Those of you that think the term "cull buck"is a cop-out used for immature deer are totally missing the point. Maybe because you live where deer are not allowed to grow to maturity. A "cull" buck here is a MATURE deer that does not posess the antler configurations we desire. It is not a young animal with a tiny rack. By mature, I am talking 5 1/2 yrs. or older. Yes, by that age it is quite easy to tell if he will be the kind of animal you want to have breeding your does. 60% of the genetics come from the doe?? If so, then we still have some input on the other 40%. Not bad if you ask me. My son took a "cull" buck from our farm last year that was an 8 pt. and probably only scored about 120" at 6 1/2 years old. On the other hand, we allowed several younger deer that would score more walk because they have the potential to become huge and are passing along great genetics. Yes, there are "cull" bucks and there are cop-outs but dont confuse the two. You first must have the ground and herd to manage before you can define a cull for your area.