Age this deer ANSWERED

[ILIKEHEVI-13]

But I was going off the 2nd picture and the body structure from the abdomen to the rear legs and how they tie in as far as stature of the deer to base my decision.  If you do that, you can tell it's a young deer.  That will work sometimes even though the deer looked older in the face.  The teeth will tell the real tale.  

[OLE RASPY]

Dang we all were wrong.

You must have a mouse in your pocket.  LOL!  That's what I said he was.  

Wheres your post stating you said he was 1.5 years old.

[ILIKEHEVI-13]

Dang we all were wrong.

You must have a mouse in your pocket.  LOL!  That's what I said he was.  

Wheres your post stating you said he was 1.5 years old.

I didn't post I just voted 1.5yrs.  Now you can ask Shannon or Annie if you like. 

[ILIKEHEVI-13]

And I'll put my 2 cents in about what will work statewide if states would in fact do it.  Reloader is right on what he said by the way.  You could go 2 ways and both would be way better than most states have.  But you will have to enforce each no matter what system your state would choose.  Either go with a minimum of 4pts on one side or go with a minimum outside spread of say 14" or more.  Either will beat what most states now have in place and make for better and bigger trophy bucks.    

[OLE RASPY]

Dang we all were wrong.

You must have a mouse in your pocket.  LOL!  That's what I said he was.  

Wheres your post stating you said he was 1.5 years old.

I didn't post I just voted 1.5yrs.  Now you can ask Shannon or Annie if you like. 

I dont have to ask i believe u i was just wanting to know where your post was stating that but i gotcha now.Good job guessing.Oh by the way i found that mouse.

[ILIKEHEVI-13]

Thanks. 

[CB on the run]

  Antler restrictions have many pros and cons.  I seen a hunting camp in PA fold because of AR and over harvest of does.  Gary Alt decided and sold the PA commission on a plan to include a dramatic increase in doe harvest along with an antler restriction.  He basically told the hunting populous of PA that his plan would turn PA into another Iowa/Illinois with trophy bucks at every turn.  It didn't happen, at least in several areas.  In Forrest Co. PA as of last year 2010, a resident retired Postal Inspector hunted every day the 1st week from sunrise to sunset.  He saw 4 deer, none antlered.  He heard less than 6 shots opening day were prior to Alt plan you couldn't count the number in the 1st hour.
  Don't get me wrong, I'm totally in favor of antler restrictions BUT it cannot be done with a sweeping hand state wide.  It has to be implemented wisely with proper doe management based on local deer populations which is very difficult to manage.  You also have to sell the plan to the hunters so you have compliance, which in the areas I hunted in PA, the Game Commission did not.  New York is trying small areas instead of state wide regs.  I would like to see NY go to one buck tag only, whether it's a button buck or a trophy.  This, IMO, would make the hunters that wanted a rack slow down on the trigger with their doe permit and in theory reduce the numer of button bucks tagged on antlerless permits but at the same time still not legislate what is a trophy to each individual.  My two cents and I'm expecting to get hammered.

CB

[ILIKEHEVI-13]

Doe restrictions can be managed as well.  But doe restrictions have very little to do with big bucks other than the fact that they carry on the species.  But if we all want more bigger bucks  to shoot at rather than all the 6 month spike or 1.5 or 2.5yr old deer getting killed before they ever have time to grow up to a trophy size buck, implementing what I stated above would see a huge increase in trophy bucks.