#1719977 - 01/11/10 04:25 PM
Fat on deer?
|
bsl
10 Point
Registered: 12/23/07
Posts: 3506
Loc: knox,tn.
|
Offline
|
|
I was just outside skinning a small doe I killed this weekend.She has little fat on her.most of the deer I killed this year had little fat on them.what did the deer the you all got this year look like?
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1719985 - 01/11/10 04:28 PM
Re: Fat on deer?
[Re: bsl]
|
LA man
16 Point
Registered: 05/31/03
Posts: 18562
Loc: spencer, tn/houma, la.
|
|
Offline
|
|
ALL HAD FAT ON THEM
_________________________
GO LSU
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1719989 - 01/11/10 04:29 PM
Re: Fat on deer?
[Re: bsl]
|
JDP
6 Point
Registered: 10/18/09
Posts: 534
Loc: Ft Campbelll
|
|
Offline
|
|
My brother killed an old doe in early season and according to him, she had about 2" of fat on her. He told me we are going to have a bad winter b/c of all the fat she had put on.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1719998 - 01/11/10 04:32 PM
Re: Fat on deer?
[Re: JDP]
|
mathews338
10 Point
Registered: 11/05/09
Posts: 3989
Loc: jackson co.
|
|
Offline
|
|
as fat as i ever seen
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1720000 - 01/11/10 04:33 PM
Re: Fat on deer?
[Re: mathews338]
|
bsl
10 Point
Registered: 12/23/07
Posts: 3506
Loc: knox,tn.
|
|
Offline
|
|
we didn't have many acorns where I hunt and it seems like others said they were everywher so that might be why our deer did not put on the fat this year.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1720014 - 01/11/10 04:39 PM
Re: Fat on deer?
[Re: bsl]
|
cecil30-30
16 Point
Registered: 12/05/06
Posts: 13193
Loc: Morgan Co
|
|
Offline
|
|
Only deer I cut up was the 8pt I killed and I don't think I ever seen with so much fat on it..I was cutting big chunks off of it.I mean chunk after chunk! I didn't cut the other 2 up,i had them processed so I don't know about them.
_________________________
The beauty of the second amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." -Thomas Jefferson
Ban Liberals!!! Save America!!!!
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1720069 - 01/11/10 05:03 PM
Re: Fat on deer?
[Re: cecil30-30]
|
Football Hunter
18 Point
Registered: 10/22/07
Posts: 24565
Loc: Wilson Co/Perry Co
|
|
Offline
|
|
fat,but I had plenty of acorns
_________________________
The best day to plant a tree,IS TODAY!
You wont know,if you dont go!
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1720120 - 01/11/10 05:24 PM
Re: Fat on deer?
[Re: LeatherLungz]
|
paradis1142
10 Point
Registered: 11/25/04
Posts: 3836
Loc: crossville tn
|
|
Offline
|
|
Fat like pigs this year.
_________________________
Once a Marine always a Marine
USMC...helping enemies of America die for their countries since 1775
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1720142 - 01/11/10 05:32 PM
Re: Fat on deer?
[Re: paradis1142]
|
strutandrut
Non-Typical
Registered: 07/03/06
Posts: 28621
Loc: signal mountain
|
|
Offline
|
|
fat
_________________________
Any day above ground is a good day.
Why do I carry a gun? Because cops weigh too much to carry and are difficult to conceal.
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1720152 - 01/11/10 05:37 PM
Re: Fat on deer?
[Re: strutandrut]
|
Devin2009
4 Point
Registered: 10/05/09
Posts: 442
Loc: Mt.Pleasant Tn.
|
|
Offline
|
|
a bunch of fat on every single deer we killed!!!! we had plenty of acorns this year...but we had plenty last year......i think it is going to be a VERY good fawn crop this spring..by all the fat they have!
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1720154 - 01/11/10 05:38 PM
Re: Fat on deer?
