ok ok ok
the point thing (spike or 8pt or "less than 10pt") crap is crap
the spread stuff while helpful in the biggest picture really is crap on an individual deer basis
the facts are that your land will only carry a certain number of healthy deer
and you have to be the predator for the heard in most cases, so you can't just let every deer walk and you can't shoot every deer either, so pick off a few of the ones that are bringing up the rear as best you can tell by there age class (so it doesn't matter if they are 2... 3... 4... or 24) group them by age and if they are crap by comparison to brother buddy buck next to them... hunters gotta eat too
to maintain a healthy heard you have to shoot some deer (does included - we try for 1 to 1.5 does taken per buck)
some areas that way out of proportion maybe need to take 3-4 does per buck
the right number of deer living on your land will have a much bigger effect on quality than any antler plan ever will.
case and point
we used to have bears mountain lions wolves coyotes big foot and chupacabaras back in the day in Texas and we had far fewer deer but somehow a 290" buck gets killed around Brady Texas
the point thing (spike or 8pt or "less than 10pt") crap is crap
the spread stuff while helpful in the biggest picture really is crap on an individual deer basis
the facts are that your land will only carry a certain number of healthy deer
and you have to be the predator for the heard in most cases, so you can't just let every deer walk and you can't shoot every deer either, so pick off a few of the ones that are bringing up the rear as best you can tell by there age class (so it doesn't matter if they are 2... 3... 4... or 24) group them by age and if they are crap by comparison to brother buddy buck next to them... hunters gotta eat too
to maintain a healthy heard you have to shoot some deer (does included - we try for 1 to 1.5 does taken per buck)
some areas that way out of proportion maybe need to take 3-4 does per buck
the right number of deer living on your land will have a much bigger effect on quality than any antler plan ever will.
case and point
we used to have bears mountain lions wolves coyotes big foot and chupacabaras back in the day in Texas and we had far fewer deer but somehow a 290" buck gets killed around Brady Texas
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