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Old 08-26-2008 | 06:04 PM
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Default RE: PA antler restriction

Hey BB2, I haven't seen you respond to the fact that you can't tell what kind of genetics a deer has at 1.5. You keep saying that at 2.5 the antler size of the smaller 1.5 old saved by AR will be smaller than the 1.5 that was shot (meaningif both buck were allowed to live the smaller buck would still be smaller at 2.5). But there are numerous studies that show that at 4.5 the bucks that were smaller at 1.5 actually grow larger antlers. Doesn't this prove that high grading can't happen consitently because you can't tell anything about a bucks genetics at 1.5 but until both buck have matured and now show their true genetics? So because we kill most buck by the time they are 3.5 in PA how will we ever know the true genetics of our deer.
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