I usually start culling reds in late september, but this year I believe there are so many button bucks, spikers, and other cull stags I need to get on with it earlier.
so when do you guys start culling stags? and when do you feel you can accurately judge their cull-ability based on them still being in velvet if done earlier in the summer months, if at all?
not that I'm a dodo, but just to summarise, what other cull 'identifiers' do you look out for, ex. injuries, soiled rear ends, poor condition, meagre, etc. etc.
so when do you guys start culling stags? and when do you feel you can accurately judge their cull-ability based on them still being in velvet if done earlier in the summer months, if at all?
not that I'm a dodo, but just to summarise, what other cull 'identifiers' do you look out for, ex. injuries, soiled rear ends, poor condition, meagre, etc. etc.