For decades we had at the least, equal restrictions. Shorter season, more restrictive doe harvests, unlimited bucks, no corn...
Compared to now, longer season, 3 bucks, more liberal doe harvest, gamecheck, more liberal corn regs...
Tit for tat at the least. Game check and bucks are the only things I'm aware of that are more restricting nowadays.
My anarchist comment had everything to do with the knee jerk reaction against anything related to the government and little to do with any one regulation.