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Pat B:
I believe that most Texas deer are about average body size for the Southern states. Because of the mineral content of the soil many Texas bucks have large(for their body size) antlers. The physical size of these deer can be increased with proper and year long nutritional supplements...up to and over the 200# mark...but it ain't cheap or easy.
After the initial placement of my trail camera in a known active location(over 50 pics in 24 hours) I move it to a trail that follows the property line between our property and our neighbor's(I use this term loosely ::). All I got there was a pic of the back of the neighbors head.
I move it again yesterday to another area but we have had almost 5" of rain since I move it so I don't think there will be much activity.
El Destructo:
Yeah...We have some nice Racks around here ...just Small Bodied Deer comparred to the Whitetail back Home....Michigan Whitetail are like Texas and New Mexico Mule deer.....here are a few that I caught on Film two Years ago....thats as close as I came to any of these!!
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PeteC:
Heavy bodied deer in Texas are quite rare.I have seen a few that would go over 200#,and a couple over 250#,one of which my wife killed about 20 years ago.It was a big ole 7 pt.,on the decline,(as far as antlers were concerned),it had a 17" inside spread,with nice mass,but I would have loved to see him as a 6 year old..Up till then,I'd never seen a whitetail that big.It's been quite a while since I've seen one that size too. God Bless
FlintWalker:
Are these live weights or dressed out (no guts)?
Around here the average mature buck will dress out between 160 and 190lbs. A few will weigh as much as 225 dressed, but they're rare.
The does average 75-100lbs.
You can travel 50 miles NW of here and they'll average 15 or 20 lbs heavier. Better soil I reckon.
Have faith Dana. I believe you'll get ya a nice 'un this year. ;)
El Destructo:
here are a couple I got this Week....this Doe was really curious on what the Hell the Cottontail Rabbit was.....and then there is this little Piglet that the Camera caught ....can't wait to say Hello to Him....Up Close!!
And then there was a Little Doe..Cat Fight caught on my other Camera.....pretty cute!!!
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