We do Have an age based point system on horn and antler structure. Problem with that being, as soon as an animal meets that criteria, hunting pressure takes him out of the gene pool. Without that , we'd be eliminating more of the younger animals. There is logic to having a limited, across the board , kill. The 6 point elk rule was controversial at one time and it was hunter input that raised it from 5 to 6.
Grizz
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John E. Pfeiffer The Emergence of Man
written in 1969
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