North American Deer Talk

Standards Unknown- What to look for in deer- (females)

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What to look for in a deer?-

The ideal deer and how to get there.

Does-

  The hardest

challenge for anyone that raises whitetail deer is figuring out which does are
best.

            Buck

selection is easier for trait development (antlers)

What is that dominate trait that most breeders, breed for?

Antlers!

What is the one trait that separates female and male deer-

Antlers!

Why does breeding for antlers traits only destroy a breeding

program?

            -The general

health of an animal is overlooked

Is body confirmation overlooked- Yes

            -What is the Standard for the female

we look for

            -Weights

per age- Female

                        -Fawns-

age class, weaning, 80+ lbs

                        1.5

year olds- 140 lbs

                        2.5 year olds 155 lbs

                        Mature-

3 yr old or older- 170+

                        Goal

mature weight- for 80% of our herd is 200 lbs

Doe weights from RRW this past year (mature weights are

represented by animals’ peak weight

            2 does over

10 years old

196- 5 yr

188- 5 yr

157- 2 yr

158- 2 yr

188- 2 yr

149- 2 yr

160- 6 yr

174- 1 yr

195- 2 yr

153- 6 yr

                                                Avg

Weight- 171.8

                                                Avg

Age-        3.3 yr. old

Decisions are to keep or release animals from breeding

program are made how-

Economics and program development

WITH QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT JOSH [email protected]

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