ORIGINAL: IL-Cornfed
For one he is a very curious animals, this fact alone will get many killed every season.
Curiosity is what kills most bucks of any age.
most states harvets ratios at 60 to 80% yearling bucks!
Could you post a link where you got this info.
IF, they get past this first year carrying a "rack" they become sooooo MUCH wiser and are well on their way to becoming a trophy.
Yea........some magical spell gets cast over them during their second winter as they attend Whitetail University and they suddenly are transformed into an almost unhuntable entity that mere mortals are no match for.
