Aldeer.com Forums Alabama Deer Talk Serious Deer Talk Forum Where have the deer gone ?

So what is the responsibility of the GFC? I made this argument decades ago as a member of the deer committee that recommended buck restictions. Why can't a deer manager/property owner/hunter manage his deer population to harvest only spikes or yearlings? What if he/she didn't care about older bucks? Is it the States responsibility to have a "mature" buck age structure in the population or only to allow people to manage "their" herd as they see fit. As long as they don't wipe them out, they should be able to manage for 1) maximum population 2) minimum population 3) trophy bucks 4) shooting any bucks. Should we rely on the State to tell us how many deer we need on our place and what the sex/age structure should be? Hmmm...............

I work on properties where I may kill as many does as I can to keep the population in check. Should I have a "personal limit"? I don't care about horns and haven't shot a buck in at least 15 years and that includes passing 130+" deer.