Originally posted by Top Of Texas
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I certainly wouldn’t be pointing fingers calling others entrenched.
No one here has denied that tooth wear is a general indicator of age... it’s a little more general than body condition, but easier to train someone to evaluate in a classroom.
What we have said is that it’s silly to use an 8 track when we have streaming audio.
Just because you were trained on an 8-track doesn’t mean it’s a GOOD tool for the job.
There are far better tools out there...
Even your two examples of 25 bucks and lower doe age classes...
People are making decisions on individual deer... and if you have a 3 year spectrum margin of error for every buck over 3, you can’t tell them squat about fixing the problem from teeth.
It’s not like it’s rocket science. If the deer aren’t getting big enough, they’re either being shot too young, they aren’t getting enough nutrition, or they aren’t genetically capable.
Body weights would even be better than tooth wear as a stand alone in that scenario...
As for the doe harvest question,,, I love how the biologist has to be proved wrong. What piece of evidence was he using to make his recommendation in the first place?
These discussions happen all the time. I think you’ll find that folks with experience on this forum have read the same books and studies you have. They’ve lived through and helped innovate ideas in a rapidly changing deer world over the last 30 years. Our opinions are self formulated due to our experiences, which you may be shocked aren’t just about habitat in a bag as you so disrespectfully implied.
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