Time of year to butcher bucks

[TroutRiver]

I have been told that the time of year that you butcher bucks will effect the taste of the meat. That makes sense to me, but I'm wondering where I should draw the line.

I've got one buckling that is older and bigger than the rest, I am going to butcher him the first week in august. The others I want to wait a little longer. They are about 6 weeks old now. I don't think they're too big to band, but the sooner the better, so if I band them I want to do it this week. Otherwise, do you all think I could wait until September or October to butcher them intact without the meat being tainted with that bucky flavor? I did an 8 month old buck last year who tasted pretty bad and thus ended up being mostly dog food. I'd like these bucklings to be food for me, not the dogs.

Thoughts?

[Natural Beauty Farm]

During rut they have hormones raging, makes sense that the meat might taste off. So butchering in the fall might not be a great idea. I find that if they are calm and don't see it coming then meat is fine. We pen up two days beforehand and kill in pen quickly.