Originally Posted by
bugsNbows
Genetic codes don't go away with age.
Yes. If he is less fertile he may not actually impregnate every doe he tries to....but his genetic contribution to those that are successful does not change.
A lot of those shows are "hunting" high fence preserves these days. They need to maintain a certain number of deer, and a buck past his prime is filling the spot a younger, more valuable deer could fill.
Where most of us hunt, a "management" buck is any that you manage to shoot before your neighbor does.
