There has been a concern that APR is not the way to go and that age is the way to go. The problem becomes, like discussed earlier, that it would be hard to have an age restriction. My biggest argument against it is the fact I do not want people telling me what the trophy is. To me the smallish 9 point I shot this year at less than 15 yards, made a excellent shot and went 50 yards was a trophy. It was a trophy because everything went perfect and it was hunted not shot long distance. My boy (11 years old) shot his first deer this year with a muzzleloader. I was as proud as him if not prouder. It was a button buck, it was a trophy. If people want trophies they can hunt for them, they can get there own property and manage them. The APR restrictions that are so greatly touted here, in my experience, has not gained much. It causes more to shoot more does, more young "potential bucks are shot", more frustrated hunters, more older "less trophy" bucks are able to live out there years. This coming from someone who has spent not only a ton of days in the woods hunting but a ton of miles and days trapping. The concept on the outside appears good but in reality is flawed. In regards to Minnesota the DNR will never gain credibility of APR with me until they take the gun opener out of the prime rut.
Topic: Antler Point Restrictions and Traditional Bowhunting (Read 26138 times)
