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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 5491895" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>I have observed "selective harvest of bucks by antler quality" produce results only one way, and that is <strong>not shooting the top-end middle-aged bucks</strong>. If you want larger-antlered mature bucks, the most effective way to do so is by not shoot the top-end 2 1/2s and 3 1/2s. I have not seen culling out smaller antlered older bucks produce anywhere near the results that protecting top-end middle-aged bucks does.</p><p></p><p>Now on big projects I work on (large properties with multiple hunters), I often designate very low-quality antlered middle-aged bucks as "management bucks" that can be harvested as a bonus buck. And the reason isn't genetic. It is simply to provide more harvest opportunities for hunters all competing for those few top-end mature bucks in the population. Most of these management bucks are going to be fork-horn 2 1/2 and 3 1/2 year-olds or 6-point 3 1/2 year-olds. These bucks have <strong>very</strong> low odds of ever being much at maturity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 5491895, member: 17"] I have observed "selective harvest of bucks by antler quality" produce results only one way, and that is [B]not shooting the top-end middle-aged bucks[/B]. If you want larger-antlered mature bucks, the most effective way to do so is by not shoot the top-end 2 1/2s and 3 1/2s. I have not seen culling out smaller antlered older bucks produce anywhere near the results that protecting top-end middle-aged bucks does. Now on big projects I work on (large properties with multiple hunters), I often designate very low-quality antlered middle-aged bucks as "management bucks" that can be harvested as a bonus buck. And the reason isn't genetic. It is simply to provide more harvest opportunities for hunters all competing for those few top-end mature bucks in the population. Most of these management bucks are going to be fork-horn 2 1/2 and 3 1/2 year-olds or 6-point 3 1/2 year-olds. These bucks have [B]very[/B] low odds of ever being much at maturity. [/QUOTE]
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