Comments on: Time to Rattle for Whitetail http://www.buckmanager.com/2009/10/22/time-to-rattle-for-whitetail/ Deer Hunting and Habitat Management Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:14:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jason http://www.buckmanager.com/2009/10/22/time-to-rattle-for-whitetail/comment-page-1/#comment-2078 Jason Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:07:49 +0000 http://www.buckmanager.com/?p=1335#comment-2078 From my understanding, what you see on a 3 year old buck is what you get. Yes, the deer (if in his genetics) is meant to be heavy then he will gain mass, but not points or much spread. I hunt/live in Alberta and the fields I hunt have great genetics, but if you dont bring in hunters that are willing to take a smaller lesser deer, they just may over run your big buck population. Remember that big guy can't be everywhere during breeding season, and the small ones will take advantage of this. My thoughts are bring a first timer out and let them get their hunting start on a deer that you would pass up. From my understanding, what you see on a 3 year old buck is what you get. Yes, the deer (if in his genetics) is meant to be heavy then he will gain mass, but not points or much spread. I hunt/live in Alberta and the fields I hunt have great genetics, but if you dont bring in hunters that are willing to take a smaller lesser deer, they just may over run your big buck population.

Remember that big guy can’t be everywhere during breeding season, and the small ones will take advantage of this. My thoughts are bring a first timer out and let them get their hunting start on a deer that you would pass up.

]]> By: Dee Ellis http://www.buckmanager.com/2009/10/22/time-to-rattle-for-whitetail/comment-page-1/#comment-1982 Dee Ellis Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:39:48 +0000 http://www.buckmanager.com/?p=1335#comment-1982 A question to those in the know: -Does a big bodied basket 6-point buck stay a basket as he ages or will he become a nice wide trophy? -Do you take this deer out of the herd to improve the future genetics of the herd? -Will he sire small antlered future bucks? -Given time, will he mature into a trophy buck which will father better offspring? Thanks, I look forward to your thoughts! A question to those in the know:

-Does a big bodied basket 6-point buck stay a basket as he ages or will he become a nice wide trophy?
-Do you take this deer out of the herd to improve the future genetics of the herd?
-Will he sire small antlered future bucks?
-Given time, will he mature into a trophy buck which will father better offspring?

Thanks, I look forward to your thoughts!

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