2 n 3 point minimum

[grundy53]

2 point would be fine. No way on the 3 point. Hard enough getting a shot in the brush without having to try to count points to make sure it's not a 2 point.

[Turner89]

I love hunting big blacktails, but think antler restriction would be bad idea. As elusive as BTs are I think that it would make it to difficult for begginners, and may turn some away from the sport.
     In the area that i hunt, big BTs are hard to find but that is most of the fun.

I think it's a bad idea because not everyone is a trophy hunter. Some guys hunt to put food on the table for there family. I'm not that guy I like big bucks like most people. I just don't believe we should stick it to that guy because we want more monster bucks. There's plenty of big bucks out there.

[D-Rock425]

4PT min

[bobcat]

A 2 point minimum for blacktails would be ok, but even better, if you want to increase the deer population, would be to decrease the overall harvest. Which would mean permit only or some other way to reduce the number of hunters, or reduce the number of days hunted. Not saying I want that, but it's just a better way to do it than antler point restrictions.

If nothing else, the antlerless harvest could be eliminated. I know that's a lot to ask, especially since they're now selling 2nd deer tags for antlerless blacktail deer for $70. But if deer numbers aren't over capacity then why are they allowing so much antlerless harvest?

[Bigshooter]

keep it the way it is.

[summit creek]

dont care 4 the mashell unit any more tomany people

[blacktail luv]

Three years ago they changed the unit I hunt the most ( West klick) to 3pt minimum, due to a lot of us local guys wanting to see bigger deer.  I'll admit that I was all for it when it was happening.  I was sure it would boost the amount of big buck that would be around in the years to come.  Well I'm here to tell you it has been an utter failure as far as I can tell.  All these antler restrictions do in my opinion is give the cougars more young deer to eat during the winter.  The age class of the deer has not went up, as I had hoped.  This last year was abysmal.  Our herd is continuing to decline.  The idea of an apr are great but for me they don't seem to be helping in my unit. The root of the problem is PREDATORS, plain and simple.  I'm afraid that we are on a downward spiral with no end in sight.

[bobcat]

You know what they need to do, is give an incentive for anyone who kills a cougar- 10 points for every dead cougar, same as poachers.

[Turner89]

Yea, I don't think you can manage blacktail like MD & WT

[kglacken]

You know what they need to do, is give an incentive for anyone who kills a cougar- 10 points for every dead cougar, same as poachers.

That is a good idea. Probably would never happen, but it would sure be a nice reward for people who helped out the deer population with a cougar kill!

[summit creek]

i would love 2 see a 3 point minimum in the storm king unit and the skookumchuck unit dont really care about the rest but a 2 pt minimum on the whole west side would really be good in terms of quality and buck 2 doe ratio let the small bucks live

[Turner89]

Personally I don't care because I hunt all private land and hold out for specifc bucks when it comes to blacktail. It is nice to be able to harvest a doe when it comes down to the wire, and I have done this a couple times now. The only reason I would be against it is because on the peninsula where I hunt I don't see any shortage of deer and big bucks are almost impossible to locate other then the rut IMO. There are already mature BT's out there, they just make it a habit to only move at night and hang out in nasty brush. Some of the biggest BT buck I have seen were only in the rut in person, they even eluded my cams. I vote no.

 Yea I agree with you Sundance. Same with my area. Except I don't hunt private land (well I do hunt private timber land open to the public). maybe thats what you meant by private land?

[summit creek]

i guess most people dont get it by leting the 80 pound 2 inch spikes live and the 2 pts it makes 4 great buck hunting in the future look at oregon 2pt minimum 4 black tails we went down there blind folded and killed 3 out of 4 tags only cause 1 guy missed it would have been 4out of 4 two 4x3 bucks and a 3x2 prety good black tail hunting for not knowing the area we seen a total of 8 bucks in 6 days smallest being a 2x2

[elksnout]

What you get with 3  point restrictions are a bunch of dead 2 points left for the varmits from guys who can't count.  Three words....LEAVE IT ALONE!!

[throttlejocky20]

2 pt min on the whole west coast. Nothing bad could come from that.