Anyone else hunt in a county with antler restrictions? I saw about 16 bucks last weekend and only one would have been a legal shooter. I have mature bucks running around with racks that look like telephone poles who are breeding the does and continuing the trend. This is by far the dumbest rule TPWD has come up with. I need to be culling the basket racks and letting the deer with nicer spreads breed the does. It is increasingly frustrating. On 3000+ acres we probably have 2 bucks that actually fit the bill that are old enough to take and I don't want to because I want the herd to improve.
Also what is the deal with deer with horns on only one side? I have two bucks running around like that. Also have a 1.5 year old with a young pretty rack but no use of one of his hind legs. I don't know whether to take these deer out or not.
Should I contact the game warden? I tried this one year when I had buck that was at least 6 years old running around with super thick main beams, small points and was had only about an 11 inch spread. The damn thing looked ridiculous. I called the game warden who basically told me there shit all I could do about it.
Very frustrating. Would love to hear other peoples input who deal with this. By the way, if I get MLD permits do these rules still apply?