Culling doesn’t work

[Dale Moser]

Shooting bucks makes no impact on herd numbers.

Your math is flawed...

[El General]

Your math is flawed...

You shoot a buck and it is replaced the next spring. Shoot a doe and you actually reduce the reproductive ability of the herd.

[Arrowflinger84]

Yep I let a nice 10 point walk last year opening morning chasing a doe. Jumps into the neighbors and it wasn’t 20 seconds they shot. Woulda been my best deer too but he needed another year. So now if I like a buck I shoot them. I hate to be that way but might as well get the joy out it like the neighbors

This! I had a similar situation. I know its low fence free game but when I see the buck I let pass 10 times shot down at the local feed store it makes me a little disappointed. People around us have no sense of management. Also, To manage a low deer number place is really hard to do if you like venison and backstrap..

[Dale Moser]

You shoot a buck and it is replaced the next spring. Shoot a doe and you actually reduce the reproductive ability of the herd.

Until she's replaced next spring?

[Chance Love]

Deer are born 1:1 or pretty close to it, but females tend to live longer than males, so on a free range place you don’t need to shoot a bunch of bucks to keep the ratio near 1:1.

Shooting bucks makes no impact on herd numbers. We do not feed protein. So, we shoot does to keep population numbers down for improved nutrition.

Soooo...why the 7 and not the 10?

We are low fence and it took a while to get our ratio to 1:1.2. And with trying to keep our herd at it below proper carrying capacity, we have to shoot does and bucks. I’m not trying to argue or be a jerk, just conversation.

[El General]

Until she's replaced next spring?

She isn’t actually replaced based on net numbers because her two fawns are not hitting the ground.

[El General]

Soooo...why the 7 and not the 10?

We are low fence and it took a while to get our ratio to 1:1.2. And with trying to keep our herd at it below proper carrying capacity, we have to shoot does and bucks. I’m not trying to argue or be a jerk, just conversation.

It took you a while to get down to that ratio because you were choosing to shoot a buck instead of a doe. Skimming is why it took a while.

Because the 10 probably has a better chance of turning in to something I want to shoot. That is very different than shooting the 7 because I want to “remove its genes” or “keep it from breeding.” Both of those things are impossible.

[jshouse]

I can't tell which conversation has been more productive, this one or the one I just had with my 9yo son about how life's not fair and you don't always get to wear a Disney costume on Disney day at school. It has really upset his day and made me want to pull my hair out

[Smart]

Culling doesn’t work

Deer are born 1:1 or pretty close to it, but females tend to live longer than males, so on a free range place you don’t need to shoot a bunch of bucks to keep the ratio near 1:1.



Shooting bucks makes no impact on herd numbers. We do not feed protein. So, we shoot does to keep population numbers down for improved nutrition.

That’s ridiculous.

[jshouse]

It took you a while to get down to that ration because you were choosing to shoot a buck instead of a doe. Skimming is why it took a while.

Because the 10 probably has a better chance of turning in to something I want to shoot. That is very different than shooting the 7 because I want to “remove its genes” or “keep it from breeding.” Both of those things are impossible.

Then call it "I chose to shoot the 7 because I didn't want it eating food the 10pt could be eating." He's still a skim.

[jshouse]

That’s ridiculous.

This has the feel of a troll job but for some reason I don't think it is.

[meltingfeather]

So according to the keyboard jockeys now killing any deer is culling cuz Webster’s?
lol

[jshouse]

That word is really getting to you guys huh

[Smart]

So according to the keyboard jockeys now killing any deer is culling cuz Webster’s?
lol

Skimming.. keep up Cotulla!!

[HappyM]

I shoot the ones I don’t want to feed anymore and the ones that give me goosies . Not sure I seen any studies on this Mgmt technique but it works for me.