ORIGINAL: bugsNbows
You do realize that, as a general scientific rule, species tend to get larger the further North one goes. The winters tend to be worse "up north" and critters need the extra body mass for warmth and survival. Compare the big brusiers of Sask. or Alberta to central and NE U.S. bucks. Same deal.
+1. Bergmann's Rule-- states that body mass of a geographic race is in direct relation to the distance from equator.