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You Northeners are legislated to death in hunting I see why most of you horn hunters use hunting as a game.Hunting was not meant to be a game.It is to put meat on the table.

RE: i think this restriction should be everywhere
 

Just for the record, I totally agree and have always been firmly against antler restriction. I pushed the opposite side of this debate in this thread to it's logical ultimate position just to show how foolish it is. I'm pleased and frankly a bit suprised no one took that side. Hopefullythe AR fad is waning.

RE: i think this restriction should be everywhere
 

I don't like the idea of somebody telling me I can't shoot a certain buck because they deem it not "worthy" to shoot or they want to increase "trophy" deer. A trophy to memay not be a trophy to hunter A or hunter B. So why force it on hunters. For those that do it on their own, that's fine. If I hade 3-4-500+ ac. I probably would implement some type of management. But I don't and hunt next to State land. I am interested to see how the pilot program works. If it is an overwhelming success, I might change my tune.

There is another movement in central NY to have antler resrtiction based on width (I think this is a better way to do the restriction thing, if it were to be done). However this group wants also limit the number of bucks a hunter can take to 1. That rubs me wrong when I purchase tags to take 2 bucks (bow, gun). All in all I think it is better left alone.

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I think these restrictions are an excelent idea, and really seem to be working! I see alot more mature, largerantlered deer in my hunting area in Crawford County, PA. Although, the first year this was implimented, i watch a beautiful 6 point walk on by. He had no brow tines at all,but he was atleast 18" wide!

But yes, it is worth it and is working!

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In NYS there are now several areas that have a 3 point per side rule, and I really hope they don't implement this throughout the state. I know for a fact that in a couple of these AR areas doe permits are also not very easy to get either. So where does this leave a hunter? He can't shoot a doe and has to wait for at least a 3 point per side buck. Add to this the slim prospects of even finding a place to hunt and I think many hunters will be better off hanging up their weapons!

State game commissions have the duty to control the game populations which has absolutely NOTHING to do with how many points a buck has on its head. I just can't believe that the anti-hunters have not made an issue out of this yet. I think most non-hunters can accept hunting when it's done for putting meat on the table. But if they knew that the state is managing the herd for trophy hunters, I think they would have a very different and negative view of it all. And we WON'T be able to blame the anti-hunters for this one since many hunters want these AR's. We will be inflicting a mortal wound upon ourselves with these AR's in one way or another. This I can assure everyone.