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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 4530304" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p><em>UNLESS </em>. . . . . You were hunting on the President's Island WMA.</p><p>In that case, the 150" 8-pointer would be illegal because of their minimum of 9 points rule,</p><p>and you might hesitate on the 10-pointer since it can be challenging to quickly ascertain there are in fact 9 or more points over an inch long.</p><p></p><p>For me and many, it's much easier to quickly ascertain a buck is "mature" and a "monster" than to count the number of points (at least quickly). Then often, that 9th point observed can be questionably an inch long, or not. There's a big difference in having a few seconds of fleeting opportunity in the field vs. meticulously studying trail cam pictures. It is much for this reason that premiere trophy managed properties (such as Ames) do not have any "number of points" antler restrictions, such as "9 points", as well as such rules lead to antler high-grading and disallow many mature bucks from harvest.</p><p></p><p>I am not saying a 9-point antler restriction has no merit.</p><p>Just saying there should be multiple criteria (such as at Ames) when and if it is used.</p><p>A mature 8-pointer should never be illegal for harvest when younger, even 2 1/2-yr-old 9-pointers are legal.</p><p></p><p>Guess it just comes down to how do you define a trophy buck?</p><p></p><p>Is it more about the number of points, or the size of the rack?</p><p>Does it have anything to do with age?</p><p></p><p>2 1/2-yr-old 10-pointer vs. 5 1/2-yr-old 8-pointer?</p><p>Which typically makes the most sense to kill from both deer management and hunter satisfaction?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 4530304, member: 1409"] [i]UNLESS [/i]. . . . . You were hunting on the President's Island WMA. In that case, the 150" 8-pointer would be illegal because of their minimum of 9 points rule, and you might hesitate on the 10-pointer since it can be challenging to quickly ascertain there are in fact 9 or more points over an inch long. For me and many, it's much easier to quickly ascertain a buck is "mature" and a "monster" than to count the number of points (at least quickly). Then often, that 9th point observed can be questionably an inch long, or not. There's a big difference in having a few seconds of fleeting opportunity in the field vs. meticulously studying trail cam pictures. It is much for this reason that premiere trophy managed properties (such as Ames) do not have any "number of points" antler restrictions, such as "9 points", as well as such rules lead to antler high-grading and disallow many mature bucks from harvest. I am not saying a 9-point antler restriction has no merit. Just saying there should be multiple criteria (such as at Ames) when and if it is used. A mature 8-pointer should never be illegal for harvest when younger, even 2 1/2-yr-old 9-pointers are legal. Guess it just comes down to how do you define a trophy buck? Is it more about the number of points, or the size of the rack? Does it have anything to do with age? 2 1/2-yr-old 10-pointer vs. 5 1/2-yr-old 8-pointer? Which typically makes the most sense to kill from both deer management and hunter satisfaction? [/QUOTE]
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