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Old 11-09-2018, 12:10 PM
JSH JSH is offline
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IMHO, anything with a bow is a trophy. Same goes for a revolver.

In the mid 80's through the 90's I was fortunate to have access to a little over 4 square miles all property butted up to each other. The guys didn't hunt. Tough to cull back then as only one deer per year. We had a pretty good bunch of bucks, getting bigger every year.
Then it happened. Got the stool kicked out from under us, so to speak. We did very little as far as food plots. Mowing down a grassy area and throwing out some clover seed or planting oats in the spring or wheat in the fall was about it.
We did do a lot of mineral source offerings, free choice to the critters. I worked with a biologist a fair bit and his input worked in our area very well. I honestly believe big horns are a result of good mineral source as much as genetics to a point.

When four of us got thrown aside, we grabbed all our mineral feeders and stands and left. About 10-15 years of work, all shot to heck in 12 days. I saw all the bucks taken. 14 guys took 14 bucks.
The next year was as bad almost. Who am I to complain, I didn't pay the taxes on the place nor rent it. It was all on good faith. I did work a lot of your fixing fence, moving calves,and hauling grain.
They did notice they were short a "free" part time weekend employee. Called me wanting help, I am always busy.

So if you have a place to worry about culling, I am happy for you. Me, never could make the horns palatable, boiled,baked or fried;-).
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