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<blockquote data-quote="megalomaniac" data-source="post: 5054136" data-attributes="member: 2805"><p>How many years has it been since you significantly increased available food through supplemental plantings and habitat improvement?</p><p></p><p>Remember, it takes a minimum of 4-5 years to really see a difference in antler scores from improving nutrition. You are hunting the button embryo inside her mother 5 years into the future. That prenatal nutrition to the embryo is probably the most important year of that bucks life when it comes to reaching their genetic potential.</p><p></p><p>8 or 9 years ago, we leased part of one of our farms out and it was converted from fescue fields to soybeans and corn. That farm had tons of mature bucks, but most wouldn't break 115in. I was expecting an overnight difference adding 200 acres of ag. Over the next several years, no significant improvement. But after about 6 years, the difference was amazing. We have taken a 136" 7 pt and a 148" 9pt off it in the last 3 years. The biggest bucks we've ever shot on this farm by far.</p><p></p><p>So don't give up, it takes TIME, and lots of it to see the fruits of your labor improving habitat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megalomaniac, post: 5054136, member: 2805"] How many years has it been since you significantly increased available food through supplemental plantings and habitat improvement? Remember, it takes a minimum of 4-5 years to really see a difference in antler scores from improving nutrition. You are hunting the button embryo inside her mother 5 years into the future. That prenatal nutrition to the embryo is probably the most important year of that bucks life when it comes to reaching their genetic potential. 8 or 9 years ago, we leased part of one of our farms out and it was converted from fescue fields to soybeans and corn. That farm had tons of mature bucks, but most wouldn't break 115in. I was expecting an overnight difference adding 200 acres of ag. Over the next several years, no significant improvement. But after about 6 years, the difference was amazing. We have taken a 136" 7 pt and a 148" 9pt off it in the last 3 years. The biggest bucks we've ever shot on this farm by far. So don't give up, it takes TIME, and lots of it to see the fruits of your labor improving habitat. [/QUOTE]
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