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Managing Antler Expectations this Deer Season


Managing Antler Expectations this Deer Season | Mossy Oak

The premise of modern whitetail management is to let small bucks live to maturity (5 years old) and harvest an acceptable number of female deer.

Antler-Point Restrictions | Missouri Department of Conservation

Hunting / Trapping · Hunting Regulations; Antler-Point Restrictions. Antler ... Deer Permits; but for deer management, it is better to take does. Legal ...

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Managing for White-tailed Deer in Missouri: Setting and ...

Figure 3. Increasing the number of bucks in older age classes is a common objective that leads to a greater number of bucks with larger antler sizes, but this ...

The 3 Most Important Factors for Antler Growth - MeatEater

“Rain means everything to antlers from South Texas and across the Southwest. Deer need that flush of fresh forbs and flowers for good health and ...

Managing Bucks - MSU Deer Lab - Mississippi State University

As you increase your expectations for antler size on a property, you will decrease the number of bucks that meet that expectation. This occurs for two reasons: ...

Improving Antler Genetics By Culling | Mossy Oak

Proper nutrition for all deer is by far the most basic, yet crucial environmental additive. With it, a buck's antler potential can soar. Without ...

Mapping Antler Expectations | National Deer Association

2) managing deer density and habitat to produce an abundance of superior foods can yield big results in your Quality Deer Management program.

Managing Expectations | Deer & Deer Hunting TV

Although we would all like to see bucks make huge strides in antler development every year, the fact of the matter is that wild whitetails are

The 6 New Rules of Whitetail Deer Management - Outdoor Life

So where should you set your expectations? Dougherty says to start by determining your goals. Are you most interested in antler size, age class, ...

Antlers They are a goal of most deer management

You have only to look in the pages of this and other leading hunting magazines to prove the attractiveness of antlers. Mandatory antler-based restrictions are a ...

Antler Development in White-tailed Deer: Implications for Management

The antler growth cycle coincides with the breeding season, so that males have hardened antlers for fighting other males, subsequently ...

The unintended DOWNSIDES of Antler Point Restrictions... - YouTube

What is the average buck in America programed genetically to be in antler size? - Don't shot your top their bucks too young - Antler point ...

The First Rule Of Deer Management

Have realistic expectations. This is the first step to hunting satisfaction. It is important to understand that having huntable, mature bucks ...

Buck Manager: Deer Management - This is Where You Start!

Some beneficial outcomes of sound deer management are excellent habitat, increased fawn survival, heavier deer and bucks with larger antlers. Furthermore, ...

Fat Does and Big Antlers - Deer-Forest Study - Penn State

Do you know how much antlered harvest matters in deer management? It doesn't. That's why anybody who buys a hunting license can kill one if they ...

Reality Check: The Things We Learn from Shed Antlers - HuntStand

Now that you've read my opinion that a major education attainment from shed antler hunting is helping you set expectations, how do you expand on ...

Max rack… Deer age for max antler growth..? - Texas Hunting Forum

A few guys just could not stand it and therefore ............. they were not back with us the following season. Maybe the greatest management ...

Do Antler Point Restrictions Work? | MeatEater Wired To Hunt

In that case, an APR specifying three or four points on one antler can focus hunting pressure on the best yearlings instead of protecting them.

You Want Large Antlers? A Regional Debate

... expectations and managing those expectations on whitetail deer antlers. ... Mossy Oak's Dustin Whitacre heads to Kentucky for an early season hunt. Set up ...