|
Oh ya, I saw. I don't mind a big mature fork. It's the little crab claw sporks and spikes that i really think need to be weeded out. There are a lot of mature bucks in our hills that will never be anything bigger than forks. That is OK, the gene pool is solidfied by hundreds of generations of that gene. Nothing we can do to change it. But the spike/spork issue, those need to be shot, IMO.
Actually that buck is a 2x5 (not including eyeguards). The front "fork" is a crab claw on his left side. That buck was old as dirt. I'm not sure if he has always been a freak like that (although the area I killed him is not known for those genes) or if he was just an old buck that was regressing. When I shot him I was hoping he'd break the 30" mark. Ended up 1" short.
Not sure when a fork becomes a "2x2". I have always considered them the same.
My son is here. Delivered last Thursday night after 21 hours of labor. 11 days late. He kicked my wife's ass.
__________________
"el Toro" 18' Parker CC
Last edited by el Toro; Nov-03-2009 at 09:10 AM.
|