Originally Posted by
Barefoot Friar
So what you're saying is that Maine doesn't have many deer, but the ones that you do have are monsters?
Any idea why this might be?
Our winters kill a lot of deer off with our predators.. Mainly the coyote is what keeps the population down during the winter months.. then during the spring it is bears and coyotes killing a lot of fawns off. That is not to mention bobcats and Canadian lynx getting a few either..
Also most northern states have a breed of white tails that grows larger than most southern states have along with the beechnuts and oak builds mass to help get them threw those long winter months.. We also have some smaller deer as well. That mostly is a southern part of the state where it is more populated..