I live in a 1 buck state.
Doesn't bother me, the supposed reduced opportunity.
We have doe tags and limit is by county.
Reg tags, plus doe tags, I can kill 6 deer (with 1 being a buck) in my main spot.
Can hunt other counties to get more antlerless.
Im older, haven't killed the numbers many here have.........but honestly, I just don't want to kill that many deer.
Hell its hard enough to drop the hammer or zip a doe.
And most times I hunt recurve.
My current hunting spot does not have the doe numbers to play the "fill all my tags" game.
Some people still blast a few.
I don't get it. My area is low on population. Yet people keep shooting the does.
If one's area has a surplus, by all means, have at it. But my area doesn't.
DNR adjusted county allotment, as it was ridiculously high, and then they adjusted it again.
Too late, damage done.
Buddy got a 145" deer off our spot this yr. I think that decent. First time we ever saw it too, and got him.
Hes taken 2 deer over 140" in 10 yrs and only seen four that big.
They aint common.
Think the 1 buck rule has helped in some areas, and maybe not in others. Prev to the rule, I hunted a great spot and saw bigger deer numbers, and bigger deer racks.
There's more to it than just the DNR rules IMHO.
I have no idea how many folks cheat the system, how many wives/GFs get a lesser buck checked in, and pops gets a bruiser. We have instant check online now.
Anyway, I just hunt and nowadays, 1 buck is enough for me.
Hell it gets harder and harder to pop em.
Getting soft in my old age.
