Does Culling Wild Deer Populations Result in Improved Antler Genetics?
See the only known high speed footage of aerial deer captures and understand the methodology and results of this first of its kind study.
This GameKeeper Scope Film dives deep into the details of a 13-year long study by Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas A&M University – Kingsville, The Comanche Ranch, Don Draeger, and Bronson Strickland about the effects of culling on free range whitetails.
The bottom line - as Donnie Draeger explains - is that culling does NOT improve antler size. Habitat/nutritional improvement does. If you want bigger deer, focus on these, say the authors.
NOTE: this post was originally published to this site on December 20, 2021