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Would you cull this buck? #3577618 09/17/12 02:19 AM
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I'm thinking he's not older than 3.5 (and boney),but very small brow tines on a semi wet year make me think he may not grow em. What do y'all think?

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Re: Would you cull this buck? [Re: TxFisher] #3577658 09/17/12 02:30 AM
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he may be a cull to some... but a trophy to others... guess it would depend on your location, and how many acres you have, residnet deer population and alot of other factors... i like to watch them get older and see how funky they get... but thats my own personal prefence... smile

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umm thats looking like a real young impressive 7/8, all depends on what your other bucks are like


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Re: Would you cull this buck? [Re: MogulRanch] #3577703 09/17/12 02:41 AM
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Yes


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RM can show you what a nice buck with no/little brows will turn into


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Re: Would you cull this buck? [Re: txshntr] #3577713 09/17/12 02:43 AM
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Looks like he obviously has inferior brow tine genetics but like said before depends on location and quality of the other bucks.

Re: Would you cull this buck? [Re: txshntr] #3577734 09/17/12 02:49 AM
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Originally Posted By: txshntr
RM can show you what a nice buck with no/little brows will turn into


A nicer buck with small brows, but that one shows way more sign of wanting to grow them than my experiment deer.

Re: Would you cull this buck? [Re: rifleman] #3577741 09/17/12 02:51 AM
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Here's some questions to ask:

Is the place LF/HF?
Is that look on a deer rare?
What does the B:D ratio look like?
Does that deer have more antler than others in its age class?

Re: Would you cull this buck? [Re: rifleman] #3578166 09/17/12 10:28 AM
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Any deer by bow is a trophy so no I would not call that a cull buck.

Re: Would you cull this buck? [Re: cmorsch] #3578191 09/17/12 11:10 AM
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I would cull him strictly due to lack of brows regardless of what my other deer looked like. He's basically a 7 maybe even a 6 in my mind because that one brow will barely make an inch. Anything on our place at 3 better have 8pts or more or its going down.


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Re: Would you cull this buck? [Re: huntnguide83] #3579825 09/17/12 08:46 PM
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X2 on any deer with a bow is a trophy

Re: Would you cull this buck? [Re: BMowatt] #3580044 09/17/12 09:55 PM
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lET HIM HAVE 2 MORE BIRTHDAYS IF YOU CAN WAIT.


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Re: Would you cull this buck? [Re: OFBHWG] #3580461 09/17/12 11:41 PM
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Here is an interesting article from QDMA website. Not saying don't cull your buck, but there are some interesting and valid points made in the article.
http://www.qdma.com/articles/the-rewards-of-restraint

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are you sure he's young. sometimes a 7.5 yr old looks similar to a young one.

i shot one last year as a cull, my buddy thought he was young, but he was aged at 8.5. almost no teeth left
i could be wrong... but his face doesnt look like a youngster.

on our place, i would whack him either way due to genetics and number of deer we need to take each year.


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Re: Would you cull this buck? [Re: rsquared] #3581297 09/18/12 02:46 AM
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legs are too straight and back is def not old


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Looks pretty young to me as well. Dry spring/ summer?

Re: Would you cull this buck? [Re: huntnguide83] #3586260 09/19/12 07:20 PM
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Give him another year. I had a buck that looked similar one year and let him walk. The next year he was quite impressive. Age does wonders.

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Originally Posted By: Sniper
Give him another year. I had a buck that looked similar one year and let him walk. The next year he was quite impressive. Age does wonders.


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2 1/2 let him go one more year and see what happens


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