[Re: strutandrut]
|
broncos1
4 Point
Registered: 06/29/08
Posts: 205
Loc: VONORE,TN
|
|
Offline
|
|
Very fat.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1720155 - 01/11/10 05:38 PM
Re: Fat on deer?
[Re: strutandrut]
|
broncos1
4 Point
Registered: 06/29/08
Posts: 205
Loc: VONORE,TN
|
|
Offline
|
|
Very fat.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1720170 - 01/11/10 05:50 PM
Re: Fat on deer?
[Re: broncos1]
|
WestTn Huntin'man
16 Point
Registered: 11/19/06
Posts: 10876
Loc: Benton Co.
|
|
Offline
|
|
All of mine were early season and had plenty of fat. With this cold weather and food sources shrinking they are burning the fat quickly.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1720199 - 01/11/10 06:12 PM
Re: Fat on deer?
[Re: strutandrut]
|
dixieoutdoors
Spike
Registered: 11/30/08
Posts: 37
Loc: Shelby County Tennessee
|
|
Offline
|
|
My buck and doe had more fat than I've ever seen.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1720263 - 01/11/10 06:36 PM
Re: Fat on deer?
[Re: dixieoutdoors]
|
vabuckbuster
8 Point
Registered: 10/01/08
Posts: 2077
Loc: Virginia
|
|
Offline
|
|
relating the fat to a bad winter is interesting. My does also had a lot of fat
_________________________
We cannot solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them - Albert Einstein
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1720325 - 01/11/10 07:14 PM
Re: Fat on deer?
[Re: vabuckbuster]
|
Bertman
16 Point
Registered: 12/07/07
Posts: 18697
Loc: TREESTAND
|
|
Offline
|
|
not a lot of fat
_________________________
GO VOLS,GO TITANS,Button Buck Killer
OFFICAL MEMBER OF THE GAYTURD HATERS
WHITETAIL MAFIA
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1720349 - 01/11/10 07:23 PM
Re: Fat on deer?
[Re: Bertman]
|
Carlos Viagra
16 Point
Registered: 11/20/04
Posts: 12934
Loc: Cumberland Plateau
|
|
Offline
|
|
Welcome back BSL.
The deer I harvested in Dec was pretty healthy but didn't have a lotta fat.
_________________________
Do not be slothful- for yesterday and tomorrow are thieves of today.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1720406 - 01/11/10 07:45 PM
Re: Fat on deer?
[Re: Carlos Viagra]
|
shouler mt
4 Point
Registered: 11/24/08
Posts: 161
Loc: tn cumberland
|
|
Offline
|
|
i posted about this back early in season. I work at a processing plant and the deer were the fattest I have ever seen
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1720410 - 01/11/10 07:50 PM
Re: Fat on deer?
[Re: shouler mt]
|
Bone Collector
12 Point
Registered: 09/09/09
Posts: 6127
Loc: Murfreesboro, TN
|
|
Offline
|
|
Extremely Fat. Like 1/2 inch of nothing but fat, and then the meat.
_________________________
Don't let the screen name fool you spikes are made of bone too  Semper Fidelis! The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. - Thomas Jefferson
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1720448 - 01/11/10 08:04 PM
Re: Fat on deer?
[Re: Bone Collector]
|
megalomaniac
10 Point
Registered: 10/28/05
Posts: 4887
Loc: Mississippi
|
|
Offline
|
|
Most fat on does I've ever seen
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1720468 - 01/11/10 08:15 PM
Re: Fat on deer?
[Re: megalomaniac]
|
WestTn Huntin'man
16 Point
Registered: 11/19/06
Posts: 10876
Loc: Benton Co.
|
|
Offline
|
|
The fat deer guys were they early,mid, or late season ??
The 6 deer that I got were all early in the season M.L. and the 1st part of gun.They all had alot of fat. Most the farmers in this area planted corn this year. Good mast crop also.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1720556 - 01/11/10 09:02 PM
Re: Fat on deer?
