Thread: the OFF TOPIC to Stags shot 21 (discussion of wild animal management)

the last couple of issues of major magazines have had good articles on managing herd structure for the benifit of all....took a bit to read through it...but it does make sense once you stop to think about it.....when you shoot a stag you remove 1 unit period....thats its total impact on population
when you shoot a hind you also remove all her possible fawns in future years...so maybe 5-6 units in total
lots of stags means lots of roaring going on and big competition for hinds...the big boys get to root and the younguns dont get a look in
lots of hinds means the few stags around are pretty much guaranteed to pass on genes no matter how good they are...and they need not roar as know where the girls are. I am a meat hunter and shoot what deer I see....have let a few stags walk when heads in velvet...and my wife gives me absolute arseholes about "looking at pretty antlers" instead of filling freezer...but like has been said above,it might be someone elses head of a lifetime or first stag...so bugger it,I will find something else.