Buckmine I do not think gentics have as big a role as climate in the size of the deer, up north there are usually far fewer deer per acre than down south, the winter kill is far greater, so as a result the deer that do survive the winter have a far larger supply of food once spring rolls in. Do not get me wrong, genetics do play a role, because if the larger deer survive they pass on their genes, but if you transplanted these same deer down south within 10-12 generations their size would be right in line with the original population of deer in the area.

The Tazman