ORIGINAL: SBGobblers
Hey Quick:
Question.....If a 2.5 yr old buck is likely one of th eolder deer in my herd.....which ones shoudl I be taking? I shot a 2.5 and a 3.5 this year.....and I only SAW one deer that might be older.
Or...should I not take a buck? I'm ready to do whatever to help my herd (which I KNOW is to take more does, too).....but I also would enjoy taking a buck. Maybe only take one, next year? I'm not above taking none.
Jeff
Jeff,
I know this question wasn't to me but If I could try to answer I'd like to.
If you have alot of deer on the properties you hunt butmostof the bucks you are seeing are 2.5 years old, I would venture to guess your herd is fine as long as you don't have too many does. I say this beause if you are seeing
alot of 2.5 year old deerthen the older ones are there. You may not see them, but they are there.
Keep the doe population in check as best you can and hunt what youprefere as far as bucks goas it sounds like they are there...all ages.