livinoutdoors
Goatherding non socialist bohemian luddite
If a meat hunter kills a couple of small bucks he is done for the season. Most likely pretty early in most places because small bucks are easier to find. Now all the older mature deer are still alive and running round. If you force that meat hunter to be an antler hunter that means he has to wait and harvest a mature deer or two for meat. Or, he will resort to killing more does which will impact the herd long run.