Hey, i have seen some pictures of deer that are pretty small being shot. I do not know if that is what the population is like around you or how much land you have to hunt on, but do you use a quality deer management program or standards for harvesting animals? Up at my land, we have been working on this for the last 6-7 years now. I remember the post about how to tell a nubbin buck from a yearling doe. Why not harvest the momma and let the little ones grow, could have amazing genetics. here are 2 bucks that were mounted that harvest from the land the last 6 years, and what i hope i get to see this year. little slow and not thinking as well after going to the badgers homecomming football game and going out so i dont know if this post will make any sense, lol.


same guy shot those 2 bucks 2 or 3 years apart and 100 yards apart

this first pic is of a monster that mounted and mated a doe 15 yards beneath me last year but i did not have a buck tag!!! my buddy had one and i was tempted, he was on the other side of the ridge. im happy his genetics were passed on and i think he is still around.


my buddy shot this at my land while i slept in that morning, figures... 2 years ago


now here is some of the nicer buck pics i have gotten this last year.

DBL DROP TINE




sorry for the long post, just watching some hunting shows this morning and getting antsy! i have nov. 1-5 off of work to devote to nothing but hunting.