a quote from the report....

There are some very positive
trends occurring as yearling buck harvest
rates are at a record low, and the percent-
age of 3½-year-old and older bucks in the
harvest is at a record high. For the first
time, every state that collects age data
reported the majority of their buck harvest
was at least 2½ years old. In fact, in 2014
hunters shot more 3½-year-old and older
bucks than yearling bucks for the first time
in recorded history! That is truly amazing.
Hunters are clearly reaping the benefits of
more naturally balanced age structures in
herds across the whitetail’s range.

QDMA's 2016 Whitetail Report .... https://t.co/ueupt2XgJU