HuntingBry,

Not gonna argue too much over someone else's work, but this is just one small quote from the whole book (and it does say "most"). I don't think the author says that only the best bucks will pass on their genes, but that over time with a well balanced deer herd, a greater percentage of genetically superior bucks will be doing the breeding (its a fairly gradual process, not 1 or 2 years). Of course, the non-studs will get lucky every now and then (but won't be bedding down with 9 does).