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<blockquote data-quote="HARPERC" data-source="post: 883953" data-attributes="member: 30671"><p>I remember John Wooters writing, the most important thing in a bucks development was the condition the mother was in during pregnancy.</p><p></p><p>Research is tending to bear this out. One of the conclusions researchers in South Dakota came to was "Fawns born to mothers in poor physical condition will likely never recover, and remain smaller in both body and antler size."</p><p></p><p>Some indications that even the grandmothers condition plays a role.</p><p></p><p>The focus of this particular paper was the differences in size between locations within the state (subspecies).</p><p></p><p>It seems the backyard deer we have locally follow the pattern of the biggest doe having the biggest fawn. Dominance around the food source seems to make a difference.</p><p></p><p>A couple of years back in our hunting area (October) I saw probably the smallest doe I've ever seen. I kept looking for spots thinking it was a late drop. A few minutes into watching a spotted fawn steps out and began nursing. Tough to believe either of them made the winter. </p><p></p><p>My hunting partner snow plows so he's out a lot in winter, this past winter he observed a fairly decent buck chasing a doe fairly seriously in February. Well after the time we usually stop seeing antlered bucks?</p><p></p><p>Nature, nurture, an immigrant looking for greener pastures who knows? Nice buck, nice shot, your daughter being there PRICELESS!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HARPERC, post: 883953, member: 30671"] I remember John Wooters writing, the most important thing in a bucks development was the condition the mother was in during pregnancy. Research is tending to bear this out. One of the conclusions researchers in South Dakota came to was "Fawns born to mothers in poor physical condition will likely never recover, and remain smaller in both body and antler size." Some indications that even the grandmothers condition plays a role. The focus of this particular paper was the differences in size between locations within the state (subspecies). It seems the backyard deer we have locally follow the pattern of the biggest doe having the biggest fawn. Dominance around the food source seems to make a difference. A couple of years back in our hunting area (October) I saw probably the smallest doe I've ever seen. I kept looking for spots thinking it was a late drop. A few minutes into watching a spotted fawn steps out and began nursing. Tough to believe either of them made the winter. My hunting partner snow plows so he's out a lot in winter, this past winter he observed a fairly decent buck chasing a doe fairly seriously in February. Well after the time we usually stop seeing antlered bucks? Nature, nurture, an immigrant looking for greener pastures who knows? Nice buck, nice shot, your daughter being there PRICELESS! [/QUOTE]
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