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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 849411" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>It has a lot to do with genetics, and somewhat with food. </p><p>There have been more B&C bucks taken from SE Ok but the body weights have been small.</p><p>As I understand it(and don't hesitate to correct me), the antler growth depends on genetics and the amout of minerals the deer can consume during the time when antlers are growing.</p><p>The "corn fed" deer are heavy bodied but need the genetics and minerals for growth. Example: I took a deer in archery season 12 years ago that field dressed 238 pounds from NC OK. It had a small basket rack 7 point that a yearling would be proud to wear. I have the rack and a pic of the deer wearing it. Age may have been a factor</p><p></p><p>I was at Big Mac for an archery hunt this weekend and I looked at the list where you check in, and saw that the Pope and Young, and Boon and Crockett bucks did not weigh any more than 150 lbs that were taken last year.</p><p>Thats just my theory from reading about the rack size/ body weight stats.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 849411, member: 5412"] It has a lot to do with genetics, and somewhat with food. There have been more B&C bucks taken from SE Ok but the body weights have been small. As I understand it(and don't hesitate to correct me), the antler growth depends on genetics and the amout of minerals the deer can consume during the time when antlers are growing. The "corn fed" deer are heavy bodied but need the genetics and minerals for growth. Example: I took a deer in archery season 12 years ago that field dressed 238 pounds from NC OK. It had a small basket rack 7 point that a yearling would be proud to wear. I have the rack and a pic of the deer wearing it. Age may have been a factor I was at Big Mac for an archery hunt this weekend and I looked at the list where you check in, and saw that the Pope and Young, and Boon and Crockett bucks did not weigh any more than 150 lbs that were taken last year. Thats just my theory from reading about the rack size/ body weight stats. [/QUOTE]
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