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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5658275" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>Agree. And it's <u>not just <strong><em>"many times" </em></strong>but in fact </u><strong><em><u>MOST TIMES</u>,</em></strong> that first good buck will be a typical careless 2.5/3.5 yr old buck. And more times than most believe, there is a 4 1/2 or older buck trailing along behind that younger buck!</p><p></p><p>But if you target 5 1/2 & older bucks, even if you more specifically target the largest antlered of those fully mature bucks, in terms of antler high-grading, you're doing little to no damage since the bucks you're taking are now at the end of their cycle, maxed out on their antler development, and essentially done breeding & living their life cycle. </p><p></p><p>In the TN ridge & hollow lands (much of Stewart & Humphreys counties) I believe the majority of 6 1/2-yr-old bucks which might survive hunting season, those rare survivors then simply end up dying of "natural causes" before mid-March (not living to see 7 1/2). "Natural causes" appear to be most commonly some combination of pneumonia, aged weakness, and predation by dogs & coyotes. It also appears that when they shed their antlers, that blood on their heads can draw coyotes & dogs from a considerable distance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5658275, member: 1409"] Agree. And it's [U]not just [B][I]"many times" [/I][/B]but in fact [/U][B][I][U]MOST TIMES[/U],[/I][/B] that first good buck will be a typical careless 2.5/3.5 yr old buck. And more times than most believe, there is a 4 1/2 or older buck trailing along behind that younger buck! But if you target 5 1/2 & older bucks, even if you more specifically target the largest antlered of those fully mature bucks, in terms of antler high-grading, you're doing little to no damage since the bucks you're taking are now at the end of their cycle, maxed out on their antler development, and essentially done breeding & living their life cycle. In the TN ridge & hollow lands (much of Stewart & Humphreys counties) I believe the majority of 6 1/2-yr-old bucks which might survive hunting season, those rare survivors then simply end up dying of "natural causes" before mid-March (not living to see 7 1/2). "Natural causes" appear to be most commonly some combination of pneumonia, aged weakness, and predation by dogs & coyotes. It also appears that when they shed their antlers, that blood on their heads can draw coyotes & dogs from a considerable distance. [/QUOTE]
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