You are right it is different. But genetic improvement is the same. Age does not make true trophy bucks. That requires genetics, and nutrition. If you look at those game farms they have 1st year bucks that we would love to shoot. I have killed old gray faces that, while nice bucks for me, were nothing special. However when the first requirements are met, age usually makes bigger bucks. Think of cattle, when you want to breed some "black" into the breed to raise market value you do not kill the black bulls. The idea of letting bucks get older has validity, however there is an unintended consequence. One of the biologists from the PGC even admitted this and said AP could not go on too long. A true plan would be a year with an antler limit, nothing with more than 1 fork. But that would not make people happy
Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
