How big are deer in the south
01-10-2002, 05:14 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Duluth MN USA
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How big are deer in the south
I am from northern Minnesota, and it is not uncommon to get deer that will have a body weight of over 225 lbs.(feild dressed). My brother shot an 8-point that went 235 lbs. On a trip that I took down New Orleanse (pardon the spelling) I saw alot of deer, but they all seemed to be about the size of a large dog. How big do the deer get in the south.
01-10-2002, 05:25 PM
#2
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Evans Georgia USA
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RE: How big are deer in the south
I live in East Central Georgia. I've killed mature bucks from 110 lbs. to a rare exception of 220 lbs. That is still the biggest deer I've ever seen. The average buck is 100-150 lbs. Average mature doe weight is 90-130 lbs. We did get a 160 lb. doe last Saturday.
01-10-2002, 06:45 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
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Location: Memphis TN USA
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RE: How big are deer in the south
Well I live in Tennessee if you consider that the south. My biggest all time buck dressed out at 265 lbs. I would say the average on the hoof weight for a 2.5 year old would be around 185 lbs. The average 3.5 year old is probably pushing 210 lbs live weight. I hunt River Bottom deer with lots of browse though. I have killed does on our lease on the Mississippi River that weigh 200 lbs on the hoof.
01-10-2002, 07:07 PM
#4
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Ponce de Leon Florida USA
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RE: How big are deer in the south
Largest buck I have seen live weight was 310# on the scales. This was about 35 years ago in the Troy, Al area. A good buck will push 230# live weight. A good friend killed a 12 point a couple of weeks ago that field dressed 205#.
01-10-2002, 08:04 PM
#6
Spike
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Hinesville, Ga, USA
Posts: 5
RE: How big are deer in the south
A good mature deer around here will go anywhere from 130 -170 lbs. I killed an 8 pt during bow season that eighed about 180 lbs, which is huge from around here. Pork chop, your from Hinesville? me too, where do u hunt around here?
01-10-2002, 08:15 PM
#7
Typical Buck
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Location: florida
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RE: How big are deer in the south
We do have alot of smaller deer here but there's been some nice deer taken from Central Florida...unfortunatly mine have been more on the large dog scale but I'm not complaining.<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>
01-10-2002, 08:18 PM
#8
Spike
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Hinesville, Ga, USA
Posts: 5
RE: How big are deer in the south
Here's a couple pics of deer me and my brother shot this year around Ft. Stewart Ga. Mine was with a bow, his with gun. Hope it works.
http://www.OldTackle.com/images/free.../266112613.jpg
http://www.OldTackle.com/images/free.../266112614.jpg
My brothers is more of the small dog variety but he had a nice set of horns, his is the last pic, that deer only went about 135 lbs, mine was about 180 even though my deer was younger.
Edited by - Bodoodle on 01/10/2002 21:21:08
http://www.OldTackle.com/images/free.../266112613.jpg
http://www.OldTackle.com/images/free.../266112614.jpg
My brothers is more of the small dog variety but he had a nice set of horns, his is the last pic, that deer only went about 135 lbs, mine was about 180 even though my deer was younger.
Edited by - Bodoodle on 01/10/2002 21:21:08