This year Florida implemented a 5-Deer a year Limit.
Prior to that we had a 2-deer per DAY limit.
In Archery you could take two Does or One Doe and One Buck or Two Bucks per day.
Ml was two Bucks per Day.
General Gun was Two Bucks per day unless it was during the Doe Days where the same rules as Archery were in effect.
The locals lost their minds.
The FWC first proposed a 5-Buck Limit, with no Does but that would get any support from locals. They ended up with a 5-Deer Limit with no more than 2 can be Doe.
It takes 6 Does to raise a 6-point Buck here. That’s what the stats say. By taking so many deer year after year it is no wonder why the herd here is in terrible shape. Those born here that have never known anything else are still crying about the new limit. They want to take 10-30 deer each every year.
Time will tell the result but it looks like a fairly large group supports the move. Those that are complaining about being tagged out already are being told to be more selective.
I’d say in maybe five years the attitude may change. For now it’s a tough sell.
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My concern is, I wonder if states that allow a hunter to take multiple antlered deer per license year aren't putting junior hunters at somewhat of a disadvantage? The class of hunters who have the most difficulty filling their buck tag are junior hunters, and in those multiple tag states an expert hunter going for their second (or 3rd, 4th) buck instead of taking a youngster out, or, instead of letting that second 6 point alive for a junior to take a crack at it, is creating an unfair playing field for new hunters. Young hunters need opportunities to fill their tag or their interests will soon turn to other things.
In PA, a one buck per year state, we have more more licensed hunters per sq mile than any other state in the country, and I attribute some of it to juniors having the opportunity to fill tags. Here, since there's only one buck tag, hunters tend to be in one of two groups, those who shoot the first legal buck because they want to fill their tag asap and don't care about size, and those who enjoy long sits and wait for a trophy. Meat hunters generally shoot doe to fill their freezer. While we complain a lot about the PGC, they do put a lot of emphasis on youngsters with the different programs that they have.