In this Rue’s Views piece, the late Leonard Lee Rue III answered questions about diet versus genetics, deer warts and more.

In this Rue’s Views piece, the late Leonard Lee Rue III answered questions about diet versus genetics, deer warts and more.
Hunters have long talked of ‘culling’ whitetails. But is this theory that culling can impact antler genetics fact or fiction?
Police found this bizarre eight-legged fawn while investigating a car-deer collision decades ago.
Dan Schmidt and Dr. Stephen S. Ditchkoff discuss whether cull bucks help herd genetics or if it’s all just a myth.
What effect does removing cull bucks have on the antler growth of future generations of deer? An Auburn University study found valuable insights.
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.
Can you mange genetics of wild deer though herd manipulation — killing specific deer — to achieve bigger bucks? That’s a question a lot of hunters and land managers ask and discuss.
What would you do if you had the opportunity to shoot an albino or other off-color deer? Could you rise above the taboo and negative sigma that surrounds killing these rare animals?