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Old 12-03-2006 | 06:53 PM
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My brother & sis in law lived in Key West. They were always on the outlook for Key deer. They are as small as a medium size dog. I assumed it was the vegetation down there? Not really sure though.
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Old 12-03-2006 | 06:53 PM
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PA.. it's more like one of those "jack of all trades; master of none" things...


Though technically my undergraduate degree is a bachelor's of science in journalism with an emphasis in writing news and editorial content, and I also hold a master of arts in English with an emphasis in teaching rhetoric and composition.

I was seriously contemplating law school when I struck out on a totally different path and began my own business, which I later expanded to 17 states. I currently work in the field of medical sales.

But all that is to support my bowhunting passion...
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Old 12-03-2006 | 07:26 PM
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ask Topdawgwoofwoof, he's the know all of everything deer in the south!
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Old 12-03-2006 | 07:29 PM
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Greg is like the neighbor "Wilson" on that show "Home Improvement". The rest of us are just "Tim the Tool Man Taylor".
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Old 12-03-2006 | 07:32 PM
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TDWW has every one of them scared into a state of not eating
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Old 12-03-2006 | 07:35 PM
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ORIGINAL: Greg / MO

For the same reason Candadian deer are larger... The phenomenon is known as Bergman's rule, whereraces of warm-blooded vertebrates from cooler climates tend to be larger than races of the same species in warmer climates.

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i disagree with this, because canadian deer get huge racks where its -20 degrees, and texas deer get huge rack where its 100 degrees, the only diffrence is there body, wich doesnt explain why theres such a diff between texas and florida.
plus those texas deer dont seem like they have to much more to eatthan the florida deer,other than cactuses and sand.
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Old 12-03-2006 | 07:41 PM
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You can disagree with the properties of science all ya want... Have at it! You can argue gravity doesn't exist while jumping off a 10-story building... all the way until we hear the splat!
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Old 12-03-2006 | 07:42 PM
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Actually the body size of Texas deer are pretty small compared to northern deer. Look at the body sizes of bucks from Saskatchewan compared to Texas, it's no comparison.

Texas grows big racks on small deer if you ask me.
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Old 12-03-2006 | 07:42 PM
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ORIGINAL: Greg / MO

You can disagree with the properties of science all ya want... Have at it! You can argue gravity doesn't exist while jumping off a 10-story building... all the way until we hear the splat!

all that law states is body size, not antler, wich is what im talking about
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Old 12-03-2006 | 07:43 PM
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That's pretty much what he said.. The bodies are larger and the deer are heavier further north.. Racks have a lot to do with nutrition and genetics.
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