year and how many of those big buck do you think willl survive to become 3.5's. If there actually are more buck than doe on your property, how will the doe be able to replace all those AR legal buck that will be harvested this year?