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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 5530314" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>No. Much of the resources that go into antler growth have to be in the buck's body before new antler growth starts in late April. That isn't to say summer food resources don't play a role in antler growth. But deer coming out of winter in poor shape will still display below average antler growth even if summer resources are great the following summer. And worse yet, fawns born this spring may be stunted for life, due to the processes of epigenetics. This is even true with humans. Children born during local famines underperform their entire lives, and because of epigenetics, can even pass this underperformance on to their offspring.</p><p></p><p>But I'm not going to worry about it too much. All of this is Nature's way. Life as a wild animal is very difficult, and the species deals with these conditions every decade or so. It will all come out in the wash.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 5530314, member: 17"] No. Much of the resources that go into antler growth have to be in the buck's body before new antler growth starts in late April. That isn't to say summer food resources don't play a role in antler growth. But deer coming out of winter in poor shape will still display below average antler growth even if summer resources are great the following summer. And worse yet, fawns born this spring may be stunted for life, due to the processes of epigenetics. This is even true with humans. Children born during local famines underperform their entire lives, and because of epigenetics, can even pass this underperformance on to their offspring. But I'm not going to worry about it too much. All of this is Nature's way. Life as a wild animal is very difficult, and the species deals with these conditions every decade or so. It will all come out in the wash. [/QUOTE]
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