Sould This Buck Be Culled?
11-19-2007, 11:42 AM
#15
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Trempealeau, WI
Posts: 1,138
RE: Sould This Buck Be Culled?
His frame has the right shape and this his first set of horns and I bet he'll be normal looking next year and be a big boy in about 3 years so I'd say let him go. WCL
11-19-2007, 02:16 PM
#18
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Lake County, Florida
Posts: 3,313
RE: Sould This Buck Be Culled?
if over all management is what you're looking for, then yes...take him out. if he is 2-3 and only a 5 point, he in my opinion does not have the genes you are looking for in your herd. i only hunt public land here in Florida and this year i harvested a 1.5 year old 6 point that weighed 132 pounds. he definately had potential for our area but the only QDM this particular WMA had in place was each buck harvested must have atleast 3 points on one antlerwith each point being1 inch in length.
11-19-2007, 05:14 PM
#20
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location:
Posts: 819
RE: Sould This Buck Be Culled?
ORIGINAL: IAhuntr
There was a very good article I read a while back about deer genetics, might have been by Kroll, but in any case, in a long term study with quite a large number of deer involved, they found thatby age 5-6 years the spike and forked 1.5 year-old bucks produced just as good racks as the basket eight pointers. Now, it's hard to say whether or not your buck in question has a malformation on that side, or if is just weak for this year due to development. I'd let him have another year before making a decision as he may very well even out on that side.
There was a very good article I read a while back about deer genetics, might have been by Kroll, but in any case, in a long term study with quite a large number of deer involved, they found thatby age 5-6 years the spike and forked 1.5 year-old bucks produced just as good racks as the basket eight pointers. Now, it's hard to say whether or not your buck in question has a malformation on that side, or if is just weak for this year due to development. I'd let him have another year before making a decision as he may very well even out on that side.
