1982ace
Senior Member
Any deer been checked in on quota hunt?
I hunted the 11/5-7 hunt. When I left Saturday at lunch I think there had been 13 bucks checked out. I got a 3.5 year old seven point with a messed up rack. It was not big but it was legal under the current regs. When I was there in 2012 the regs required a 15 spread or 16 inch beam length. I killed a 130 class nine point that trip. It seemed like all the deer on the 2012 hunt were higher quality bucks. This past week most deer killed were 2.5 old deer with 4 points on a side, which is the current regs. Saturday at the check station a region biologist was there and when I questioned the change he slammed me pretty hard. Stated flat out that they would not change the regs back. What do you guys all think? Do you prefer 4 on a side with lots of young deer killed or do you like the. Spread rule that may even protect a 3.5 year old buck?