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The 2020 antler conundrum
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<blockquote data-quote="Marlin308" data-source="post: 4997415" data-attributes="member: 4082"><p>I hunt a 600-acre farm along the Duck River in Maury County, of which roughly 300 acres are crop fields. This year, the deer decimated the farmers soybeans around the perimeter of every field by 50-100 yards or so. There was literally a demarcation line you could see without binoculars where they had eaten the tops off the beans. As a result of the crop loss, the farmer has requested we take many more deer than usual. We also have several very large antlered bucks on camera, more so than typical.</p><p></p><p>I think the cause is a combination of factors. We've had 2 or 3 very wet years in a row, which has spurred both crop growth and mast production. The two buck limit has also been in effect for a couple years now, allowing bucks to grow older. Finally, CWD has spooked many hunters from taking deer for the freezer, and more young bucks grow up. </p><p></p><p>At least that's my non-scientific theory. But we are seeing the same thing BSK is seeing in terms of antler growth. Now we just gotta kill em.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marlin308, post: 4997415, member: 4082"] I hunt a 600-acre farm along the Duck River in Maury County, of which roughly 300 acres are crop fields. This year, the deer decimated the farmers soybeans around the perimeter of every field by 50-100 yards or so. There was literally a demarcation line you could see without binoculars where they had eaten the tops off the beans. As a result of the crop loss, the farmer has requested we take many more deer than usual. We also have several very large antlered bucks on camera, more so than typical. I think the cause is a combination of factors. We’ve had 2 or 3 very wet years in a row, which has spurred both crop growth and mast production. The two buck limit has also been in effect for a couple years now, allowing bucks to grow older. Finally, CWD has spooked many hunters from taking deer for the freezer, and more young bucks grow up. At least that’s my non-scientific theory. But we are seeing the same thing BSK is seeing in terms of antler growth. Now we just gotta kill em. [/QUOTE]
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