I know everyone breeds for the big rack ,how many also try to breed large bodied (heavy) deer. I tried to find Saskatchewan or Alberta breeders . not a lot I could find. I hear they have big deer up there.
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cental Pennsylvania
large bodies are cool, but then again the bigger they are the more they need to eat, so they will cost you a little more to feed each year. Many of the deer in pens grow much larger than a wild anyway, but If i were to breed an extraordinarily large bodied buck to a doe, the one thing i would want to make sure is that she is a big **** herself, if you breed big buck to a small doe there may be problems for her with birthing.
Has any farmers brought deer from Minesota to the southern states like Texas and Louisiana? If so how are they holding up?
Cassie we have been sending big bodied deer to louisiana from Pa so I think you will start seeing some much bigger bodies in the near future!!! Good Luck!!
Scott Neeb
Chanllow farms
The heart of Pa Dutch Country
Scott Neeb
Chanllow farms
The heart of Pa Dutch Country
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Russell, MN
We are breeding for big bodied deer at our farm. It seems to be working too. Our fawns out of this are big and strong at birth and are growing into big does and bucks.
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Northeast Wisconsin
We have consistently had big deer here in northern WI. Our bucks average 250-270 and are often over 300 lbs. Our does are big as well!
Sorry I need to make my question clear. I want to bring deer from Minesota to Louisiana but some old timers say they wont live in this heat and humitity, Just wondering if any body has done it before with success.
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Ive never done it but it sounds like it would be a rough transition, but a whitetail is a very adaptable animal
the heat ,I have heard makes them not eat as much, as if they were not overheated.
not eating as much you will have smaller deer .
not eating as much you will have smaller deer .
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Winnsboro, LA
I think there are certain bloodlines regardless of state that do well here in Louisiana! With that said I have seen and do believe its even on a individual deer basis as to them coping here. I have huge bodied two year olds in this heat, my best bodies and antlers to date. Although I will not name the bloodlines I've seen do well, you can call me. 318-791-9196 Jason DCW
PFW Tonto genetics pump out some big bodied offspring. I have a Tonto son who i believe is well over 200 lbs at two I have several fawns from him breeding last fall and they are very nice sized. This Tonto son (Magnum Tonto) was 180" as a yearling and looks to be well on his way to 250 or better this year. There are 5 buck fawns on the ground now from him that will be nice to watch grow. Two twins from one doe were over 12 lbs at birth.
Two deer standing there. One is smaller with a nice rack the other is much larger with a nice rack, which one would you shoot?
If they both had the same size rack and one has a much bigger body the question is not to hard. The biggest buck. now if the one had a huge body and a 20 inch smaller rack of coarse the big rack would go down. I think the real issue is when we are starting to get 2 year olds with 200 to 300 inch or bigger racks then it is nice if they can still hold up their heads. As I understand it part of the building of antlers is from what they eat and what they move from their bones to their heads. They actually have a process going on similar to osteoparosis. Some of that store calcium and other minerals from bones in the forward part of their bodies gets translocated. That is just one article I read.
just a thought.. try buying fawns,bottle feed em at your place, probably be the easiest to translocate.
tom l
tom l
cassie martinez posted a question about moving deer from minnesota to louisana and how there would take to a hotter climate.
perhaps i have this out of order,, is so ,sorry
tom l
perhaps i have this out of order,, is so ,sorry
tom l
Hi dearjohn and Antlercam,
I am posting a picture of our largest bodied buck named Redwood. I had my dad take this picture last night. Redwood measures 42" to the top of his back and I belive he weighs over 300 pounds right now in July. Redwood is of similar breeding as Tonto's mother Peggy. Redwood's antlers will only score about 185" B&C (when finished growing). The other picture is my younger brother with our buck Remington. Remington scored 235" B&C, but he is 6" shorter and 100 pounds lighter then Redwood.
I used these photographs with people in them as I think it is easier to see bodysize.
I really enjoy hunting big antlered bucks, but I really get excited when the buck laying before me also has a monster body!!!
8486:Rem Brody (website).
I am posting a picture of our largest bodied buck named Redwood. I had my dad take this picture last night. Redwood measures 42" to the top of his back and I belive he weighs over 300 pounds right now in July. Redwood is of similar breeding as Tonto's mother Peggy. Redwood's antlers will only score about 185" B&C (when finished growing). The other picture is my younger brother with our buck Remington. Remington scored 235" B&C, but he is 6" shorter and 100 pounds lighter then Redwood.
I used these photographs with people in them as I think it is easier to see bodysize.
I really enjoy hunting big antlered bucks, but I really get excited when the buck laying before me also has a monster body!!!
8486:Rem Brody (website).
