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<blockquote data-quote="cajun" data-source="post: 2974075" data-attributes="member: 9772"><p>I have hunted the same general area of south west Mississippi for 35 years or so. Including some private property a friend has owned 30 plus years. Back then most bucks didnt make it past 1 1/2. Ratio was way out of wack. Antler restrictions have let most bucks make it to 2 1/2. Which has increased the age structure. We kill a lot more 3-4 yo deer. I think also the baby boomers who are the largest age demographic are older and have moved past the I need to kill every buck I see mentality. The one downside to point restrictions is high grading. That is your really good deer get killed early because their racks are bigger. I think also that deer are like people. Not everyone grows up to be a 6-3 240 stud lol. The average size of our average 3.5 yo has not changed much in the last 20 years. There are just more of them now which means a higher chance </p><p>of a few becoming really good. Dirt matters a lot. Poor dirt makes poor deer generally.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cajun, post: 2974075, member: 9772"] I have hunted the same general area of south west Mississippi for 35 years or so. Including some private property a friend has owned 30 plus years. Back then most bucks didnt make it past 1 1/2. Ratio was way out of wack. Antler restrictions have let most bucks make it to 2 1/2. Which has increased the age structure. We kill a lot more 3-4 yo deer. I think also the baby boomers who are the largest age demographic are older and have moved past the I need to kill every buck I see mentality. The one downside to point restrictions is high grading. That is your really good deer get killed early because their racks are bigger. I think also that deer are like people. Not everyone grows up to be a 6-3 240 stud lol. The average size of our average 3.5 yo has not changed much in the last 20 years. There are just more of them now which means a higher chance of a few becoming really good. Dirt matters a lot. Poor dirt makes poor deer generally. [/QUOTE]
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