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<blockquote data-quote="fairchaser" data-source="post: 4540353" data-attributes="member: 10373"><p>I agree with your assessment Megla. Ames is in that situation IMO due to the fines in place and uncertainty around the aging process. Hunters are reluctant to take out a management buck even though they would be happy with it. If they shoot 119 inch buck they believe is 4.5 based on their photo history but the buck gets aged by the staff at 3.5 based on TWR, then the hunter not only pays a fine, gets his picture on the bad board, but must also saw the horns off and leave the rack at the check station. As a result, there are many big old sixes and sevens running around large and in charge. Not unusual later on in the season for hurt and busted up bucks coming into the check station. I call those heavy horned sixes, rack snappers. I wish management could tweak the rules to allow some of those racksnappers to be killed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fairchaser, post: 4540353, member: 10373"] I agree with your assessment Megla. Ames is in that situation IMO due to the fines in place and uncertainty around the aging process. Hunters are reluctant to take out a management buck even though they would be happy with it. If they shoot 119 inch buck they believe is 4.5 based on their photo history but the buck gets aged by the staff at 3.5 based on TWR, then the hunter not only pays a fine, gets his picture on the bad board, but must also saw the horns off and leave the rack at the check station. As a result, there are many big old sixes and sevens running around large and in charge. Not unusual later on in the season for hurt and busted up bucks coming into the check station. I call those heavy horned sixes, rack snappers. I wish management could tweak the rules to allow some of those racksnappers to be killed. [/QUOTE]
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