The units I hunt are not affected by the 3 pts rule. There's tons of 5 and 6 pts on cam after the season. Not a lot of bulls over 300, but I don't care, meat in the freezer is more important than antlers on the wall. I seriously doubt that our elk population is influence by hunters, harsh winters and predators are way worse on them than we will ever be in our 3 months hunting season. Most big bulls on cam seem to vanish sometimes between december and february. (not meaning that they're gone to a wintering area, but meaning that they don't show up ever again comes spring/summer)
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