[Re: WestTn Huntin'man]
|
browtines
8 Point
Registered: 09/22/07
Posts: 1088
Loc: kodak, tennessee
|
|
Offline
|
|
i killed 6 this year.... 4 was the fattest things you ever seen and the last 2 didnt have one once of fat on them.... They were killed in different areas though...
_________________________
Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1720623 - 01/11/10 09:30 PM
Re: Fat on deer?
[Re: strutandrut]
|
Boone 58
16 Point
Registered: 06/23/04
Posts: 13538
Loc: Food Plot
|
Online
|
|
As much fat as i have ever seen!!!
well nourished from the bumper acorn crop in our area this past fall!!!
_________________________
Romans 10:9-13
NRA lifetime Mem & Crockett Friends of NRA
Hoyt Razor Tec
CVA Accura V2 Nikon BM BDC 3x9x40
Winchester Mod 70 Weather SS 270 WSM
Nikon Monarch 3x12x42SF
Carpe Diem.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1720636 - 01/11/10 09:36 PM
Re: Fat on deer?
[Re: WestTn Huntin'man]
|
JDP
6 Point
Registered: 10/18/09
Posts: 534
Loc: Ft Campbelll
|
|
Offline
|
|
The fat deer guys were they early,mid, or late season ??
The 6 deer that I got were all early in the season M.L. and the 1st part of gun.They all had alot of fat. Most the farmers in this area planted corn this year. Good mast crop also.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1720742 - 01/11/10 11:40 PM
Re: Fat on deer?
[Re: JDP]
|
Sign Man
Spike
Registered: 11/25/09
Posts: 66
Loc: Giles County Tennessee ( In t...
|
|
Offline
|
|
Every doe i killed was covered in fat. The 2 that killed after Christmas were ridiculous!!! Had to cut the fat down the backbone and then down the ribcage and peel it off. It came off in one bit 1?2 inch thick sheet. That is the only way we could get to the backstrips.
_________________________
What can wash away my Sins?
NOTHING but THE BLOOD of JESUS!!!
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1720954 - 01/12/10 08:08 AM
Re: Fat on deer?
[Re: bsl]
|
BSK
Jerkasourous of the non-typical kind
Non-Typical
Registered: 03/11/99
Posts: 59548
Loc: Nashville, TN
|
|
Offline
|
|
we didn't have many acorns where I hunt and it seems like others said they were everywher so that might be why our deer did not put on the fat this year.
Deer deposit fat if their diet provides it. Fat deposition in fall is "manditory" in that they will deposit fat as a survival technique even at the expense of other needs. If numerous harvested deer have little to no body fat, that is a sign of nutritional stress.
_________________________
"Know where you stand, and stand there" --Jesuit Father Daniel Berrigan
"There is no reasoning someone out of a position he has not reasoned himself into." --Clive James
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1721042 - 01/12/10 09:13 AM
Re: Fat on deer?
[Re: BSK]
|
plinker22
14 Point
Registered: 02/07/05
Posts: 8946
Loc: Mountians of East Tennessee
|
|
Offline
|
|
My East TN doe had some fat, but my Ohio doe, she was the sister of Fat Albert! Like Sign Man said, "peeled it off in sheets." I should have hung it out for the birds.
Edited by plinker22 (01/12/10 09:14 AM)
_________________________
We do all we do to...
Gut, Gag, Tag & Drag!
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
Moderator: RUGER, Tennessee Todd, Unicam, Cuttin Caller, CBU93, stretch, Bobby G, Outdoor Lady, TurkeyBurd
|
12110 Members
38 Forums
115914 Topics
1411752 Posts
Max Online: 756 @ 11/20/12 09:10 AM
|
|
|
The TnDeer.Com Deer Talk Forum is for Tennessee Deer Hunters by Tennessee Deer Hunters. If you enjoy using our Talk Forum and would like to contribute to help in it's up-keep. Just submit your contribution by clicking on the DONATE button below and paying with PayPal or a major credit card. Any amount is much appreciated. Thanks for your support!
|
|
|
