Thread: Deer size comparison....

hi all, looked 'everywhere' for this on google, but to no avail.....what is the size comparison from largest (Wapiti) to smallest (whitetail?) for the seven species of deer in godzone?????

1. Female human
2. TEF Deer*
3. TEF Deer, mini**
4. Mouse Deer***
5. Moose (also known as European Elk)
6. Fallow Deer
7. Whitetail Deer
8. Pudú
9. Pronghorn
10. Reindeer/caribou
11. Red Deer
12. Roe Deer
13. Mule Deer
14. Muntjac****
15. Megaloceros giganteus/Irish Elk
16. Shika
17. Elk
18. Marsh Deer
19. Blackbuck
20. Greater Kudu
21. Lesser Kudu
22. Gerenuk
23. Thomson's Gazelle
24. Blue Wildebeest/Gnu
25. Saiga antelope
26. Eld's Deer
27. Hog Deer
28. Pampas Deer
29. Sambar Deer
30. Bighorn Sheep
31. Père David Deer
32. Bongo (antelope)
33. Gray Brocket
34. Chital/Axis Deer


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Whit tail tiny,sika small, fallow medium,red big, samber bigger Wapiti biggest What is missing?

Originally Posted by Dundee

Whit tail tiny,sika small, fallow medium,red big, samber bigger Wapiti biggest What is missing?

Rusa

Originally Posted by Dundee

Whit tail tiny,sika small, fallow medium,red big, samber bigger Wapiti biggest What is missing?

Rusa

Originally Posted by Gibo

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1. Female human
2. TEF Deer*
3. TEF Deer, mini**
4. Mouse Deer***
5. Moose (also known as European Elk)
6. Fallow Deer
7. Whitetail Deer
8. Pudú
9. Pronghorn
10. Reindeer/caribou
11. Red Deer
12. Roe Deer
13. Mule Deer
14. Muntjac****
15. Megaloceros giganteus/Irish Elk
16. Shika
17. Elk
18. Marsh Deer
19. Blackbuck
20. Greater Kudu
21. Lesser Kudu
22. Gerenuk
23. Thomson's Gazelle
24. Blue Wildebeest/Gnu
25. Saiga antelope
26. Eld's Deer
27. Hog Deer
28. Pampas Deer
29. Sambar Deer
30. Bighorn Sheep
31. Père David Deer
32. Bongo (antelope)
33. Gray Brocket
34. Chital/Axis Deer


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Saw that Gibo, could not make head from tail on it!!!!!

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Try this then
Sizing

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Deer Species

Originally Posted by Gibo

Try this then
Sizing

WHOOOOR....size 40 sounds just about right....like a bit of comfort......

Wow those "irish elk" would have been amazing to see. seems to be more than a few places with their antlers showing off like they bagged one..

I thought Fallow,Sika and Whitetail were all similar size except parts of the US where whitetail can be nearly the size of a red?

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I thought Fallow,Sika and Whitetail were all similar size except parts of the US where whitetail can be nearly the size of a red?

Depends on the area a lot Cam. We often pulled Sika stags that weighed more than red stags out of the Kaweka's and Kaimanawa's. On good tucker those Sika stags were as round and fat as hogs.

I know of two that were hung up by Keeley 187lb and 214lb. Its awhile ago but I don't remember any red stags coming out of that area that beat them. People claimed they must have been hybrids but there was no evidence they were.

The Kaimanawa and Kaweka reds were well know for their small size and lack of stamina. They often died in the back of the machine on the way after being netted.

Originally Posted by Scribe

Depends on the area a lot Cam. We often pulled Sika stags that weighed more than red stags out of the Kaweka's and Kaimanawa's. On good tucker those Sika stags were as round and fat as hogs.

I know of two that were hung up by Keeley 187lb and 214lb. Its awhile ago but I don't remember any red stags coming out of that area that beat them. People claimed they must have been hybrids but there was no evidence they were.

The Kaimanawa and Kaweka reds were well know for their small size and lack of stamina. They often died in the back of the machine on the way after being netted.

Yep of course there will be variations, one area I hunt even a mature red stag would struggle to make 80k gutted minus head and hocks while another less than 50km away as the crow flys I have shot several hinds over 100k gutted headed and hocked and a spiker just growing his first spikes over 100k, none had any fat over their rump to speak of but just big framed muscular animals on good tucker.
big old red stags can put on a fair bit of fat in the right country but not often I see it around here.
Fallow tho,jeeze the bucks can pile on the fat!

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Yep of course there will be variations, one area I hunt even a mature red stag would struggle to make 80k gutted minus head and hocks while another less than 50km away as the crow flys I have shot several hinds over 100k gutted headed and hocked and a spiker just growing his first spikes over 100k, none had any fat over their rump to speak of but just big framed muscular animals on good tucker.
big old red stags can put on a fair bit of fat in the right country but not often I see it around here.
Fallow tho,jeeze the bucks can pile on the fat!

A Jap stag we got last xmas had well marbled meat and a layer of thick yellow fat under his skin like hard butter. It must have been an inch thick in places.

It was though an exceptional winter and spring in the NW Ruahine last year. I have never seen the deer fatter.

They will be doing a lot harder this year though. We are getting into the latter part of November and we still appear in the grip of the equinox. I have nearly forgotten what a fish looks like now.

Whitebaiting tomorrow I hope.