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Forums New posts. What's new New posts Latest activity. Log in Register. What's new. New posts. Log in. Install the app. Contact us. Close Menu. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. What region in north Carolina has the biggest deer not just horns but overall? Thread starter zjohn14 Start date Oct 6, Wanted to hear what everyone thought about this topic.
It got brought up tonight while a doe was being skinned. Mostly everyone said the mountain region of nc has biggest body deer out of the whole state. I would stay away from dog counties if you looking for heavy deer. They tend to get plenty of exercise. Real good friend of mine killed one that was lbs here in the late 90s, but I would think the Midwest would hold most of your heavier deer.
They have the biggest antlers and with big antlers comes healthy big deer. I think the northern Piedmont has the heaviest deer I read some data on this several years ago, collected by the WRC. Seemed like I remember Yadkin county having a very high average deer weight, according to what they collected. Here is an article that includes some info from several years ago. District 7 had significantly higher body weights, for the bucks shot , than those throughout the rest of the state.
Of course those stats can be biased by the age of bucks shot within that district. Last edited: Oct 7, NW Mountain region. Ashe, Alleghany, Wilkes, Watauga, etc.
Doc Twelve Pointer. I think that a mature watauga county buck will most likely weight or more pounds. That's based off my college years in Boone. I attributed it to adaptations of the deer, since they had to survive a harsh winter. Northern piedmont. Rockingham, Stokes, Person, Caswell and Granville county. Big Horns and Big body deer. BUT, I have to say I've seen some big bodied deer around the house the last few years.
The place I hunt Rutherford County seems to have some smaller bodied deer for some reason. I'm thinking they were imported from different regions. Last edited: Oct 11, They all will with proper nutrition and years. Click to expand The Biltmore Estate. Ldsoldier Old Mossy Horns. Last edited: Oct 13, Mack in N. Old Mossy Horns. Ldsoldier said:. I'm sure it has something to do with the ag industry there. Got 3 deer over there. Duckmauler dhc Twelve Pointer.
Have shot 2 over in davidson. Also Stokes and Surry has some big bodied deer. Avery county highest county east of Mississippi it's already snowed here I took a 3yr old 8p weighed after gutting it last November. That's a live weight of around lbs The mtns produce some very big deer however the biggest of biggest bucks are prob never seen by human eyes you gotta understand how steep, thick, an knurly it is up here there are many places I can't reach even on foot it's use less.
Every yr I'm after a big buck an every yr I get out smarter unless I get lucky but I was after a big 6 by 6 an this deer stayed beded on top the thickest steepest ridge over 5, ft in elevation an he could hear anything coming a mile away. Not even talking about places no man has ever step ft on before. Some biggest deer in the state die of old age imo. The deer up north have to have a lot of body fat to survive winters an I can promise I've lived across the state an it is a different type of cold in Avery c county or boone mt Mitchell.
Mtns above 4,ft sea level have already seen snow this yr an it's 20 degree colder here yr around compared to any where else. I'm 6'2 an you can see the deer I shot cpl yr ago weighed that easily. An was estimated to be 3.
I know Wilkes county produces Big horns and big body deer too , but I have yet to see any BIG horns coming from those other mountain counties. Consistently speaking every year SharpShooter Ten Pointer. We've killed two bucks this year the grossed and live weight in Wayne county. They were both 4. BS without pics so some on here would say I think almost any county west of the atlantic ocean can produce pound deer with the right age and groceries.
Those northern piedmont counties seem to produce more of them is all. From my experience. Holy hell I'm so pumped the deer I've been after past 2yrs just showed up on one my cams he is a 4. Eight Pointer. Got this one last year and it weighed pounds after gutting it guilford county. Last edited: Nov 21, You must log in or register to reply here.
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