Beginning last year, Missouri implemented an antler restriction program for the 29 counties in orange:
Here are the regulations:
In the following counties shown in orange on the map above, only bucks that have at least four antler points on one side of their rack may be taken during the archery and firearms deer hunting seasons (except the youth portion) including muzzleloading season.
Each of the following counts as a point:
>an antler point, if it is at least 1-inch long
>the brow tine, if it is at least 1-inch long
>the end of the main beam
>any broken tine that is at least 1-inch long.
I am in favor of this change because I haven't been shooting immature bucks for several years now by my own choice. Now every hunter in the 29 county area must do the same. Hopefully, we will begin to see the effects of this by seeing more mature bucks in the next year or two.
In my portion of the state, any number of anterless deer tags may be filled so there is no reason the hunter wanting to fill his/her freezer should come home emtpy handed unless they are just holding out for a mature buck.
I was just curious if your state has any antler restriction laws and if it doesn't, would you be in favor of it to give the younger bucks a better chance to make it to maturity?
Here are the regulations:
In the following counties shown in orange on the map above, only bucks that have at least four antler points on one side of their rack may be taken during the archery and firearms deer hunting seasons (except the youth portion) including muzzleloading season.
Each of the following counts as a point:
>an antler point, if it is at least 1-inch long
>the brow tine, if it is at least 1-inch long
>the end of the main beam
>any broken tine that is at least 1-inch long.
I am in favor of this change because I haven't been shooting immature bucks for several years now by my own choice. Now every hunter in the 29 county area must do the same. Hopefully, we will begin to see the effects of this by seeing more mature bucks in the next year or two.
In my portion of the state, any number of anterless deer tags may be filled so there is no reason the hunter wanting to fill his/her freezer should come home emtpy handed unless they are just holding out for a mature buck.
I was just curious if your state has any antler restriction laws and if it doesn't, would you be in favor of it to give the younger bucks a better chance to make it to maturity?