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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 5261558" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>Couldn't agree more. "Back in the day," when QDM was first being talked about, I thought antler restrictions were the way to go. Why? Because I never thought hunters would be able to field-judge buck age. Boy was I wrong! Just a look through this Forum shows hunters have become VERY adept at judging age. And I think trail-cameras have played a big role in that.</p><p></p><p>But as an example of the problems antler restrictions can play in future buck quality, the club I mentioned earlier had an 8-point rule. Guess what happened over time? All the 8-point 2 1/2 year-olds got shot, leaving only the <7 pointers to mature. A photo census in 2017 found only 19% of their mature bucks had 9 or more points, and a full 25% had 6 or less points. The club implemented a new harvest program of only bucks 3 1/2+, and began using my "DON'T shoot this buck!" protection list. They also implemented a "bonus" buck system of pictures I provided of 6 point and under mature bucks. Now, as of this year, 43% of mature bucks are 9+ points and ZERO percent are 6 or fewer points.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 5261558, member: 17"] Couldn't agree more. "Back in the day," when QDM was first being talked about, I thought antler restrictions were the way to go. Why? Because I never thought hunters would be able to field-judge buck age. Boy was I wrong! Just a look through this Forum shows hunters have become VERY adept at judging age. And I think trail-cameras have played a big role in that. But as an example of the problems antler restrictions can play in future buck quality, the club I mentioned earlier had an 8-point rule. Guess what happened over time? All the 8-point 2 1/2 year-olds got shot, leaving only the <7 pointers to mature. A photo census in 2017 found only 19% of their mature bucks had 9 or more points, and a full 25% had 6 or less points. The club implemented a new harvest program of only bucks 3 1/2+, and began using my "DON'T shoot this buck!" protection list. They also implemented a "bonus" buck system of pictures I provided of 6 point and under mature bucks. Now, as of this year, 43% of mature bucks are 9+ points and ZERO percent are 6 or fewer points. [/QUOTE]
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