I think this is a great law. Does any other state have a limit? It seems that their buck size has grown, everybody has been saying so. Has enybody elses state tried something like this? Also what happens to the guy , that can't count so he shoots a under leagle one? Do you think this happens often? They do come in quick sometimes. With narrow shooting lanes and a second to react it could get tough.

It's 3pt on a side in most of PA. Here in western PA 5 of our WMU's are 4pt on a side.

The guy who shoots a buck without the required points is > If he calls the PGC and reports it.The game warden will come out.You then can plead your case how you made the honest mistake, It is up to the gamewarden to believe you that it was a mistake or you are trying to pull something. If he believes you ,you get the deer ,but the PGC gets the antlers unless you want to pay 10.00 a point. If he thinks your trying to get away with a scam ,he will fine you for killiong a illegal deer. If you shoot a ilegal buck and try and sneak it out without calling the PGC and get caught ,your in trouble again

The WMU in NJ that I hunt requires a buck have at least 3 points on one side of the rack.

I live in Erie County Pa, it is one of the counties with the 4 to a side rule. I pretty much go spotting everynight, and all I can tell you is that, the point restriction is definetly working! I have seen more and bigger bucks around than I ever have. I really think that there are a lot more bucks too. I see new bucks everynight, that I have not seen in two months of spotting.

There is no doubt it's working and if someone says it's not they are just being biased against Alt and still living old school.

That being said, your first rule of shooting is to identify your target.....if you shoot an illegal deer, you didn't identify your target and you shouldn't have pulled the trigger.

Here in Michigan we have a TWO BUCK law.. One buck can be anything with 3 inch antlers or better, and the Other Buck must have 4 points on one SIde..

I wish they would make it where you have to shoot only bucks with 3 or 4 points on one side for the first buck also... ANd I wish Michigan would make the hunters register the deer we shoot.. HOW can the DNR tell how many deer we shoot? We also can shoot as many deer as we want since we dont have to register them.. I mean, you can always put someone elses tag on it..

I just wish michigan would do more QDM.. But we have so many hunters and older hunters that just want to shoot a buck , no matter what size it is.. Also, the DNR NEVER gives out enough DOE tags.. I wouldnt mind seeing them do the EARN a BUCK.. But thats my two cents