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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 4633268" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>Just what do you believe the <u>average</u> 5 1/2-yr-old buck should gross score</p><p>even in the best areas of TN?</p><p></p><p>IMO, the average score is much lower than many have been led to believe by watching</p><p>programs on TV, etc.</p><p></p><p>That said, determining an average for fully mature TN bucks may be an exercise in futility</p><p>since most of the larger-antlered (talking via genetics) have been human-hunter killed by 3 1/2 or younger.</p><p>Most of those bucks surviving to maturity may in fact therefore be "below" average (genetically)</p><p>at least compared to other males born in their cohort (same birth year).</p><p></p><p>Just my "wild" guess, but based on genetic potential at birth,</p><p>I would suspect the average 5 1/2-yr-old Montgomery County buck would likely gross around 140 B&C.</p><p>But due to hunter antler high-grading (best ones killed at younger ages)</p><p>what we see surviving may be averaging more around 120 B&C.</p><p></p><p><em>MOST</em> TN counties would have lower average scores per age class than Montgomery,</p><p>although this is probably due more to variances in hunting, soil, and nutrition</p><p>more than anything to do with genetics.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 4633268, member: 1409"] Just what do you believe the [u]average[/u] 5 1/2-yr-old buck should gross score even in the best areas of TN? IMO, the average score is much lower than many have been led to believe by watching programs on TV, etc. That said, determining an average for fully mature TN bucks may be an exercise in futility since most of the larger-antlered (talking via genetics) have been human-hunter killed by 3 1/2 or younger. Most of those bucks surviving to maturity may in fact therefore be "below" average (genetically) at least compared to other males born in their cohort (same birth year). Just my "wild" guess, but based on genetic potential at birth, I would suspect the average 5 1/2-yr-old Montgomery County buck would likely gross around 140 B&C. But due to hunter antler high-grading (best ones killed at younger ages) what we see surviving may be averaging more around 120 B&C. [i]MOST[/i] TN counties would have lower average scores per age class than Montgomery, although this is probably due more to variances in hunting, soil, and nutrition more than anything to do with genetics. [/QUOTE]
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