No brow tines

[Tex_Cattleman]

We're in a unique situation with low fence MLD and zero neighboring hunters. We have a dozen buck tags and 18 doe tags for two guys (and kids). Our phylosophy now is bucks get killed unless they clearly show potential. At 2, they better at least be a little basket 8. No brows or one brow at 2 or older and it dies. It's worked well for us.

While many folks look for reasons to let a young buck live, we look for reasons to kill them. We've had a problem with nice right sides and screwed up left sides. If we see ever a hint of that starting at 1.5, dead.

[BigL]

Got some better pics of him from the trail camera.





These are some of the other bucks that are showing up for comparison.

[trophy8]

Smoke him.

[Mr. Stickers]

I wouldn't want him crackin any slick heads on my place......bust him arse

[yleecoyote23]

I'd shoot him....

[2coolforschool]

What’s your age structure like? Buck/doe ratio? Deer density? If you can’t answer these questions, you have my business culling young bucks.

[PondPopper]

Kill him

[Drycreek3189]

To me, it would depend on your deer density, the size of your place, and your goals. On my 217 ac. place, he probably goes in the freezer because I might as well shoot him as the neighbor.

On another place he gets shot because we have many deer and most of the bucks have good eight point frames at 2.5. Don't really want him in the pool.

On my 85 ac. home place or my lease he walks, because we don't have enough deer and maybe the neighbor WILL shoot him and be through. That way, maybe a better buck gets to live and breed.

[BigL]

What’s your age structure like? Buck/doe ratio? Deer density? If you can’t answer these questions, you have my business culling young bucks.

Heavy deer density. Easy to see 10+ deer in every trip. A lot of young deer. Around a 3:1 buck:doe ratio. Been hammering the doe every year. I haven't shot a buck in 2 years and have tagged out on doe. Other hunter's have done the same with at most 1 buck if a really good one comes out otherwise all doe. This year finally have some really good bucks starting to show up.

[sierracharlie338]

Nope let him walk


Sierracharlie out…

[xtrm-hunter]

I would harvest.. On our place I killed 2 browtine deficient deer a year for about 5 years.. Now we rarely see the the tineless wonders.

[2coolforschool]

Sounds like you have a hard time finding mature bucks to target. Shooting a 2.5 year old isn’t going to help your recruitment. High density and 3:1 ratio of does to bucks. Seems pretty clear that y’all need to continue hammering the does.

[Drycreek3189]

Heavy deer density. Easy to see 10+ deer in every trip. A lot of young deer. Around a 3:1 buck:doe ratio. Been hammering the doe every year. I haven't shot a buck in 2 years and have tagged out on doe. Other hunter's have done the same with at most 1 buck if a really good one comes out otherwise all doe. This year finally have some really good bucks starting to show up.

If you have three bucks for every doe, eat that deer, you'll never miss him. Otherwise, he's eating the same amount of whatever your feeding as a much more desirable buck. Simple, at least in my mind.

[2coolforschool]

Three bucks for every doe. Doubtful. I think the OP meant three does for every buck.

[txwhitetail]

Shooting that buck doesn't hurt your situation regardless of what your deer numbers etc are.