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"Culling Doesn't Work in Wild Populations"
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The little 200 acre dirt patch ranch next to the 4500 acre ranch I run kills every deer that is an 8 point no matter how old because they believe they can manage “their herd to ensure trophy deer that way” drives me nuts since most of the 8 points are 2-3 yr olds and live at my house most of the year. So besides them being my pet deer I try to tell them they don’t have enough land to manage in the first place and showing up one weekend before opening weekend to fill feeders then tagging out on young good bucks and young healthy does is not the way to manage anything.
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Originally posted by Huntingfool View PostInteresting - I know Donnie from the Comanche and he is good as they get.
Seems to me something not mentioned in this video/study is the fact that culling mouths (doe or sub par bucks) leaves more of the browse/supplemental feed for the remaining deer to consume which in turn enhances their growth.
The question not answered for me is this - if you are on a ranch with superior genetics/management/browse and you have an 8 point buck you have watched for 4 years. He is a basic 8 point and most of your bucks are 10 points up to 20 points. Even though (as the study states) that 8 point could have some better genes in him that what he is showing if you are going to thin your herd to keep the population/mouths down would you not want to cull that 8 point as opposed to culling bigger deer?
Yep seems like folks take some of this info and think it’s a good idea to let culls run around for years eating and breeding a couple does a year...
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Originally posted by Mexico View PostOur HF pasture yes we do, and hard because it's a controlled environment that can be altered. Our LF pasture we kill nothing under 5 because I want to see the true potential of each animal before I make that decision . Heck we have a 5 yr old 4 point lmao! I just kept letting him roll but his time is up.
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Originally posted by Mexico View PostOur HF pasture yes we do, and hard because it's a controlled environment that can be altered. Our LF pasture we kill nothing under 5 because I want to see the true potential of each animal before I make that decision . Heck we have a 5 yr old 4 point lmao! I just kept letting him roll but his time is up.Show Deer University, Ep Episode 032 - Culling to Improve Genetics - Fact or Fiction - Dec 20, 2018
This study was done in a “controlled” high fence pasture, a couple of different ones. The video you posted barely scratches the surface on the study that was conducted. It’s a real eye opener for sure.
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Originally posted by txwhitetail View PostYep seems like folks take some of this info and think it’s a good idea to let culls run around for years eating and breeding a couple does a year...
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Originally posted by Big Mike M View PostA (5) yr old 4 pt is a trophy. We killed a 4 pt years ago that was 24”s wide and 6.5. My daughter is going to chase a Big 6 pt this year that will score in the 120’s. He’s 6 or 7 this year. I like trophy culls as much as I do trophy monsters.
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