Nearly every buck ive seen where I primarily hunt since 2010 has busted tines. I haven't run a trail cam in a few years since they got stolen, but same story then. Think it's something genetic? They get a very well-diversified diet (always bean, corn, wheat, and annual cover crops) Could it just be a biased sample? Ages of bucks with busted tines have ranged from 1.5 to 5.5 years. Thoughts on why this happens so frequently here? More so I think than other places I have hunted.
Busted Tines every time
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What part of Ohio as you in? I have several bucks with busted tines also. I am in southeast Ohio.
Do you bow hunt much or primarily gun hunt? By this time of the year there has been plenty of fighting. I like the theory on even ratio or lower number of does creating more competition/fighting.
Good thoughts...I do both...have harvested bucks both. Come to think of it, I tagged out opening day of bow last year and no busted tines.
I have more does than bucks. We have taken several bucks over the past three seasons including this season. There is a big doe I need to shoot but not sure if we should take any others. I like having lots of mamas out there
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