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Originally Posted by spoony
Are y'all talking about managing deer size or population?
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We have the deer population management under control for the most part, i think.
We have a designated biologist that does studies on our lease every year and gives us a population estimate as well as a quota of does and bucks to kill regardless of the Ms regulations. We usually have to shoot around 30-40 does and 20-30 bucks. We used to get close to that number every year but haven't since the Tornadoes. I think we need to focus on the slim amount of bucks we have now and letting them grow to a fair size. We are in East Cental Mississippi in the Pine Belt, we don't have the genetics or deer numbers right now to have 100"+ deer consistently. I'm just trying to get us to let the bucks we do have get to at least 3 years old before we shoot them. I'm tired of seeing 1.5 and 2.5 year old deer at the skinning rack. Putting an age minimum is out the question though, some of the guys can't tell a 1.5 year old from a 5 year old. Shame I know.
