Michigan antler restriction

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Michigan has what is called a COMBO deer licence. It lets a hunter take two bucks. His/her chice of weapons in open seasons. One buck has to be standard legal buck with at least 3 inches of horn on one side. Second tag has to be used on a deer that has at least "one antler that has four points longer than one inch on one side".

This does not seem to sastisfy the antler worshipers and they want further restrictions. I am always told to shoot a doe if I just want meat. That is fine if you have plenty of does but in my area the farmers shoot the heck out of every thing they can so does are not an opton if I want to have breeding stock left at all.

Luckily I have a farmer friend that actually has a deer problem that welcomes me to come and shoot deer on his farms. We have taken does off his farm to fill our venison needs and that of some of our other family members. Fact is my son shot another doe yesterday with his smoke pole.