Well Hunting Man,
In the begining of this whole shoot the does, and antler restrictions, I was skeptical to say the least. But just from watching TV, and my own personal beliefs, I totally support the game commision in there efforts. When I started hunting way back when I can remember seeing 20 to 30 doe's on stand. That is all well and good. But back then you were happy to see anything with antlers. It was hard to see even a spike then. Now, we are seeing about the same as you, in Wayne county. This year alone, a good friend of mine, who I regret letting him hunt the area first, shot a buck with a bow that measured roughly 135 inches. I am kidding, I am glad he shot it. He is the nicest guy I know. And another guy shot another buck that measured roughly 150 inches. I have never even heard of such bucks before this. And they were killed no farther than 5 mile radius from where I live. I see nice bucks quite often. Only problem I have is area to hunt. Again, when I was younger I could walk for miles and hunt. Now I am hard pressed every year to find a place to hunt. And the other thing is when you see those deer I am not the only one. I hear it from everyone. So everyone is after that same deer. So as far as the antler restrictions go. A+ for the commision. Now if they could only set aside more ground for hunting it would be perfect.
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