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Just a few , going too be adding the rest when I get the chance.BTW the 2 on the wall were bow kills along with the 140 class deer on the tailgate.

All the deer were taken of the 600acres Ive been hunting for 15yrs now,I just incorporated a 20" main beam , regardless of point # min 2 yrs ago. I shoot 1 buck for every 100acres ,and 1-2 does per every 100acres .Since we have been doing this,we have seen a tremendous amount of buck progress in size and numbers,also by not just shooting a certain # of point deer ,we have found that the infearier genetic deer do not reproduce as much as say a nplace being managed were they would have too have 4 on one side.Our thoughts on that are by doing that ,you will be targeting your "GOOD" deer and letting the lesser one do the breeding.Its pretty simple,20" mainbeams regardless of points.Works for us ,we'll see how io6t does 5 yrs from now.

Congrats on the success of your management program. There are, as you know, many ways of managing your deer herd. We do it a little different but the main idea is to keep from shooting your younger bucks, isn't it?

I worked on a ranch management program for a 16,000 acre ranch here in Texas that had never been hunted. And yet the first year, with the State's deer census help, we found out that we had an almost 4 to 1 doe to buck ratio. How does that happen when they haven't been hunted?
Its pretty easy when you know that there are more doe fawns than buck fawns born every year.

After 15 years on our place, we started seeing the results after about three years. Bigger bodies, thicker racks, and a healthier herd. We are hard pressed to even see spike bucks now.

Good Luck

Yes your correct.





Have no idea,Mother nature could only tell ;) But with the right management "YOU" can manipulate your herd too any size and quality.



Same story here,Since we shoot for 20" main beamed deer mostly,We can quickly pick out the cull 2 1/2 y/o deer quickly and take them out before they become too dominant.The only spikes we see mostly are early fawns 1 1/2 y/o deer that were late drops.

We culled 2 deer this year, a 2 1/2 y/o 7 pt and a LARGE 3pt 160lbs,Ive seen 1 other deer this year that I would like taken out.The 7 pt had a traditional main tined main beam on one side and a screwed up fork on the other,there were no signs of that side ever developing,and deff didnt want that pasted down.

From what Ive read on deer management,some books state that the doe will carry more of the antler development gene than the buck that breed her,But I can say if you really put in the time and patience too see a herd grow,and stay committed too a program,you will see what it will take too get your herd where it needs too be.