ok dd then how do you know anything about the genetics of the deer in your area if you are killing 85% of the juvenile animals? you dont.
Alt told us there was nothing wrong with the genetics of our herd after 50 years of harvesting 80% of our 1.5 buck. Furthermore ,after just one yaer of AR , all the Alt and AR supporters are tellind us that the buck are bigger than ever before and genetics don't change after one year.
so explain from a genetic standpoint of rack size. the most important thing needed for rack growth is nutrition. now of course genetics are needed but nutrition is the deciding factor whether the animal is going to have a big rack or not
That simply is not true. Our bucks are producing big racks in the areas with the worst habitat just as the bucks in the areas with the best habitat. The major determining factor for rack size is age. Nutrition plays a role but AR selects the bucks to be harvested based on the comparison to the bucks in the same location with the same nurtitional levels . Therefore ,nutrtion is not the determining factor in the selection process.
does definitely play a role in the genetics of the herd . But, harvesting more adult doe insures that the entire adult doe herd will be replaced in just 3 years ,which accelerates the rate of genetic change in the herd.