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What makes whitetail have antlers like this? Will they grow out of it?
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<blockquote data-quote="Catskills" data-source="post: 2034024" data-attributes="member: 106302"><p>I believe the issue is genetics for which there is no short term fix. On my place in the Catskills, we've got poor to OK genetics. On the poor side, I've killed 61/2 year old bucks that won't score 115 because of short tines. They will go 275lbs. On the other hand, I've got a few bucks that will go in the 130s at that age. The quality of our soils is such we'll never naturally grow bigger deer. My hope is with diverse food plots, over a generation or two, we might bump that number a bit as Mississippi State testing suggests is possible. My problem is I'm surrounded by neighbors/trespassers with a "if it's brown it's down" mentality.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Catskills, post: 2034024, member: 106302"] I believe the issue is genetics for which there is no short term fix. On my place in the Catskills, we’ve got poor to OK genetics. On the poor side, I’ve killed 61/2 year old bucks that won’t score 115 because of short tines. They will go 275lbs. On the other hand, I’ve got a few bucks that will go in the 130s at that age. The quality of our soils is such we’ll never naturally grow bigger deer. My hope is with diverse food plots, over a generation or two, we might bump that number a bit as Mississippi State testing suggests is possible. My problem is I’m surrounded by neighbors/trespassers with a “if it’s brown it’s down” mentality. [/QUOTE]
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