The Trials, Tribulations, In and Outs of Producing, Chasing and Harvesting Trophy Whitetails
Thursday, October 2, 2008
What Constitutes a Mature Buck?
Coming Soon.
2 comments:
Anonymous
said...
Hey fellas,
Just saw on Facebook, of all places, that yall had this blog going and wanted to say congrats. I've definitely enjoyed reading it so far. Keep on keepin on and good luck in the woods this year.
Probably the best illustration in terms of visible differences between a juvenile (< 2.5 yrs) and mature buck.
In my opinion, any deer 3.5+ years old is mature, but whether he's a "shooter" or not depends on the hunter and a wide array of circumstances, including local genetics, hunting pressure, number of days a hunter can go afield, etc...The hardest part, if you're seriously trying to manage for quality bucks, is letting that 2.5 year old that has 8-10 pts. on his head walk (You could include 6 pointers in the conversation too, but they are a little easier to pass on). If you can consistently do that, along with managing the doe population, you've created a solid foundation where superior genetics are allowed to breed x-amount of does for another year while increasing your odds of tagging a true trophy the following season and in the seasons to come.
2 comments:
Hey fellas,
Just saw on Facebook, of all places, that yall had this blog going and wanted to say congrats. I've definitely enjoyed reading it so far. Keep on keepin on and good luck in the woods this year.
Figure I might as well throw in my two cents while I'm at it.
http://www.fieldandstream.com
/article_gallery/The-Buck-of-a-Lifetime
Probably the best illustration in terms of visible differences between a juvenile (< 2.5 yrs) and mature buck.
In my opinion, any deer 3.5+ years old is mature, but whether he's a "shooter" or not depends on the hunter and a wide array of circumstances, including local genetics, hunting pressure, number of days a hunter can go afield, etc...The hardest part, if you're seriously trying to manage for quality bucks, is letting that 2.5 year old that has 8-10 pts. on his head walk (You could include 6 pointers in the conversation too, but they are a little easier to pass on). If you can consistently do that, along with managing the doe population, you've created a solid foundation where superior genetics are allowed to breed x-amount of does for another year while increasing your odds of tagging a true trophy the following season and in the seasons to come.
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