We've probably all heard that bucks that are spikes or forks as yearlings don't have potential to be big bucks. In fact, many managed properties will intentionally cull these smaller bucks.
Years ago I saw first hand that this was not true by watching a captive buck at a Christmas Tree farm grow from a scraggly 3-point yearling to a massive non-typical at 6 1/2 years of age.
I ran across this photo series of the life cycle of one buck and thought you deer hunters may enjoy this series of pictures. Whitetail bucks have to be among the most beautiful animals on earth. No wonder so many of us get excited each year to take our smokepoles in hand to try to outwit these guys.
http://www.realtree.com/deer-hunting/galleries/photo-gallery-from-buttons-to-booner
Years ago I saw first hand that this was not true by watching a captive buck at a Christmas Tree farm grow from a scraggly 3-point yearling to a massive non-typical at 6 1/2 years of age.
I ran across this photo series of the life cycle of one buck and thought you deer hunters may enjoy this series of pictures. Whitetail bucks have to be among the most beautiful animals on earth. No wonder so many of us get excited each year to take our smokepoles in hand to try to outwit these guys.
http://www.realtree.com/deer-hunting/galleries/photo-gallery-from-buttons-to-booner
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