ORIGINAL: salukipv1
To me the midwest is where deer live....
the rest of the areas with deer, are almost like transplants....they're there, but do they really belong? and how good are they?
but i think if deer were managed, just about anywhere can grow monsters....but ya the midwest has alot of great natural things going for it...
Actually the Whitetail deer did not originate in the midwest. It orginated in the east. In fact most of the orginal home range of the whitetail is in the 13 orginal colonies, and places like WVA, Kentucky, and parts of the Ohio valley in small numbers. The greek name for the whitetail is actually "virginia deer". the whitetails being that they have adaptive nature followed the humans to a degree. Sure they were already present in midwest states, but they actually did begin to be very noticable until farming the midwest took place in the 1700's the whitetail has traditionally followed man across the country. You make a farm they will show up.And now people are evening seeing them in California.