The Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) proposes to require that all antlered deer harvested in a 12-county northwest area must have at least three antler points on one side. Current regulations allow hunters to take bucks that have at least one antler that is 3 inches long or longer. The proposal would continue the current statewide requirement that hunters taking two bucks must ensure at least one of those bucks has four or more antler points on one side.
Certainly, some hunters are going to kick and scream, because of their shortsightedness; however, they’ll be singing another tune in a few years. That’s what happens when the young bucks are permitted to grow to maturity. More here…
