Steve Bartylla is on his managed piece of ground culling whitetails. He invites his friend Aubrey to hunt with a crossbow.

Steve Bartylla is on his managed piece of ground culling whitetails. He invites his friend Aubrey to hunt with a crossbow.
The notion of influencing antler genetics in wild, free-range deer by removing bucks with antlers deemed inferior by some standards has been around for years. But, the research findings on the subject may surprise many hunters.
Man has always strived to be the best at what he does, and this same attitude applies to deer hunting, and more importantly, deer management. As a consequence of sportsmen’s insatiable desire to pursue larger-racked bucks and managers’ willingness to satisfy their requests, a variety of techniques have been tested to augment the size of […]