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Would you Cull this buck???

Posted By: Son of a Blitch

Would you Cull this buck??? - 11/06/14 10:00 PM

I am well aware that an opposite side injury can effect antler growth, but this guy appears to be fine.
Would you cull him? What's your guess on his age? This is a Caldwell County buck



Posted By: Kenneth1977

Re: Would you Cull this buck??? - 11/06/14 10:02 PM

rifle
Posted By: Grosvenor

Re: Would you Cull this buck??? - 11/06/14 10:03 PM

nope
Posted By: HuntnFly67

Re: Would you Cull this buck??? - 11/06/14 10:05 PM

That might be his second set of antlers as he looks pretty young. I wouldn't burn a tag on him this season.
Posted By: TexFlip

Re: Would you Cull this buck??? - 11/06/14 10:09 PM

Originally Posted By: HuntnFly67
That might be his second set of antlers as he looks pretty young. I wouldn't burn a tag on him this season.
Posted By: oilfldtrash

Re: Would you Cull this buck??? - 11/06/14 10:09 PM

2 yr old main fame 6 with a broken brow? Nope. He would walk IMO.

Also it kinda looks like a different deer in the last pic.
Posted By: Kenneth1977

Re: Would you Cull this buck??? - 11/06/14 10:16 PM

I said yes because i hate those crab claw horns .
Looking at his face he looks like a 3.5 yr old to me and if in fact it is his second set hes not going to be very much just looks like a deer i wouldn't want around but thats just me .
Posted By: tkuehn5410

Re: Would you Cull this buck??? - 11/06/14 10:18 PM

Looks 2.5 to me, so I'd give him a year.
Posted By: Branden

Re: Would you Cull this buck??? - 11/06/14 11:01 PM

No, he still has milk on his lips!
Posted By: Western

Re: Would you Cull this buck??? - 11/06/14 11:05 PM

Looks barely 2 too me. I will take a messed up buck in a minute, even on my small place, but I'd have to wait on him at least one more year, to see if he could put some of that young mass to work.
Posted By: Son of a Blitch

Re: Would you Cull this buck??? - 11/06/14 11:27 PM

Thanks for the feedback. The third pic might be a different buck...went through a ton of photos and might have out grouped them in incorrect folders. I typically wait to decide on classifying 'culls' until they are 3.5 - this one just stuck out as very different...didn't know what to think. I figured him at 2.5
Posted By: esnow74

Re: Would you Cull this buck??? - 11/06/14 11:54 PM

Nope, I'd see what they do next year and then think about it.
Posted By: tth_40

Re: Would you Cull this buck??? - 11/07/14 12:06 AM

Originally Posted By: Western
Looks barely 2 too me. I will take a messed up buck in a minute, even on my small place, but I'd have to wait on him at least one more year, to see if he could put some of that young mass to work.


This.
Posted By: dogcatcher

Re: Would you Cull this buck??? - 11/07/14 12:29 AM

Nice young one.
Posted By: stxranchman

Re: Would you Cull this buck??? - 11/07/14 01:48 AM

That is 2 different bucks. It does not look like either will make the AR spread minimum. If you are buck heavy in those age classes then take him if you can. If you are still needing bucks then it might be worth keeping them. I have younger crabclaw deer become really big mainframe 8's.
Posted By: Trash Fish and Cull Bucks

Re: Would you Cull this buck??? - 11/07/14 03:05 AM

nope, both too young (look at the length of the right G2's to tell the difference). first buck is at most 2, second is only a yearling.
Posted By: QuitShootinYoungBucks

Re: Would you Cull this buck??? - 11/07/14 03:30 AM

3rd pic is a different deer. Without a real good in-person evaluation, I'd pass on your first buck until next year and see what he turns into.
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