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Cull or let hime Grow #6916696 10/11/17 04:16 PM
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I really like the character of this deer and the mass. He looks young to me but I don't know if it is worth letting him age. Appreciate some thoughts on this one. This is in West Texas so no antler restrictions.



Re: Cull or let hime Grow [Re: Lipan Creep] #6916706 10/11/17 04:23 PM
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Tough call. Would be nice to see what he turns into next year either way I'd never call that a cull

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Not that young in my opinion, but he does have great character. You might give him another year.


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Re: Cull or let hime Grow [Re: Lipan Creep] #6916741 10/11/17 04:43 PM
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Let him grow, looks 3 yr old to me and he could be a Jaw dropper next year if puts all that back on plus some.

Re: Cull or let hime Grow [Re: Lipan Creep] #6916743 10/11/17 04:44 PM
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I'd shoot, but I think the AR would be an issue where I currently hunt.

Re: Cull or let hime Grow [Re: Lipan Creep] #6916744 10/11/17 04:44 PM
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Let him grow

Re: Cull or let hime Grow [Re: Lipan Creep] #6916749 10/11/17 04:50 PM
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Really like his character and his beam tips almost touching. He's a middle-aged deer so I would let him go. He won't ever get this big, but I have a 221 I killed that has a 13" inside spread.

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Let him grow


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Middle aged deer with potential IMO. He has the traits to be a relatively high scoring deer but won't ever be wide. I like mass and tine length, so I would leave him.


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Re: Cull or let hime Grow [Re: Lipan Creep] #6916861 10/11/17 06:23 PM
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3.5 - let him go another year or tow

Re: Cull or let hime Grow [Re: kdkane1971] #6916915 10/11/17 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted By: kdkane1971
3.5 - let him go another year or tow
agreed

Re: Cull or let hime Grow [Re: Lipan Creep] #6916922 10/11/17 07:27 PM
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give him another year.

Re: Cull or let hime Grow [Re: Lipan Creep] #6916949 10/11/17 07:45 PM
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Great looking buck- I love the character let- give him a yr and hopefully he gets a little wider.

Re: Cull or let hime Grow [Re: Lipan Creep] #6916950 10/11/17 07:46 PM
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Another one for another year up


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Re: Cull or let hime Grow [Re: Lipan Creep] #6916953 10/11/17 07:49 PM
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solid 3yr old... id have to let him see 4 at least so see the direction he heads... bet its gona be a good one

Re: Cull or let hime Grow [Re: Lipan Creep] #6916954 10/11/17 07:49 PM
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He would die of old age in an AR county.


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Re: Cull or let hime Grow [Re: TexasKC] #6916960 10/11/17 07:52 PM
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He would die of old age in an AR county.
which is fine with me as long as the overall herd quality keeps improving

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Had one that looked a lot like that a few years back. Watched him at 3 and 4 then he disappeared for two years and another member shot him at 7. He was almost the identical size at 7 that he was at 4. Of course your results may vary...






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Re: Cull or let hime Grow [Re: SapperTitan] #6917000 10/11/17 08:22 PM
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He would die of old age in an AR county.
which is fine with me as long as the overall herd quality keeps improving


I agree 100%. We've had our current place for 4 years now and we never see anything but tall narrow racks. I'm no biologist but I honestly think narrow racks are just a genetic thing and no amount of "letting them grow up" will make for wider racks. I know the subject has been argued here before but it's JMO.


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Re: Cull or let hime Grow [Re: TexasKC] #6917055 10/11/17 08:58 PM
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The problem is that our place is right off the highway and most of the does stay on the other side of the highway so come rut we usually see all our big mature buck laying dead on the highway. They don't usually make it very long. Either they die on the highway or our neighbors shoot them.

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What in the world would make you think that is a cull? Let me show you a deer that looked just like that at 3.5 years old and I killed at 6.5. 8 point main frame with mule deer forks. This buck is low fence non protein feed. He ended up scoring 184 and change. Let that deer go a few more years and you may have a monster on your hands.


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I'd definitely give him another year or two. We had a similar buck last year, 12" spread, scored in mid 130s I think, and the ranch managers son hunted my stand and shot him. I'd have passed on him for another year but it was by far the biggest buck this young man had ever shot so it was a good thing.

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Re: Cull or let hime Grow [Re: Lipan Creep] #6917818 10/12/17 01:57 PM
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Cool deer give him a few more years......


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