Originally posted by Arrow-1
I seriously doubt if this will dramatically increase the number of mature bucks in the state of Missouri.
If people would quit killing smaller bucks (like the one in your avatar) then this method will work.
Now wait a minute, I'm not saying that your deer isn't a trophy, or all deer that size aren't a trophy for other hunter's. All I'm saying is that mature bucks need to have several years under their belt to reach a peak. If a hunter wants to take a deer of this caliber as a trophy because it truly is a trophy for that hunter then I am all for it.
I'm not at all calling any particular person out here when I say this; but it erks me when guys have one, two, or more deer hanging on their walls and then complain because the current deer aren't big enough anymore. These arguments can go on and on and can come from many different angles.
However, the great thing about this board is that it lets us express our opinions. And the greatest thing about each of our individual opinions is that none of them are wrong. An opinion is neither fact or fiction, it's just an opinion and we're free to express them here, among friends.