They had the requirement to kill a doe first the past few years. I had a 40 pound spike with his hip and rib bones sticking out stand under my tree for about 45 minutes one afternoon. He would have been a great deer to take out, but I couldn't.
I have been thinking about this problem and the best solution I can come up with would be to place an antler restriction on the Oak Mountain hunt. Make bucks with more than 6 points off limits completely. If hunters knew up front that they couldn't shoot a trophy no matter what, maybe it would attract more hunters with the correct attitude.
But, with that being said, I don't think we are going to have a trophy hunter problem this year at all. The interview process has allowed us to explain the program and what is expected.
Once again, I hope and think things will be better this year.
