Ringworm the small spike could have been a late born fawn.The 6pt should get a pass for at least one more year.Ratio is something people have been squabbling about for many years.I do know the large s.Texas ranches that tried so hard to get a 1 to 1 ratio finally gave up due to the fact that the mature bucks were busting one another up pretty bad fighting over the fewer does.The big money guys were not willing to give big bucks for a buck that had his rack busted all to hell and holes in his side. Most people now are satisfied w/a 1 to 1.5 or 1.75 ratio. A good rule of thumb Ringworm is if you see a 3 year old deer and it is a deer that you don't want breeding...cull him.Up until that age it's all pretty much guess work.Saw a film once of a spindly spike yearling that at 6 1/2 was a book buck.Ratio on the ranch was a smidggen over 1 to 1.5.It wouldn't hurt to move the bait site to a little more secluded area to capture some deer on film you've never seen before. My 2cents worth! powdr
