Conservation: 1939 – 2006 - Antlered bucks one per day entire season most years / limited or no antlerless seasons and bag limits. - Successful restoration of the species from approx. 3000 members to 1.5 - 2 million.
Conservation + management: 2007 - present - Three antlered bucks per hunter per season with antler restrictions and recording - Unknown effects other than decreased hunting license sales and more government rules