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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 4640289" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>Ha! :mrgreen: </p><p>My "theory" has now become a "Law" :tu: </p><p></p><p><u>The hunters' antler high-grading will truly have a more significant impact during this summertime "velvet" hunt</u>.</p><p>Not just because bucks are harder to age during summer,</p><p>but maybe as much because antlers "appears" so much, so much, larger on top-end 2 1/2 & 3 1/2-yr-olds in "velvet".</p><p></p><p>Add to this the "novelty" of hunters taking a "velvet" buck</p><p>whereby perhaps most will lower their standards compared to what they had in their recent past.</p><p>"Shooter" buck standards had been on an upward trajectory, until now, reversed.</p><p></p><p>I suspect the majority of the velvet bucks killed will be above-average antlered 2 1/2's,</p><p>bucks many of these same hunters would in fact give a pass if they weren't in velvet.</p><p></p><p>Ironically, most of those who kill may end up just peeling off that velvet anyway due to the impracticality of preserving it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 4640289, member: 1409"] Ha! :mrgreen: My "theory" has now become a "Law" :tu: [u]The hunters' antler high-grading will truly have a more significant impact during this summertime "velvet" hunt[/u]. Not just because bucks are harder to age during summer, but maybe as much because antlers "appears" so much, so much, larger on top-end 2 1/2 & 3 1/2-yr-olds in "velvet". Add to this the "novelty" of hunters taking a "velvet" buck whereby perhaps most will lower their standards compared to what they had in their recent past. "Shooter" buck standards had been on an upward trajectory, until now, reversed. I suspect the majority of the velvet bucks killed will be above-average antlered 2 1/2's, bucks many of these same hunters would in fact give a pass if they weren't in velvet. Ironically, most of those who kill may end up just peeling off that velvet anyway due to the impracticality of preserving it. [/QUOTE]
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