I love the earn a buck idea. it's drastically increased the number of nicer bucks. more people are using their buck tags on large bucks, passing up the little ones. sure, its a pain for bowhunting, and as in the New Jersey case, taht sounds pretty bad. next year i'll be bowhunting in an EAB zone and im really looking forward to it.

slayer

I do agree with the earn a buck program, and I have seen lots of big bucks since we started it but when you have to start hunting for the does just before the rut that really stinks! I wouldn't really call myself a trophy hunter but I can tell you this, if it wasn't for earn a buck, I would have at least 4 hanging on the wall.

I do not want to start any trouble here in NJ, but I heard of guys doing this:

First, let's say a group of 5 hunting friends exists. As soon as one guy nails a doe...he checks it in. Then, he drives the deer to his buddy's house...removes his tag...and his buddy tags it and then checks it in. Etc, etc, etc...one guy to the next.

yea, I've heard that too. I've also heard of people picking up fresh roadkill

Game wardens are not idiots. Depends on the conidition of the road kill.

Thats why they slit the ear all the way up here when you register it. There were guys doing the same thing and the DNR caught on pretty quick.