Belgianhunter 2 Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Hi, Can anyone explane me how you can tell by a young roe bucks antlers, if it''s gonna be a nice trophy buck? How does promising young bucks antlers look like?(tall, with, thickness, pearly) Or is there just no way to tell? Kind Regards Quote Link to post
Yokel Matt 918 Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Not sure what criteria others follow but for yearlings, prickets and 4 pointers I judge them on body weight, frame stature and overall vigour / demeanour when deciding culls. When they push onto a mature buck you've got more to go on and it should be far more obvious what's got potential. Despite this I no doubt shoot many bucks well before their prime as giving them the time to mature isn't always practical. 1 Quote Link to post
martin 332 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 I shoot every Buck I see.......simples! Quote Link to post
Squirrel_Basher 17,100 Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Unless your land is fenced in or you manage a huge swath of country you can never manage roe to any level no matter what the experts say. 1 Quote Link to post
martin 332 Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 +1 for Dropper,a lot is spoken about cull figures for Roe in/on open countryside,but it is a load of tosh and to quantify this,can you remember seeing a great Buck on your land only to leave it to pass on it's seed and to take it out at a later date and never see the same Deer again,well,that is because it has moved away .....simples. Quote Link to post
J Darcy 5,871 Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 IMO antler size is purely down to genetics and nutritional food. Management has little or nothing to do with it. Going back to the original poster, I would expect the true good heads to have four points in their first years antlers. But that's just one guys opinion.... 1 Quote Link to post
bumpy22 414 Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 as recreational stalkers, I think all this stuff about management of decent heads is virtually impossible. you may be selective with bucks and even does that produce twins etc. but if bob next door is grassing everything he sees what chance have you? I take what I think the ground can produce and am not interested in trophies. a lot of landowners are desperate for them to be removed and if you don't then someone else will, as with all wildlife control. I don't like this constant use of the word management when ever deer are to be controlled 1 Quote Link to post
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