Antler Restrictions - What are your thoughts?

[bubba]

such generalizations.  If you know no one ever tags deer, I hope you are turning them all in.  And if we all hunt illegally anyway, why would we stop for something as silly as antler restrictions? In other words your post makes no sense.

[wztirem]

such generalizations.  If you know no one ever tags deer, I hope you are turning them all in.  And if we all hunt illegally anyway, why would we stop for something as silly as antler restrictions? In other words your post makes no sense.

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Bubba, how is the weather up by you?

[SteveB]

Antler restrictions are a must most of the gun hunters that claim there meat hunters dont even bow hunt or they never tag the damn things anyway.and ive never seen a huge ass mature 4 pt in all 27 years of deer huntin

So if they don't tag the deer, what makes you think they would honor AR's?

Amazing how little thought is put into some posts.

[bubba]

such generalizations.  If you know no one ever tags deer, I hope you are turning them all in.  And if we all hunt illegally anyway, why would we stop for something as silly as antler restrictions? In other words your post makes no sense.

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Bubba, how is the weather up by you?

wathe ris good. It was zero when I got up today. Got a couple inches of snow yesterday. Going to -8 tonight.  So in other words it is all good

[bubba]

Antler restrictions are a must most of the gun hunters that claim there meat hunters dont even bow hunt or they never tag the damn things anyway.and ive never seen a huge ass mature 4 pt in all 27 years of deer huntin

So if they don't tag the deer, what makes you think they would honor AR's?

Amazing how little thought is put into some posts.

when I see posts like this, I can not help but think it is some anti trying to start stuff.  They throw out a post here and there to see what they get for responses. In essence the post said all hunters are poachers and hunt illegally.  Either an anti or a real dumbass, or both. 

[Pat Rockets]

Im sure vast amounts of hunting overturns my past 4 yrs and litterally thousands of treecam pics to prove my statements..but deer size isnt the thread here..so on that note if ny wants to throw a restriction on me then give me something in return..i suggested feeders cause it  could benifit both state and us and even the deer if done right..the state gets the $..the restriction whiners can finally take a break..and deer keeping the wasting and lime diseases in check with healthy feed.

[nyantler]

Antler restrictions are a must most of the gun hunters that claim there meat hunters dont even bow hunt or they never tag the damn things anyway.and ive never seen a huge ass mature 4 pt in all 27 years of deer huntin

yeah I'm not following the first part off your post jpcon

[Pat Rockets]

I think id rather see a 2 yr no buck at all rule..i can see with a restriction 50,000 ny hunters all goin for bambis dad..

[nyantler]

only 50,000??

[Pat Rockets]

Wasnt sure of the number..but thanks  for gettin right on that...

[nyantler]

try about 400,000...

[Pat Rockets]

Would you be able to handle a 2 yr buck layoff? Hypothetically

[nyantler]

I made offered that same question in  a thread during the hunting season.. I could do it easily.. oops by the way there are 800,000 deer hunters in NY almost 200,000 bowhunters

[Pat Rockets]

Oh nice..

[adkhunter tt18]

i personally am for it. if there were restrictions, the big deer population would be better than ever. i think the restriction should be 3 points on one side, especially in the southern tier. i am more a northern zone hunter and have noticed that generally more of the bucks that are shot up north are bigger than southern bucks. but i think the rule should apply for both zones

[Pat Rockets]

Well adk....what made you shoot that spike i saw posted there recently..if you are for a restriction

[Big Daddy]

I'm for it, and I for one, could wait it out, if in fact we did not connect until then. Certainly would not be the first time in my almost 40 years of deer hunting, that a buck wasn't hanging in our yard.

In 2 short years, it would be a WHOLE different ball game.

[SteveB]

Well adk....what made you shoot that spike i saw posted there recently..if you are for a restriction

If everyone who claims to support AR actually practiced it, there would be no need to make it law.

Especially if they quit shooting 1.5 6 pts as well - which AR will not do.

[nyantler]

I'm curious if adk will come back to answer that one..

[burmjohn]

If everyone who claims to support AR actually practiced it, there would be no need to make it law.

Especially if they quit shooting 1.5 6 pts as well - which AR will not do.

Which is why a restriction, although not perfect, is better then nothing at all.

[SteveB]

If everyone who claims to support AR actually practiced it, there would be no need to make it law.

Especially if they quit shooting 1.5 6 pts as well - which AR will not do.

Which is why a restriction, although not perfect, is better then nothing at all.

Not in 7J where almost 60% of the 1.5's are 6pt or better.

All it takes is for all those who claim to support AR to start walking the talk instead of paying lip service.

[burmjohn]

If everyone who claims to support AR actually practiced it, there would be no need to make it law.

Especially if they quit shooting 1.5 6 pts as well - which AR will not do.

Which is why a restriction, although not perfect, is better then nothing at all.

Not in 7J where almost 60% of the 1.5's are 6pt or better.

All it takes is for all those who claim to support AR to start walking the talk instead of paying lip service.

If thats the case, which I highly doubt, then you clearly do not need this form of AR there then.

[SteveB]

John - the 60% is taken directly from the study done for the proposal for here - the one I sent you and we posted. It actually includes 3 wmu's in CNY.

[nyantler]

Not in 7J where almost 60% of the 1.5's are 6pt or better.

All it takes is for all those who claim to support AR to start walking the talk instead of paying lip service.

thats why the 3 pt on a side AR isn't the best standard.. point restrictions isn't the way to go

[bubba]

ten how do you determine?  weight lenght of nose?  Size of chest?  I am just curious