mrbb is correct, the further north in latitude the larger the bodies on ungulates. Reason being, according to scientists is, the larger the body the more weight they can afford to lose over winter with poor food supply before they starve. So far as that large doe goes, I don't know there was supposed to be a buck taken in Clarion Co that weighed 412 lbs but I cannot attest to that and I read it was actually taken in Nebraska. Most records of record deer are records of antler size, not body size. I don't know if I want to shoot a 400 lb deer, it is hard enough to get the ones I kill out of the woods anymore, hence my ATV.
