ORIGINAL: PreacherTony
ORIGINAL: early in
ORIGINAL: GMMAT
If you can only kill certain bucks, that lets"more" bucks live longer to spread desireable genes and help keep a closer buck to doe ratio.
What makes a 3.5yr old buck's genes more "desireable" than they were as a 1.5 yr old?
Smarts/experience!They live longer and pass on these traits through their genes.
BTW, "earn a buck" would work well in my specific area where we have a TON of deer, and I'm all for it! However, in many regions of Pa that's not the answer because of low doe/deer numbers. It would have to be county specific here in Pa.
Early .... if they live longer because they outsmart hunters, I could see your point .... but if they live longer because they are not a viable target anymore ... then point lost and I am still confused ....
If they are allowed to live longer as a result of AR's, they will have more encounters with hunters, giving them more experience in avoiding them. Does this still not make sense? With age comes experience, that's what I'm referring to.