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Same here in MO. It was very warm and rainy, THis was the first time I deer hunted in short sleeves.
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We don't have oaks on our property but we had a bumper crop of beech nuts this year. Plus, a lot of rain and everything in the woods was lush and green all spring and summer. The deer ate good this year.
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Originally Posted by #1Predator
(Post 3528631)
while processing my buck I found it to have an unusual amount of Fat!... "does...they were really packed with fat as well" iSnipe It's happening because the deer are burning less fat trying to stay warm. They keep eating, but they don't burn the fat when the weather is warmer. I've had fatter deer here than what you are describing... 1/2" at the back. I've had 1"+.
Originally Posted by #1Predator
(Post 3528691)
That seems logical, but it's been warmer and not as much fat on them. iSnipe |
Originally Posted by teedub31
(Post 3528698)
al gore said that deer fat is related to climate change.
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A deer I shot in the first week of October was fat.
I have a small buck to butcher this weekend and field dressing revealed a lot of fat internally. I'll be interested to see him once he's skinned. We didn't seem to have a great acorn crop, but our rain was more or less every two or three days from spring to fall. Fall was warm. I think the rain may have had two effects. One was simply to make every thing plush. The other was that around here there were tremendous amounts of standing crops that the farmers couldn't get to because of mud. One of the farmers I talked to said they were a month behind. There was a lot food available that would not have been otherwise. |
my archery doe this year in PA on the opening day (1st saturday in october) had a lot of fat on her, especially early in the season
my rifle doe last saturday had hardly any fat on her, we surmised she was being run about, was burning it off, or just didn't enjoy the summer crops as much...these deer were only about a year apart |
Originally Posted by iSnipe
(Post 3528825)
Ok, what's with the contradiction?
iSnipe |
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