[QUOTE=30-30;13860622]Folks have to understand that the rules we have now are better for herd health and buck quality than what we had before; and that TPWD can’t expect the average hunter in Texas to correctly age a deer through their scope. TPWD needed to put a regulation in place that at least partially corresponded to age in order to protect our youngest bucks. Spread is/was the best they could do. What if the law read 8 points or better? Every promising 2-year-old would be shot.... The vast majority of 4+ year-old bucks will have a spread greater than 13 inches. Old, skinny bucks are an unfortunate, rare exception.
What, if any, regulations do those opposed to AR suggest?[/QUOTE]
How about every 3 or 4 years remove the regulation for 1 season. Then folks could kill those mature 13 or less bucks and not worry about fines. Sure many younger bucks would die as well but, not in significant numbers to make a difference.
What, if any, regulations do those opposed to AR suggest?[/QUOTE]
How about every 3 or 4 years remove the regulation for 1 season. Then folks could kill those mature 13 or less bucks and not worry about fines. Sure many younger bucks would die as well but, not in significant numbers to make a difference.
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