3 Hard Truths About Mature Bucks Most Hunters Don’t Understand

By Tony J. Peterson – Wired2Hunt

We used to kill trophy bucks. Now, we harvest mature bucks. The game hasn’t changed a whole lot, we just softened up the messaging to be more palatable to the general public. The truth is, we are all about big antlers and always have been. And, that’s okay.

I’m sure whoever figured out they could use ochre to leave a record of their successful hunts on the walls of caves thousands of years ago didn’t care much about public perception. Oversized antlers and horns are common in cave paintings, and while it would be easy to say that stemmed from the connection between impressive headgear and pounds of protein per animal, I doubt that’s the full story. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL STORY