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Tag: genetics

Articles

Food vs. Genetics for Antler Growth | Rue’s Views

- Monday November 21, 2022 - Leonard Lee Rue III

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

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Why Culling Bucks Doesn’t Actually Help Herd Genetics

- Monday July 18, 2022 - Josh Honeycutt

Hunters have long talked of ‘culling’ whitetails. But is this theory that culling can impact antler genetics fact or fiction?

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The Strangest Deer I’ve Ever Seen

- Thursday June 9, 2022 - Daniel E. Schmidt

Police found this bizarre eight-legged fawn while investigating a car-deer collision decades ago.

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The Truth About Cull Bucks | Part 1

- Thursday June 10, 2021 - DDH Staff

Dan Schmidt and Dr. Stephen S. Ditchkoff discuss whether cull bucks help herd genetics or if it’s all just a myth.

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The Truth About Cull Bucks and Antler Genetics

- Tuesday February 2, 2021 - Chad Newbolt and Stephen Ditchkoff

What effect does removing cull bucks have on the antler growth of future generations of deer? An Auburn University study found valuable insights.

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Culling Bucks to Improve Antler Genetics: Fact or Fiction?

- Wednesday January 30, 2019 - Keri Butt

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.

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Deer Behavior / Manage / News

Bypassing Bucks: Can You Manage Genetics Through Selective Harvest?

- Monday November 27, 2017 - Dr. Stephen Ditchkoff

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.

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Genetic Freaks: Albino, Piebald Deer and the Debate About Killing Them

- Thursday September 14, 2017 - Brad Fenson

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?

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