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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5525851" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>Not the case with the initial thread post, but</p><p>suspect many presumed "dwarf" deer may just be</p><p>top-end antler genetics on a yearling to 2 1/2-yr-old buck?</p><p></p><p>Antler genetics and body size are completely different issues.</p><p></p><p>Half the bucks are going to be above, half are going to be below average,</p><p>in both antlers and body sizes.</p><p></p><p>But 25% of bucks' body sizes are in the bottom quartile,</p><p>and especially at the ages of 1 1/2 & 2 1/2, these bottom quartile bodies</p><p>may look somewhat like a "dwarfs",</p><p>especially if standing beside his brother who may be in the top 25% for body size.</p><p></p><p>Add to this that many hunters still think that a yearling buck couldn't have an 8-pt rack wider than his ears (top-end antlers on a yearling). But they can. In many areas, maybe over 1 in 5 yearlings will have 8 points, and 1 in 100 may be wider than his ears (which might be only 13 1/2" outside spread or less on a bottom quartile weight yearling).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5525851, member: 1409"] Not the case with the initial thread post, but suspect many presumed "dwarf" deer may just be top-end antler genetics on a yearling to 2 1/2-yr-old buck? Antler genetics and body size are completely different issues. Half the bucks are going to be above, half are going to be below average, in both antlers and body sizes. But 25% of bucks' body sizes are in the bottom quartile, and especially at the ages of 1 1/2 & 2 1/2, these bottom quartile bodies may look somewhat like a "dwarfs", especially if standing beside his brother who may be in the top 25% for body size. Add to this that many hunters still think that a yearling buck couldn't have an 8-pt rack wider than his ears (top-end antlers on a yearling). But they can. In many areas, maybe over 1 in 5 yearlings will have 8 points, and 1 in 100 may be wider than his ears (which might be only 13 1/2" outside spread or less on a bottom quartile weight yearling). [/QUOTE]
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