Pic of 9 Point I'm Thinking About Culling

[Texan_Til_I_Die]

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?

[nuhf]

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.

[AaronS]

Nice tine length. I can't tell much more from the angle of the pic.

[BIG_BUCK_1]

i would just shoot him he looks decent

[dogdoc]

Texan---on your ranch what age do you determine if the buck is a cull buck or not?

[TOMSD5]

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Texan---on your ranch what age do you determine if the buck is a cull buck or not?

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give him 2 more years...he's need's to grow ...his back is streight and no pot belly.....

[wtnhunt]

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.

[Texan_Til_I_Die]

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Texan---on your ranch what age do you determine if the buck is a cull buck or not?

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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?

[BuckMaster058]

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.

[Hoyt03]

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

[lilbuckmaster]

ya that is a nice buck.

[browning_gold_12]

if you arent sure, it wont hurt to wait him out 1 more year. if you dont let him grow, you will never know!!!

[Shaun_300]

That's a great looking buck, I'd let him walk for one more year.

[beagleboy]

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?

[Texan_Til_I_Die]

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Have you seen any other deer from last year that have grown a respectable amount?

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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.