A tiny twosome

[Oddmott]

Can't eat the rack good you're seeing some!

you'll notice the time stamps TR... we aren't seeing anything! lol

Hopefully that changes come season opener, but if it's like last year, i can't hold my breath.

[Oddmott]

It's not genetics, it's age. They're yearlings. Give em a couple years and they might become wall hangers.

They're not all yearlings. It's genetics (and probably nutrition).

In 2011, i got 2 bucks in the same stand. One was a 1 yr old 6pt and the other was a much older 8 pt (he was greying, sagging belly, old face and his hooves were over grown with the tips curling from him being less active than the younger bucks).

There was very little difference in rack mass.

A neighbour showed us an image of a 10pt their group took last year. It had very nice length (both main beams and the 8"+ tines), but they were very fine, almost delicate. No real mass.

[LowbanksArcher]

They're not all yearlings. It's genetics (and probably nutrition).

In 2011, i got 2 bucks in the same stand. One was a 1 yr old 6pt and the other was a much older 8 pt (he was greying, sagging belly, old face and his hooves were over grown with the tips curling from him being less active than the younger bucks).

There was very little difference in rack mass.

A neighbour showed us an image of a 10pt their group took last year. It had very nice length (both main beams and the 8"+ tines), but they were very fine, almost delicate. No real mass.

I understand that. And you obviously know your woods better then I do. I was just pointing out that the 2 bucks that this thread is about clearly look like yearlings. No blaming genetics for that. Best of luck with them.