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Cull? #9137531 11/12/24 03:51 PM
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Anyone in agreement that this is a cull and needs to taken? I’m thinking he is 3.5 or 4.5 years old

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Re: Cull? [Re: TerrellCounty1979] #9137535 11/12/24 04:08 PM
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I don't see a deer that old. He's ugly but I have him 2 max.

Re: Cull? [Re: TerrellCounty1979] #9137549 11/12/24 04:27 PM
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Agree, 1.5, maybe 2.5 max

Re: Cull? [Re: TerrellCounty1979] #9137607 11/12/24 06:29 PM
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I think he's young. I'd leave him alone. Who knows. Might make a cool cull in 2-3 years.

Re: Cull? [Re: TerrellCounty1979] #9137617 11/12/24 06:38 PM
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IMHO he is a youngster, give him a year and then see.


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Re: Cull? [Re: TerrellCounty1979] #9137650 11/12/24 07:05 PM
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Re: Cull? [Re: TerrellCounty1979] #9137657 11/12/24 07:17 PM
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Young buck, let him walk.


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Re: Cull? [Re: TerrellCounty1979] #9137675 11/12/24 07:39 PM
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Confused on why it would be a cull at that age regardless of the head gear.

Re: Cull? [Re: TerrellCounty1979] #9137747 11/12/24 09:35 PM
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I see a 2.5 yr old with no brow tine and a part of one. I would let someone cull him.

Re: Cull? [Re: TerrellCounty1979] #9137755 11/12/24 09:44 PM
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Should have culled him last year as a spike. bolt


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Re: Cull? [Re: TerrellCounty1979] #9137808 11/12/24 11:17 PM
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He doesn't look like he's trying to breed. I'd leave him alone for another year. But, that's just me.

Re: Cull? [Re: TerrellCounty1979] #9138009 11/13/24 02:41 AM
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Re: Cull? [Re: TerrellCounty1979] #9138040 11/13/24 04:07 AM
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With that “rock” diet hes on its hard to expect much……
Some leases have good genetics, good habitat and a good plan in place and would cull him even if hes two. I would not at two but probably at 3.
Any culling for me would assume you needed mouths off the range and the buck doe ratio called for it.
He’s definitely a POS in my book but I like to give em a few years to see if they could at least be something a novice hunter might be proud of.
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Re: Cull? [Re: TerrellCounty1979] #9138171 11/13/24 03:08 PM
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Take out the trash...
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The buck behind him has some age and not much headgear, too. BOOM, BOOM!


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Re: Cull? [Re: TerrellCounty1979] #9138309 11/13/24 06:29 PM
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Unless you are on a high fence with MLD tags, the usefulness of "culling" a buck is nothing more than a willingness to shoot it and waste a buck tag.

The genetic potential of a deer is never fully maximized on vast majority of low fence ranches, and the ability to fully manage a deer herd with just one or two people on a large low fence property is almost impossible simply due to the number of deer tags possible, UNLESS MLD tags are issued and people put in the work.

So assuming this a typical low fence non-MLD tag property, the OP question boils down to one of a couple simple questions:
1. Does he want to burn a tag on this deer?
2. Is there someone else who wants to burn a tag on this deer?
3. Are there better deer to shoot on this property the OP wants to shoot, so wasting a buck tag on this dink is not reasonable?

Only the OP can answer those questions.

Re: Cull? [Re: gary roberson] #9138456 11/13/24 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by gary roberson
Take out the trash...
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Indeed....the "let him walk", "give him another year" Gents have much more patience than me.....or a lot of trash walking around consuming feed and creating off-spring.

Re: Cull? [Re: Texas buckeye] #9138512 11/13/24 11:09 PM
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I totally agree. It depends on the hunter and location. Location leads to genetics and groceries to determine what is and is not a good buck!

Re: Cull? [Re: TerrellCounty1979] #9138533 11/13/24 11:47 PM
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I’m not seeing 4.5 but that deer is old enough to have been something better already. If you have a kid or someone looking to fill a tag shoot him.

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