which one to shoot
The only deer we will harvest out of this bunch is the one in the middle. He is a 9 pt. and the other 8 pts are all 2, 3, and 4 years old. We only shoot 5.5 year old trophy bucks or anything that has odd points - 3,5,7,9. The one on the right side may have a small point trying to show on his right tip but I can't see his left tip to see if his is going to be a 10. If he has only one extra tip that makes him a 9 pt then he, too, will be taken out of the herd. It sure is hard to watch these younger 8 pts come into the feeder and not shoot them. Patience pays off, though, as we will only harvest true trophy deer. Most of the 10s we will shoot will be 140-150 class deer. We also harvest all spikes that are over 3 inches tall. We shoot a fair number of does as well. This year our ranch will harvest 30 does and 14 bucks. The best part is that these antlers still have a couple of months of growth left! ! !
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