antler restrictions are definitely paying off big for a lot of people! there really have been a bunch of monsters shot this year around the state. congrats to the hunters on those big bucks!
I wouldn't quite say antler restrictions are working, and the herd management for 3A is absolutely dreadful. You can go weeks without seeing a deer. Even as it is now, in "primetime rut" I've seen one deer on stand all week.