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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 5025113" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>Although hunters won't be impacting the genetics of a local population, there is something that can be done that can increase the number of top-end mature bucks. Although it is not a guarantee, MOST top-end mature bucks show that potential early on. It is not a coincidence that most of the top-end mature bucks I've photographed from 2 1/2 to maturity were top-end even at 2 1/2. Now sometimes a bottom-end 2 1/2 grows into a monster, but I would guess 80% of the top-end mature bucks I've been able to track over their lives started as a top-end 2 1/2. So if you want more top-end mature bucks, protect those top-end 2 1/2s in your area like they were gold at Fort Knox!</p><p></p><p>This is the type of 2 1/2 you do NOT want to kill. In TN, few 2 1/2s express 10 points at that age. Most go from 8 points at 2 1/2 to 10 or more at 3 1/2. This buck has serious potential if allowed to mature.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 5025113, member: 17"] Although hunters won't be impacting the genetics of a local population, there is something that can be done that can increase the number of top-end mature bucks. Although it is not a guarantee, MOST top-end mature bucks show that potential early on. It is not a coincidence that most of the top-end mature bucks I've photographed from 2 1/2 to maturity were top-end even at 2 1/2. Now sometimes a bottom-end 2 1/2 grows into a monster, but I would guess 80% of the top-end mature bucks I've been able to track over their lives started as a top-end 2 1/2. So if you want more top-end mature bucks, protect those top-end 2 1/2s in your area like they were gold at Fort Knox! This is the type of 2 1/2 you do NOT want to kill. In TN, few 2 1/2s express 10 points at that age. Most go from 8 points at 2 1/2 to 10 or more at 3 1/2. This buck has serious potential if allowed to mature. [/QUOTE]
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