So are we supposed to reduce every single hunters ability to harvest a deer to load the scales for the "blind" hunter? (We'll call him the not-so-passionate hunter to remain politically correct.)

Not trying to sound offensive but it sounds somewhat socialistic. The hunters willing to work hard can reap tremendous benefits with the current system. It seems as if some folks want everyone on the same plane so even the folks who don't try very hard can reap the same benefits. Unfortunately mature buck hunting doesn't play out that way...it is something you need to work hard for.

Anyhow, not getting into a debate. All we are talking about is degrees of health. Our agency contends that once a herd is deemed healthy, we should create as much opportortunity as possible without negatively affecting the health of the herd.

I can say I would not. Last year I killed my best buck ever the first week of archery. I then put all my effort into helping my wife get a chance at a good deer. This past season I hunted very little for myself. Only knew of 1 real nice older buck and a couple nice middle age deer. I wanted my wife to get one and the rest of the time I spent taking either a young handicapped boy or his sister. Even if I was run over with 4.5 year old I would not want to kill 3 for myself. I believe in spreading the glory.

Let me clear something up. I am not completely against the 3 buck limit. I just believe that if lowered to a 2 buck limit more people will see bucks. I know for a fact that I could have kept some people from killing a deer if I would have shot it first. In some cases I have let them walk in hopes that person would kill it and they did. I know if more deer are allowed to walk more people will kill deer. I have seen it happen!

So are we supposed to reduce every single hunters ability to harvest a deer to load the scales for the "blind" hunter? (We'll call him the not-so-passionate hunter to remain politically correct.)

So are we supposed to reduce every single hunters ability to harvest a deer to load the scales for the "blind" hunter? (We'll call him the not-so-passionate hunter to remain politically correct.)

Not trying to sound offensive but it sounds somewhat socialistic. The hunters willing to work hard can reap tremendous benefits with the current system. It seems as if some folks want everyone on the same plane so even the folks who don't try very hard can reap the same benefits. Unfortunately mature buck hunting doesn't play out that way...it is something you need to work hard for.

Anyhow, not getting into a debate. All we are talking about is degrees of health. Our agency contends that once a herd is deemed healthy, we should create as much opportortunity as possible without negatively affecting the health of the herd.

Well im not lazy or inexperienced when it comes to mature bucks they simply dont exist around here and they used to be here in pretty good #s in the 1980s. They are simply overharvested locally due to liberal buck limits. If the agency and a few bloggers want to keep the 3 buck limit i guess ill keep doing what ive been doing. Ill go somewhere else cause im not lazy.

I can say I would not. Last year I killed my best buck ever the first week of archery. I then put all my effort into helping my wife get a chance at a good deer. This past season I hunted very little for myself. Only knew of 1 real nice older buck and a couple nice middle age deer. I wanted my wife to get one and the rest of the time I spent taking either a young handicapped boy or his sister. Even if I was run over with 4.5 year old I would not want to kill 3 for myself. I believe in spreading the glory.

Let me clear something up. I am not completely against the 3 buck limit. I just believe that if lowered to a 2 buck limit more people will see bucks. I know for a fact that I could have kept some people from killing a deer if I would have shot it first. In some cases I have let them walk in hopes that person would kill it and they did. I know if more deer are allowed to walk more people will kill deer. I have seen it happen!

Excellent point cecil. Mature does are fairly common here. I mean fully mature too. See them every year. Its part because of the limited doe harvest (unit A) and liberal buck harvest that the does are able to reach maturity and beyond in some cases. Its one reason why i believe with a little tweak of the regs lots of folks like myself can see some improvements in the buck department.