Cardeer and others, there has to be a point when hunters become accountable for game management. Pennsylvania perfectly illustrates a state where hunter accountability is practically zero. You said that by increasing doe tags more buttons will be shot. If hunters take the time to scope a deer's head for buttons before blasting away this won't happen. Hunter accountability. You say a 2 point (I am guessing you mean a spike) with a nub for a brow tine can be legally shot. First off, no it cannot. The law states 3 points on one side (4 in western PA), meaning a buck must have a main beam with at least two tines measuring an inch or longer. If it is me, I am letting a buck like that walk anyway, especially during bow season. Again hunter accountability.

I do agree with what you say about management areas and public land, but there is nothing the state can do about privately owned land. They can't make land owners let hunters on the land. If hunters were more accountable for their actions maybe land owners would be more apt to let people hunt. I know that if I owned property I sure wouldn't let some of the clowns I see on opening day on my land, because they are not accountable for their actions. Did I mention that hunters in PA need to be more accountable?<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>