HI Fellow hunters,
I am fairly new to this site but enjoy reading these threads.I have hunted for about 40 years in Pa.As most of you may know,we have had antler restrictions for 7 or 8 years now.Where I live in eastern pa we can only shoot bucks with 3 or more points to one side (Y bucks not legal).Most hunters here are happy with this and I believe there are bigger bucks now and a healthier more balanced herd.When I started hunting in the early 70's most bucks (90%) didnt live more than a year and a half.Most of the bucks were spikes or y's.With this new AR rule in place,I see more bigger better and healthier deer now.I realize that Ohio has a better gene base than eastern Pa and for years pa hunters didnt want to shoot Does.We dont have as large a deer herd now, but the deer are bigger and the buck-to-Doe ratio is better.It makes for good debate,so,what do you Ohio hunters think about this.