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<blockquote data-quote="toddc" data-source="post: 1269130" data-attributes="member: 4566"><p>Some critters have thicker skin and fat. </p><p>We had a situation with extreme overpopulation of whitetail combined with a drought. The deer that used to run 150lbs on average were around 100lbs. Their skin was incredibly thin and when we skinned them the skin would literally tear and was translucent. </p><p>5 yrs later after a huge die off and 3 yrs of rain and the deer are weighing 150 again and their skin is thick as heck and there is an 1" of fat on them. </p><p>The thin deer were literally exploding when hit by my Edge. Some yearling deer basically turned into prairie dogs when hit. I shot many facing or heading away and their insides would blow out the sides just like a 10lb animal with a 243. </p><p>Now its back to normal and APPARENT DAMAGE is much less. Once you open them up its a train wreck but from the outside damage appears much less.</p><p>Ibex are a high altitude cold weather kind of critter and I am ASSuming have a pretty thick hide and fat content to combat these conditions. </p><p>This may be your reason. The same rig on a southern whitetail might blow a softball or basketball sized hole out. I have even noticed here in the US a difference between southern TX deer and north Kansas deer. Northern Kansas deer are a lot larger bodied and thicker skin and fur.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toddc, post: 1269130, member: 4566"] Some critters have thicker skin and fat. We had a situation with extreme overpopulation of whitetail combined with a drought. The deer that used to run 150lbs on average were around 100lbs. Their skin was incredibly thin and when we skinned them the skin would literally tear and was translucent. 5 yrs later after a huge die off and 3 yrs of rain and the deer are weighing 150 again and their skin is thick as heck and there is an 1" of fat on them. The thin deer were literally exploding when hit by my Edge. Some yearling deer basically turned into prairie dogs when hit. I shot many facing or heading away and their insides would blow out the sides just like a 10lb animal with a 243. Now its back to normal and APPARENT DAMAGE is much less. Once you open them up its a train wreck but from the outside damage appears much less. Ibex are a high altitude cold weather kind of critter and I am ASSuming have a pretty thick hide and fat content to combat these conditions. This may be your reason. The same rig on a southern whitetail might blow a softball or basketball sized hole out. I have even noticed here in the US a difference between southern TX deer and north Kansas deer. Northern Kansas deer are a lot larger bodied and thicker skin and fur. [/QUOTE]
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