re: Deer rut in Louisiana 2014

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Where is this debate?

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A lot of the younger bucks are only spikes their first year of antler growth. You have some folks that believe "once a spike, always a spike" and some that do not.

There are also some folks that believe after the first year or two, that the later born bucks will catch up. In my opinion it's almost impossible to tell, because you don't know exactly what the buck's genetic potential is.

I do know this, there are only 4 things that impact antler growth:

1. Age
2. Sex
3. Genetics
4. Nutrition

Of these 4, age is the most significant.