ORIGINAL: Arthur P
GregH.... If my post was as bad as all that, then it should be simple for you to correct me on a point by point rebuttal. I invite you to do so.
Those prominent whitetail biologists are publishing studies that were paid for by...Who? Do they not work for ranches that are totally gone over to QDM? Are they not in QDMfor the sole purpose of increasing antler size? Isn't the sole purpose of increasing antler size so they can demand even higher prices for hunting on those ranches?
Are you talking real science or are you talking superfluous propaganda in the interest of generating $$$$?
I have to look to see where their paychecks come from before I believe any published study. You know as well as I do that the ARF'ers have paid biologists to put out studies that show hunting is bad for wildlife, so please don't tell me you accept any wildlife study without question!
Aurther, I would love top to p rebutle with you, except I don't know how to do that kind of thing on my computor. Atlas has it down best of all.
Let meask you something. What is your mature buck experience? Like how many have you seen this season in one area? Do you keep records?
I know what Atlas's mature buck experience is, that's why his comments are mainly irrelevant.
My experience is 20 yrs of record keeping, 15 mature bucks taken in 15 seasons (not one per year). This season I've had 25 mature buck sightings from 11 different bucks (there'll be more). I know how many does, fawns and immature bucks there arealso. How many points and what their scores are. I study deer herds, I've seen from nearly perfect to the worst.
The reason I ask about mature buck experience is because if you don't have hardly any sightings of bucks that are 3 1/2 and older, how are you going to say what age structure that your deer herd is. Fact, there 3 1/2 year old bucks in every herd. There has to be a mature buck somewhere for that herd. Those little bucks got there somehow.
I don't know what your experience is. How can I dicuss herd dynamics with someone who doesn't know what their herd structure is? Do you know what yours is? If so, what is it?
Thanks