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pianoman9701:

--- Quote from: highcountry_hunter on January 30, 2026, 08:47:05 PM ---Question, and I’m not being argumentative. What is a better solution? We already have enough people shooting the first legal 2x2 with a 1 1/32” eyeguard on one side. In 101 there have been multiple cases of dumped 2 points found and left to rot so there’s no shortage of guys willing to shoot 1 1/2 year old muley bucks.

Seems like we’ve gotta have some sort of minimum or nothing will ever reach maturity

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You've got a minimum and obviously, people are ignoring it. Better to have good conservation education than a limit which promotes waste and bad genes. :twocents:

HunterStrait:
I'd like there to be a special draw tag on harvesting these mature bucks with these bad genetics with a points limit. later in the season during the rut.
Cant shoot spikes, cant shoot obviously younger bucks, cant shoot bucks with 3 or more points on both sides. I think eyeguards could be questionable.

Could possibly have some sort of identification test sorta like how bears are in some areas of the state where there's grizzly. There are physical signs other than just the antlers obviously, but I don't think a mature buck is going to stay a small dinky 2 point all its life.

Okanagan:

--- Quote from: RC on February 02, 2026, 12:43:57 PM ---Just spitballing here, but why not get rid of the 3 point minimum and instead go to a 3 point MAXIMUM instead? That's essentially what we've already done with eastside elk. We already have very few bull tags, but we'd have 0 if the eastside had the same rules as the west. Seems to me it wouldn't take very long at all before you would have a decent population of quality animals in more units, which in theory would lead to more quality late season draws.

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Interesting idea. I haven't thought it through but at first blush I like it. I'd add a draw system to let hunters take a few of the mature old bucks with big antlers.

furbearer365:

--- Quote from: Okanagan on February 02, 2026, 05:10:49 PM ---
--- Quote from: RC on February 02, 2026, 12:43:57 PM ---Just spitballing here, but why not get rid of the 3 point minimum and instead go to a 3 point MAXIMUM instead? That's essentially what we've already done with eastside elk. We already have very few bull tags, but we'd have 0 if the eastside had the same rules as the west. Seems to me it wouldn't take very long at all before you would have a decent population of quality animals in more units, which in theory would lead to more quality late season draws.

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Interesting idea. I haven't thought it through but at first blush I like it. I'd add a draw system to let hunters take a few of the mature old bucks with big antlers.

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Except then you'd have the same issue with guys killing deer and leaving them cuz they weren't legal. They get to it, see a 4th kicker and now they're illegal. Just go 2 point or better in the 3 point or better units now. Opens doors to meat hunters being happy with a forky, while allowing a higher age class deer to walk and breed

Bucks2Ducks:

--- Quote from: Okanagan on February 02, 2026, 05:10:49 PM ---
--- Quote from: RC on February 02, 2026, 12:43:57 PM ---Just spitballing here, but why not get rid of the 3 point minimum and instead go to a 3 point MAXIMUM instead? That's essentially what we've already done with eastside elk. We already have very few bull tags, but we'd have 0 if the eastside had the same rules as the west. Seems to me it wouldn't take very long at all before you would have a decent population of quality animals in more units, which in theory would lead to more quality late season draws.

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Interesting idea. I haven't thought it through but at first blush I like it. I'd add a draw system to let hunters take a few of the mature old bucks with big antlers.

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I know the Tribe would love that!! They could stack 4 pt mule deer bucks up like cord wood. Id rather change the elk to 3pt or better.... draws are oil tags at this point. No reason to watch a select few kill 75% of the trophy animals

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