Im telling you you cant manipulate the wild herd. I dont care what Alt said. Alt sold you Herd Reduction at DCNR's begging, and used AR's and your imagination to get it. Nothing more, nothing less. Age, nutrition. Thats all you need to know. Your thought that a spike or smaller buck to be inferior is laughable. Same genes as all other local buck. First rack is about birth timing, available feed and to a certain extent mothers health. Get the notion of gene manipulation out of your head. This is nature, not penned raised animals.

Last edited by pahick; 12/23/14.