I agree that cull buck is simply a cop out im MOST cases....but the above scenario is a terrible example of cull buck. For one, nothing is wrong with the animals rack, it just shed one side by that time...alot of deer could be caught looking like this late season, infact every deer unless they shed both sides simultaneously. The overbite isnt means for a cull anyway, cull bucks are judged by antlers...no one culls by tail length, overbite,or other bodily disorders.

Cull bucks dont achieve anything in the big picture for a wild herd of animals. The genes have long since been passed down by the time one determines it is a cull. That being said, it doesnt HURT anything to remove the animal from the herd, it does in fact prevent any more breeding on his part.

Remember Jeff, the trophy is in the eye of the beholder....just cause me and you see any 3.5+ deer as a trophy, doesnt mean everyone else does. to each his own I guess.