ORIGINAL: bluebird2
The whole thing aside....genetics are really not the sole guiding force in antler development.
Now that you were caught in a lie, you simply want to dismiss the fact that you lied and change the subject to nutrition. Well ,only someone that is brain dead would deny that antler development is related to nutrition. But, the fact still remains that there is a significant variation in antler development between bucks within the same geographical area that can not be explained by nutrition.
So would you please explain why some 2.5 bucks are spikes while other 2.5 + buck in the same area are 8 or 10 pts.?
No lie on my part. This story was widely circulated as I related it. If itIS true as I said, and the history was "re-written" to prevent legal liability, so be it. I'm not responsible for the acts of others.
There are many guys that heard the same story.
I do know that since CWD, there are wholesale changes in the handling of orphaned fawns in PA. Currently, there is no permission of any kind to take wild fawns and raise them. Under the new rules, anybody that possesses one will pay $200, and the fawn WILL be destroyed. No exceptions.
These are new regulations as of late.
Believe me blueboyd, I never say somethingI know to be untrue. That is not my intention EVER.
The development of a bucks first few racks are dependant on Dam health, litter size, available browse and most importantly: birth date.
Once mature, those variances will even out.