Comments on: Antler Restrictions on Deer: They Work! http://www.buckmanager.com/2007/11/22/antler-restrictions-on-deer-they-work/ Deer Hunting and Habitat Management Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:55:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chris http://www.buckmanager.com/2007/11/22/antler-restrictions-on-deer-they-work/comment-page-1/#comment-2630 Chris Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:28:22 +0000 http://www.buckmanager.com/2007/11/22/antler-restrictions-on-deer-they-work/#comment-2630 I feel that the point rule is the best kind of rule. I, like a lot of the others, live in Texas (Bowie County) and have the 13 inch rule in place. I am all for herd management, but feel the rule will make a honest hunter illegal very quickly. I wish we would go to a 4 point or 3 point rule. When you have a deer trotting by that is tall but doesn't give you a look at his spread it is just a guess and it's not really fair to the hunter. I also wish they would put a rule into place for younger hunters. If my 6 year old sees a 7 point that is 12 inches wide he probably should be able to shoot it. I feel that the point rule is the best kind of rule. I, like a lot of the others, live in Texas (Bowie County) and have the 13 inch rule in place. I am all for herd management, but feel the rule will make a honest hunter illegal very quickly. I wish we would go to a 4 point or 3 point rule. When you have a deer trotting by that is tall but doesn’t give you a look at his spread it is just a guess and it’s not really fair to the hunter. I also wish they would put a rule into place for younger hunters. If my 6 year old sees a 7 point that is 12 inches wide he probably should be able to shoot it.

]]> By: Chris http://www.buckmanager.com/2007/11/22/antler-restrictions-on-deer-they-work/comment-page-1/#comment-2532 Chris Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:34:16 +0000 http://www.buckmanager.com/2007/11/22/antler-restrictions-on-deer-they-work/#comment-2532 I am not a fan of the restrictions. It is sometimes hard to tell. I shot what I thought was a spike only to find out when we tracked it down that there were 4 points and the spread was nowhere near 13 inches. Well, between the county fine and the states civil restitution it cost me about $900. At least the warden was nice enough to let me keep the meat. It will make me think twice about wasting my time hunting next season. I am not a fan of the restrictions. It is sometimes hard to tell. I shot what I thought was a spike only to find out when we tracked it down that there were 4 points and the spread was nowhere near 13 inches. Well, between the county fine and the states civil restitution it cost me about $900. At least the warden was nice enough to let me keep the meat. It will make me think twice about wasting my time hunting next season.

]]> By: Mindy http://www.buckmanager.com/2007/11/22/antler-restrictions-on-deer-they-work/comment-page-1/#comment-2466 Mindy Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:49:15 +0000 http://www.buckmanager.com/2007/11/22/antler-restrictions-on-deer-they-work/#comment-2466 I'm not goinh to type as much as they did, but that's cool! I’m not goinh to type as much as they did, but that’s cool!

]]> By: Chip Dunmon http://www.buckmanager.com/2007/11/22/antler-restrictions-on-deer-they-work/comment-page-1/#comment-2416 Chip Dunmon Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:40:47 +0000 http://www.buckmanager.com/2007/11/22/antler-restrictions-on-deer-they-work/#comment-2416 As an avid hunter, age 45, I have been hunting as long as I can remember, owning my first gun, a 410 shotgun, at 6 years old. With regards to the article above, I beg to differ. I live in and hunt alot in Dooly County, Georgia. We have a 15" restrictions which has ruined big bucks in this county for years to come. We have alot of out of state hunters leasing hunting land here that are "looking for the big one". What we have in Dooly County now is a LARGE amount of small, deformed racks that are left for our breeding bucks. Not to mention the over population of does because everyone is "looking for the big one". Yes, we do have some big bucks here, but what the restriction has caused will only take years to correct. As an avid hunter, age 45, I have been hunting as long as I can remember, owning my first gun, a 410 shotgun, at 6 years old. With regards to the article above, I beg to differ. I live in and hunt alot in Dooly County, Georgia. We have a 15″ restrictions which has ruined big bucks in this county for years to come. We have alot of out of state hunters leasing hunting land here that are “looking for the big one”.

What we have in Dooly County now is a LARGE amount of small, deformed racks that are left for our breeding bucks. Not to mention the over population of does because everyone is “looking for the big one”. Yes, we do have some big bucks here, but what the restriction has caused will only take years to correct.

]]> By: Buddy http://www.buckmanager.com/2007/11/22/antler-restrictions-on-deer-they-work/comment-page-1/#comment-2221 Buddy Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:45:22 +0000 http://www.buckmanager.com/2007/11/22/antler-restrictions-on-deer-they-work/#comment-2221 Fred, I totally agree. I hunted with my son for the first time this season. I had to tell him not to shoot the big buck, as I could only count three points on each side. And my brother comes out from Michigan, pays hundred's of dollars to hunt here in Missouri, and goes home with nothing. He passed on a two and a four point buck. This antler regulation may be great in the future for attracting big antler hunters, but does absolutely nothing to put meat in my freezer. Fred, I totally agree. I hunted with my son for the first time this season. I had to tell him not to shoot the big buck, as I could only count three points on each side. And my brother comes out from Michigan, pays hundred’s of dollars to hunt here in Missouri, and goes home with nothing. He passed on a two and a four point buck. This antler regulation may be great in the future for attracting big antler hunters, but does absolutely nothing to put meat in my freezer.

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