re: Do you think they should incorporate antler limits in La.?

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Common hunters just seem to lack patience

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Nail, meet head.

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Or you could shoot a doe like a lot of us do. I didn't kill a buck this season and have plenty of deer meat.

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All I killed was 2 does this year, 0 bucks

For the other poster about me acting like I only hunt for meat. I can see how you get that impression, I mean, i did say I only hunt for meat I enjoy the peace and quiet with hunting and I cant wait for my two boys to get big enough to hunt. The oldest is 3. Obviously if I stopped hunting I wouldnt starve, but me personally, hunting public land, keeping the same old wore out hunting clothes Ive had for years saves me alot of money killing a deer for the amount of meat we get. I just dont spend much money on hunting.

I have 0 problems if people only kill good size bucks, I just disagree with it being state law or whatever for it.

:kige:

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Something simple, to improve the overall quality of the deer in our great state. I don't think that is to far fetched.

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Bingo

* 3 points on one side

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* Require hunters to harvest a doe before they can take a buck

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* If you kill a spike/button buck you surrender the rest of your buck tags

There are lots of ideas out there... These are just a few off the top of my head. You really just want to encourage hunters to take better deer.

Exactly what you are talking about is working in the state of Mississippi right now.

I hunt on 5000 acres and our rule is 16" wide or a 20" main beam. When we started the deer that made the requirement were scarce. After 3-4 years we are seeing results. The average body weight has increased and their is no question that our average antler size has increased.

I agree children should be able to shoot small deer until 16 or so, to keep them interested.

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I have a 6 year old that would be ecstatic to kill a spike

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There would definitely have to been some kind of exception to the rule in this case.

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My family owns abour 300 acres that backs up to NWR. So they kill everything that walks. Trying to implement management on my property is like pissin in the wind.

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See, you individually have zero incentive to try to manage, but would benefit greatly from restrictions on the hunters in the NWR. Antler restrictions would directly benefit you.

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Funreaux

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I went hunting with a buddy in high school and their rules were 4 y/o or better. I was like how in the frick am I gonna tell the difference between a 3 or 4 y/o I saw a couple 8 points and didnt shoot b/c I wasnt sure. I showed up with my 30-30 that morning and he was like are you serious.

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their rules were 4 y/o or bette

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And most of them couldn't tell you what a 4 year old was if they had a birth certificate on them. I have never been a fan of trying to age the deer, but there are a few telltale signs of maturity.