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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5626975" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>No.</p><p>Many reasons have already been given.</p><p>I'll add that most are being killed by older hunters who really could care less about those deer being entered in some "registry".</p><p></p><p>But there is another reason, and it may actually be the biggest reason more bucks "scoring" above 140-150 simply don't exist. That reason is antler high-grading by a huge segment of TN deer hunters. The very bucks with the very best antler genetics are mostly killed when those bucks are only 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 yrs of age. These bucks are "top end" and often scoring in the 110 to 130 range.</p><p></p><p>Quite simply, those bucks with the antler genetics capable of scoring over 150 by age 5 1/2, well, those bucks seldom live past 3 1/2. Never mind that 4 1/2 & older bucks are well represented in the herd statewide, but those "survivors" tend to be the bucks with below average antlers, typically passed up by multiple hunters annually. I do believe hunters end up killing most of these mature bucks, but they would rarely have antlers scoring beyond the 120 - 130 range.</p><p></p><p>And last, but not least, TN simply is not capable of producing bucks scoring as high (per age class) as many other states. There is a night & day difference between the potential of a buck born in TN vs a buck born in KY, even if both those bucks had the exact same antler genetics. Compared to KY, TN generally has poorer soils, less productive agricultural crops, less quality deer food.</p><p></p><p>Of course, one state vs. another, there can be significant differences in outcomes based as much on top-down statewide herd management as soil. KY's gun season is open approximately half as many days as TN's. KY has a 1-buck limit while TN has a 2-buck limit. IMO, this allows for less antler high-grading in KY (vs TN), along with more KY being able to survive to 4 1/2 & older.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5626975, member: 1409"] No. Many reasons have already been given. I'll add that most are being killed by older hunters who really could care less about those deer being entered in some "registry". But there is another reason, and it may actually be the biggest reason more bucks "scoring" above 140-150 simply don't exist. That reason is antler high-grading by a huge segment of TN deer hunters. The very bucks with the very best antler genetics are mostly killed when those bucks are only 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 yrs of age. These bucks are "top end" and often scoring in the 110 to 130 range. Quite simply, those bucks with the antler genetics capable of scoring over 150 by age 5 1/2, well, those bucks seldom live past 3 1/2. Never mind that 4 1/2 & older bucks are well represented in the herd statewide, but those "survivors" tend to be the bucks with below average antlers, typically passed up by multiple hunters annually. I do believe hunters end up killing most of these mature bucks, but they would rarely have antlers scoring beyond the 120 - 130 range. And last, but not least, TN simply is not capable of producing bucks scoring as high (per age class) as many other states. There is a night & day difference between the potential of a buck born in TN vs a buck born in KY, even if both those bucks had the exact same antler genetics. Compared to KY, TN generally has poorer soils, less productive agricultural crops, less quality deer food. Of course, one state vs. another, there can be significant differences in outcomes based as much on top-down statewide herd management as soil. KY's gun season is open approximately half as many days as TN's. KY has a 1-buck limit while TN has a 2-buck limit. IMO, this allows for less antler high-grading in KY (vs TN), along with more KY being able to survive to 4 1/2 & older. [/QUOTE]
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