WHITE-TAILED PERMUTATIONS: How stag bucks are like 
mooching friends ... Details ahead on Passport to Texas

PTT from TPW and the Wildlife Restoration Program

You never know what you'll learn when you talk with a 
wildlife biologist.

A stag buck is a sterile buck. They do not have much testicular 
development. And, they never shed their antlers. Never. :09

See what I mean? Mitch Lockwood is in charge of the 
state's white-tailed deer program. The Mason and Llano 
County areas have seen more than their share of stag 
bucks. 

Being that it is, more or less, isolated to that central mineral 
basin, or that Llano uplift area, many of us believe that there's a 
strong correlation with the soils in that area. Perhaps a particular 
plant that's growing under certain environmental conditions on 
those soils that contributes to that characteristic. But, we can't 
say for sure. :21

Stags are like the unemployed friend that sleeps on your 
sofa, eats your favorite food, and watches pay-per-view, 
without contributing to the household.

They're not contributing to that population. And, a lot of hunters 
wonder - is he creating harm in some way? It's the same harm 
that other deer are creating out there - in that they're eating 
habitat. Many people would like to manage for bucks that are 
going to contribute to that population. And in that case, they 
would want to remove deer that are eating groceries and making 
no contribution. :20

Did we mention it's deer hunting season?

That's our show for today ... supported by the Wildlife 
restoration Program ... providing funding for the 
operations and management of more than 50 wildlife 
management areas. 

For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti


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