Texan_Til_I_Die Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 I need a better picture and a good live sighting to be sure, but I think we have this same 9 point on video from last year. He's now at least 3.5 and all he's done in the past year is add a little more mass and maybe a little more width. What do y'all think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nuhf Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Re: Pic of 9 Point I\'m Thinking About Culling from what i can see. he is a shooter. i am sure when you see him with your own eyes you will know if he is a shooter or not. good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronS Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Re: Pic of 9 Point I\'m Thinking About Culling Nice tine length. I can't tell much more from the angle of the pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG_BUCK_1 Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Re: Pic of 9 Point I\'m Thinking About Culling i would just shoot him he looks decent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Re: Pic of 9 Point I\'m Thinking About Culling Texan---on your ranch what age do you determine if the buck is a cull buck or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMSD5 Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Re: Pic of 9 Point I\'m Thinking About Culling [ QUOTE ] Texan---on your ranch what age do you determine if the buck is a cull buck or not? [/ QUOTE ] give him 2 more years...he's need's to grow ...his back is streight and no pot belly..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Re: Pic of 9 Point I\'m Thinking About Culling Looks like a pretty good deer to me. A 3.5 year old or older buck is what I am after here, so he would qualify as a shooter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted October 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Re: Pic of 9 Point I\'m Thinking About Culling [ QUOTE ] Texan---on your ranch what age do you determine if the buck is a cull buck or not? [/ QUOTE ] At 2.5 we're looking for 8 points and a good frame. At 3.5 we want 10 points and a really good frame. My main question about this deer hinges on whether or not it's the same buck we videoed last year. If it is, then he went from 2.5 to 3.5 and only added a small amount of width and mass. And that was with a very good year for range conditions plus (as you can see from the pic) all of the 18% protein supplement he wants. So, is that acceptable growth for an agressive QDM program? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BuckMaster058 Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Re: Pic of 9 Point I\'m Thinking About Culling If you are that on sure maybe you should let him run for one more yr. just to see how it turns out. Might be surprised on what he becomes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoyt03 Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Re: Pic of 9 Point I\'m Thinking About Culling yeah 3.5 seems a tad young to cull, I would atleast let him grow another year. now if I saw that deer on a place I hunt I would smoke it, but i dont have the luxury of being able to manage some land. gluck in whatever you decide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lilbuckmaster Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Re: Pic of 9 Point I\'m Thinking About Culling ya that is a nice buck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browning_gold_12 Posted October 14, 2005 Report Share Posted October 14, 2005 Re: Pic of 9 Point I\'m Thinking About Culling if you arent sure, it wont hurt to wait him out 1 more year. if you dont let him grow, you will never know!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted October 14, 2005 Report Share Posted October 14, 2005 Re: Pic of 9 Point I\'m Thinking About Culling That's a great looking buck, I'd let him walk for one more year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beagleboy Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 Re: Pic of 9 Point I\'m Thinking About Culling If you have to think about shooting that buck, then I would not shoot him. Give him another year. He's on your property, he's not going anywhere. Have you seen any other deer from last year that have grown a respectable amount? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted October 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Re: Pic of 9 Point I\'m Thinking About Culling [ QUOTE ] Have you seen any other deer from last year that have grown a respectable amount? [/ QUOTE ] At least one deer that was a 2.5 yo 8 point last year grew into a 10 point. Tough to make the call on most of the others without a good visual sighting. I can't think of any reason we shouldn't have had excellent antler development this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshM Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 Re: Pic of 9 Point I\'m Thinking About Culling I'd say give him 1 more year. and he will be a monster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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