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> > snip
> > > Wow, never heard of deer that small. > Steve
> > snip
> >
> > North Georgia's deer ain't much bigger. We face the same overpopulation
> > problems and hunters I know say the deer aren't near as big as they used
to
> > be.
> >
>
> Are the small southern deer whitetail, or some other type?
>
> I know there are several varieties, but don't know much about anything
> other than the Michigan whitetails that get pretty dang big up here.
>
> -John O


Purely anecdotal and I've not researched this, but I've observed from
living in various parts of the country, that deer tend to be smaller as you
move south. I think the "easier" living in temperate climates increases the
deer herds to the point they compete with each other for food and territory.
That along with fewer predators may alter the natures law of "the survival
of the fittest" --or not--

Larry T