It's been awhile since this was up top...
I think the whole "QDM" "Antler Restriction" thing, is a TOTAL BUST!!!!! The ONLY way it can possibly work, is on LARGE tracts of private land with a very controlled hunting environment!!!
Last year, Tyler & I had 2 Spikes shot in front of us,(either which he could have shot, as he was under 16 & not governed by the 3pt side rule)because a local hunter on adjoining property shot acrossed the property line thinking they were Does. He came & recovered the one that ran back & dropped in front of us. However, we found another 2 hours later, in a gully along the property line. We went back to camp & called the DEC, but in the 3 1/2 hours it took them to get there, the hunter had come & got it.
I think the State should focus on balancing the Buck/Doe ratio, rather than trying to focus on "Big Horns!!!!! 1 Buck per Hunter, Antlers 3" or more... Any extra tags, should be Doe tags!!!
I'll get off my soapbox now.....