Montana general tag 4 for 4

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It might not of come across but I was being sarcastic.

It cracks me up that people complain about smaller bucks being shot but don’t say a thing about hunting during the rut. Hunting big bucks when they’re most vulnerable and then complain about decline of quality hunting.
Haha, my bad! Should have caught the sarcasm.
 

ScottinPA

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For those that say point restrictions don't work, I beg to differ. In the early 2000's PA went to them and I think (and have seen some data proving) the overall age class has gone up. It's not a perfect plan though by far. IMO herd reduction was/is mishandled, not a problem for you folks. I think it could be tweaked for the over 65 crowd to allow them to shoot whatever. I like the no restrictions on youth till 16. Unit sizes and shapes could be fine tuned too.
There was, and continues to be, a lot of griping about the restrictions. Most from the older crowd that shot the first legal buck. I think over time many have been convinced.
 

PablitoPescador

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For those that say point restrictions don't work, I beg to differ. In the early 2000's PA went to them and I think (and have seen some data proving) the overall age class has gone up. It's not a perfect plan though by far. IMO herd reduction was/is mishandled, not a problem for you folks. I think it could be tweaked for the over 65 crowd to allow them to shoot whatever. I like the no restrictions on youth till 16. Unit sizes and shapes could be fine tuned too.
There was, and continues to be, a lot of griping about the restrictions. Most from the older crowd that shot the first legal buck. I think over time many have been convinced.
I know practically nothing about whitetails but my gut tells me that point restrictions make more sense for WT because of their antler configuration. A lot of mule deer will never be more than a 3x3 no matter their age. Correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t whitetails more likely to add points off their main beam with age than MD?
 

Rich M

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I always thought “harvest” was in reference to deer people passed annually until they were ripe - had big enough racks to warrant an arrow or bullet. Goes w QDM and the guys managing land for the biggest bucks they could GROW.
 
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