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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 3923385" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>So true.</p><p></p><p>Now if we could just get you to see this same phenomena also happens (even without antler restrictions) with higher buck limits, but maybe to a greater extent with the 2 1/2-yr-old cohort rather than the yearlings . . . . . . :stir: </p><p></p><p>To what extent this antler high-grading is "harmful" to most hunters is debatable.</p><p>No question, antler restrictions that protect most yearling bucks will cause an increase in bucks that are 2 1/2 and older.</p><p>No question, Tennessee has more mature bucks than many years ago. But exactly "which" bucks have survived to the older age classes?</p><p>My opinion is it's mainly those with below average antlers (and in particular those with 8 or fewer mainframe typical points when they were 3 1/2).</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, <u>even without antler restrictions</u>, a yearling buck sporting 4 points on a side (whether a 7 or 8-pointer) is much more likely to be <u>selectively killed</u> than a more common yearling buck (spike to 6-pointer, more likely to be <u>selectively passed</u>). Antler restrictions (such as "4 on a side" or "8 points") simply put antler high-grading on steroids.</p><p></p><p>Way I see it, on a "statewide" basis, the only two practical ways of reducing antler high-grading are</p><p>1) Lower buck limits</p><p>2) Fewer buck hunting days, particularly gun-hunting days</p><p></p><p>But if the goal is simply to produce more 2 1/2-yr-old bucks, basic antler restrictions that protect most yearlings can easily accomplish this, and may be the only practical way in those areas with a high hunter density, high buck limits, and a long deer season.</p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />op:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 3923385, member: 1409"] So true. Now if we could just get you to see this same phenomena also happens (even without antler restrictions) with higher buck limits, but maybe to a greater extent with the 2 1/2-yr-old cohort rather than the yearlings . . . . . . :stir: To what extent this antler high-grading is "harmful" to most hunters is debatable. No question, antler restrictions that protect most yearling bucks will cause an increase in bucks that are 2 1/2 and older. No question, Tennessee has more mature bucks than many years ago. But exactly "which" bucks have survived to the older age classes? My opinion is it's mainly those with below average antlers (and in particular those with 8 or fewer mainframe typical points when they were 3 1/2). Meanwhile, [u]even without antler restrictions[/u], a yearling buck sporting 4 points on a side (whether a 7 or 8-pointer) is much more likely to be [u]selectively killed[/u] than a more common yearling buck (spike to 6-pointer, more likely to be [u]selectively passed[/u]). Antler restrictions (such as "4 on a side" or "8 points") simply put antler high-grading on steroids. Way I see it, on a "statewide" basis, the only two practical ways of reducing antler high-grading are 1) Lower buck limits 2) Fewer buck hunting days, particularly gun-hunting days But if the goal is simply to produce more 2 1/2-yr-old bucks, basic antler restrictions that protect most yearlings can easily accomplish this, and may be the only practical way in those areas with a high hunter density, high buck limits, and a long deer season. :pop: [/QUOTE]
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