Down here in SE Al., it is extremely rare for a "fawn buck", i.e. first fall buck, to have "antler" broken through the skin. In fact, in 40+ years of hunting SE Al. and South Central Ark., I have never seen a single yearling buck on the hoof or on the skinning rack with horn above the hairline until near the very end of the season (Jan. 31 , this year Feb. 10) .... and then only 2 and only barely. As far as managing deer on 500 acres of open land, I cannot imagine how that'd work well unless every hunting groups surrounding the property buys into the same philosophy.