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Couple from 2020.

KS


WI


Summer photo of buck above.

Congrats, he's a tank!

Where'd he come from Ed?

Not sure if it is considered a really big deer but my youngest son's 2021 Maine buck.

4 point restriction meaning must have at least 4 points on one side.

This reminds me of some of the yahoos in my neck of the woods that "practice deer management".
......."We only shoot eight points or better"

Likely half of the 1.5 y/o bucks around here are 8 pts (might different in your locale). So, pass on the seemingly genetically inferior spikes and forks to shoot the better potential 1.5 y/o's.

I get the spirit of the restriction, I just see a lot of holes in it. And JDK's son's buck is another example - a hefty, mature buck that would have lived an entire life as a 6pt.

This reminds me of some of the yahoos in my neck of the woods that "practice deer management".
......."We only shoot eight points or better"

Likely half of the 1.5 y/o bucks around here are 8 pts (might different in your locale). So, pass on the seemingly genetically inferior spikes and forks to shoot the better potential 1.5 y/o's.

I get the spirit of the restriction, I just see a lot of holes in it. And JDK's son's buck is another example - a hefty, mature buck that would have lived an entire life as a 6pt.

Couldn't agree more Scott. We ALWAYS use age first and foremost when determining whether to try and kill it or not. Lot's of people around this board would be the exception, but I'm betting the vast majority of hunters can't tell the difference between a 3 yr old and a 6 yr old.

Here's another old, old buck I helped a friend kill several days ago. He's at least 6.5, more likely 7.5 IMO.

Regulation, not a thing I can do about it.

Couple from 2020.