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Old 03-28-2010 | 04:53 AM
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Originally Posted by chinese water deer
Hi forum members

could you please tell me what weights whitetail deer go too,i was wondering if they were the same size as a fallow deer.the fallow does about 95..100 lbs,the fallow bucks about 160..190lbs,i would be very interestedto find out.
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chinese water deer.
As stated deer here very from different parts of the country.. Maine does have some of the larger deer found but the deer are far and few in between in most areas in the northern parts of the state. Here is a quote from the Me. web site..

Maine is home to one of the largest of the 30 recognized subspecies of white-tailed deer. After attaining maturity at age five, our bucks can reach record live weights of nearly 400 lbs. Most adult bucks, however will normally range from 200 to 300 lbs live weight, and will stand 36 to 40" at the shoulder. Does are considerably smaller; they normally weigh 120 to 175 lbs live weight. Newborn fawns begin life at 4 to 10 lbs, but grow to approximately 85 lbs live weight in their first 6 months of life.

Although Me. record doe is at the 200 lb dressed mark that one is a rareity and not very common at all. The average large doe would go around 110 lbs - 120 lbs dressed.. Bucks are shot each year that range from 200 lbs. to 265 lbs. dressed wieght. But any deer over the 200 lb. mark is a big deer here ..
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