re: Deer rut in Louisiana 2014

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I get the take on the first set. It will have nothing to do with later sets, as the genetics are not affected. As long as that buck has proper nutrition he will end up being what he would have been if born earlier.

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I think the argument has more to do with the fact that most bucks, especially in the southeast, rarely make it to 4 years old. If it takes 2 years for a buck to catch up then when he is killed 2-3 years old he is smaller than what he could have been if born earlier.