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<blockquote data-quote="SelphLogging" data-source="post: 4145981" data-attributes="member: 11047"><p><strong>Re: You want the statistics? You can't handle the statistics</strong></p><p></p><p>Also, heres a really interesting breakdown of size/weight/age. </p><p></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/QghUq0O.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>3,068 bucks examined by TWRA;</p><p></p><p>By far most bucks were 1.5 or 2.5. Over 80% of bucks harvested are 1.5 or 2.5 in this sample size. </p><p></p><p>What is surprising is that more 2.5 yo's were seen than 1.5s. It makes sense though, as a 2.5 yo is much easier to kill than a mature buck, but often has appealing antlers.</p><p></p><p>434 were 3.5 (this is good, as it represents over 10% of harvest and its also where the biggest jump in meaningful antler gains were made from 2.5 to 3.5)</p><p></p><p>123 were 4.5 or older. This represents less than 1% of buck harvests. This is a number that could stand to improve imo.</p></blockquote><p></p><p>To start with, I've been around when TWRA has been collecting age data, and it's a little comical sometimes. I'm sure not at all places, but the ones I've been observing, interns/college students were doing the aging, and sometimes weren't even opening the jaw of the deer. So, I take those stats with a grain of salt. There are some very reputable guys doing it in TWRA, so some are done properly. </p><p></p><p>Your math is off in regards to the percentage of 4.5s and older in relation to the aged deer. 123 is not less than 1% of 3,068. It's 4.01%.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="SelphLogging, post: 4145981, member: 11047"] [b]Re: You want the statistics? You can't handle the statistics[/b] Also, heres a really interesting breakdown of size/weight/age. [img]http://i.imgur.com/QghUq0O.png[/img] 3,068 bucks examined by TWRA; By far most bucks were 1.5 or 2.5. Over 80% of bucks harvested are 1.5 or 2.5 in this sample size. What is surprising is that more 2.5 yo's were seen than 1.5s. It makes sense though, as a 2.5 yo is much easier to kill than a mature buck, but often has appealing antlers. 434 were 3.5 (this is good, as it represents over 10% of harvest and its also where the biggest jump in meaningful antler gains were made from 2.5 to 3.5) 123 were 4.5 or older. This represents less than 1% of buck harvests. This is a number that could stand to improve imo.[/quote] To start with, I've been around when TWRA has been collecting age data, and it's a little comical sometimes. I'm sure not at all places, but the ones I've been observing, interns/college students were doing the aging, and sometimes weren't even opening the jaw of the deer. So, I take those stats with a grain of salt. There are some very reputable guys doing it in TWRA, so some are done properly. Your math is off in regards to the percentage of 4.5s and older in relation to the aged deer. 123 is not less than 1% of 3,068. It's 4.01%. [/QUOTE]
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