Part 1 - Regional Variation in Antler and Body Size: Is it Nutrition or Genetics?

[@Last_Chance.]

I absolutely love y'all's videos. Keep em coming fellas.

[@joec1212]

Love listening to the professor!

[@mikeoc217]

I live in Louisiana just across the line from the LCP area. I figured the deer were stunted due to lack of agriculture. Pines offer nothing & the mass corn feeder use doesn't help much nutritionally. I wish Louisiana would at least start a 4 point 14" spread rule to give them some quality. Coming from New England I let deer go my neighbors tell me were trophy size at 125"?? Guess I gotta adjust & improve my food plots. Also I think there's an October Rut cycle from what I've witnessed. Thanks for the expert information y'all's videos are extremely valuable. 👍🏻🦌🇺🇸

[@crush3095]

Great to know! Could vary just depending on health or diet!

[@chrispool219]

Is the graph showing the percent of mature antler growth potential in relation to age at the beginning of the presentation valid for all sub-species of whitetails? If so it would be helpful in making management decisions if reducing herd numbers was that year's management goals. If a 3 year old buck is showing below average antler development for the area then it could be removed to allow its "slot" to be filled by another with more potential.