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thebuckstopshere
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I just read the thread that DesertEagle posted about a point restriction in Utah and I wanted to start a new thread relating to genetics. If you know nothing about genetics, please do not respond.
So many people say "large two points doing all the breeding ruined the herd." I get so tired of reading this. I don't know much about genetics, but I know enough to know that large two points don't do all the breeding and don't ruin a herd.
A buck deer breads a doe, and passes half the genes to the fawn. Thus, half the fawn's genes come from the doe. Of the genes passed from buck to fawn, there is no certainty that fawn will look like dad, just percentage probabilities. Can anyone explain how this really works?
Small two point yearlings do not equal large two points running around. Large two points are not the norm. I have yet to see a four point yearling. All bucks are spikes or two points at some point in their life.
I don't want a canned response. If anyone actually knows, lets here just how genetics affect a herd. Especially how the doe equates into the whole scenario.
So many people say "large two points doing all the breeding ruined the herd." I get so tired of reading this. I don't know much about genetics, but I know enough to know that large two points don't do all the breeding and don't ruin a herd.
A buck deer breads a doe, and passes half the genes to the fawn. Thus, half the fawn's genes come from the doe. Of the genes passed from buck to fawn, there is no certainty that fawn will look like dad, just percentage probabilities. Can anyone explain how this really works?
Small two point yearlings do not equal large two points running around. Large two points are not the norm. I have yet to see a four point yearling. All bucks are spikes or two points at some point in their life.
I don't want a canned response. If anyone actually knows, lets here just how genetics affect a herd. Especially how the doe equates into the whole scenario.