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<blockquote data-quote="Grnwing" data-source="post: 4458435" data-attributes="member: 14910"><p>That is the statistics I was referring to and I had misspoke earlier. The PI being a high quality soil region would most likely support 3.5 year olds having greater than 7+ points based on the research from MSU see link (<a href="http://www.msudeerlab.com/antler_restrictions.asp" target="_blank">http://www.msudeerlab.com/antler_restrictions.asp</a>) Increasing buck age structure starts with protecting your yearling bucks implementing the 9pt rule is easy enough for any hunter that would draw to be able to shoot a buck without having to know how to age a deer. Using anyone criteria to kill a buck is going to allow for error on properly aging but with public land, I do not see the TWRA implementing an age and antler score/point restriction. Unless they required the ones who drew a tag to attend a course to properly learn how to age a buck in the field, again not likely to happen. </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>I d shoot the 12 pointer- 8 pointer is protected <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" />oke: </p><p>I do have a 5pt on my farm that I have had on camera from 2012 that is still at 5pt and atleast 5.5 this year that will get an arrow if I am presented the opportunity. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You ARE correct</p><p></p><p>I am unable to find any data on the number of 2.5/3.5/4.5/5.5+ yo harvested on the PI hunt and curious if anyone can produce that. I think we could all agree that a combination of age and antler score would yield as a better management criteria than using antler points alone. Until that changes, I think the TWRA is doing a good job in managing PI for quota hunt that allows a hunter to witness some great deer that they may not see on their home ground.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grnwing, post: 4458435, member: 14910"] That is the statistics I was referring to and I had misspoke earlier. The PI being a high quality soil region would most likely support 3.5 year olds having greater than 7+ points based on the research from MSU see link ([url]http://www.msudeerlab.com/antler_restrictions.asp[/url]) Increasing buck age structure starts with protecting your yearling bucks implementing the 9pt rule is easy enough for any hunter that would draw to be able to shoot a buck without having to know how to age a deer. Using anyone criteria to kill a buck is going to allow for error on properly aging but with public land, I do not see the TWRA implementing an age and antler score/point restriction. Unless they required the ones who drew a tag to attend a course to properly learn how to age a buck in the field, again not likely to happen. I d shoot the 12 pointer- 8 pointer is protected :poke: I do have a 5pt on my farm that I have had on camera from 2012 that is still at 5pt and atleast 5.5 this year that will get an arrow if I am presented the opportunity. You ARE correct I am unable to find any data on the number of 2.5/3.5/4.5/5.5+ yo harvested on the PI hunt and curious if anyone can produce that. I think we could all agree that a combination of age and antler score would yield as a better management criteria than using antler points alone. Until that changes, I think the TWRA is doing a good job in managing PI for quota hunt that allows a hunter to witness some great deer that they may not see on their home ground. [/QUOTE]
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