re: Check out this buck's range - Mississippi Delta "update"

The biggest reason culling doesn’t make much of a difference is because , how do you determine what doe needs to be culled? A buck actually gets more antler coding genetics from the mother more than the father. This is especially difficult, because a young buck is more likely to move far away from where it was born. So realistically, the doe probably isn’t even on the same property as the buck.

Honestly, the “cull” thing is more of an excuse for some hunters to justify shooting a small buck or a buck that doesn’t meet club standards.

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Yet people will still swear culling free range bucks makes a difference

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In my experience, hunters "cull" bucks as an excuse because they got excited when the deer gave them an opportunity. Shoot what ever you want to shoot and be proud of it, but habitat, nutrition, and age are FAR more important than genetics for free range whitetail.