Thanks for the right up MM , those whitetail always impress on how big there bodies are in comparison to ours , me & my mate have been dreaming for a while to hunt elk , moose & whitetail , one day !
Thanks for the right up MM , those whitetail always impress on how big there bodies are in comparison to ours , me & my mate have been dreaming for a while to hunt elk , moose & whitetail , one day !
The Green party putting the CON in conservation since 2017
(sorry duffed my 'quote' in reply to comment about whitetail size)
Is it genetics? Or do they put more weight on for colder winter? Or is it a better food source from the grain farms etc?
Curious.
Not just genetics. There is a growth response in animals to being moved further North. Greater size equals proportionately less surface area to mass. As an example a population of Roosevelt Elk was established on Afognak Island ( didn't check spelling but it's something like that) using animals from the Washington state wild population. Within a couple of generations they were exhibiting much greater body size than the parent stock. The reverse is the case if you took those Elk to the tropics.
According to several dairy farmers i have talked to, the same applies to dairy cows moved from the North Island to the South Island. The cows actually grow bigger after they are moved. It may in part be due to less stresses from things like facial eczema. I don't know if the farmers also grow bigger...
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