Biology And Management Of White-tailed Deer In Alabama

Appendix 1: AVERAGE BODY WEIGHT, ANTLER
SIZE, AND LACTATION RATES OF
DEER IN THE DIFFERENT SOIL
REGIONS OF ALABAMA
Lower
Coastal
Plain
Upper
Coastal
Plain
Black
Belt
Prairies
Major
Flood Plains
and Terraces
0.5 Year Old Bucks
Avg. Weight 53 58 56 55
1.5 Year Old Bucks
Avg. Weight 97 106 101 101
Avg. Points 2.7 3.1 2.7 2.9
Avg. Basal Circumference 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.1
Avg. Main Beam Length 5.3 6.7 5.2 6.3
Avg. Inside Spread 5.7 5.9 6.0 6.1
2.5 Year Old Bucks
Avg. Weight 127 137 139 137
Avg. Points 5.7 6.2 6.3 6.4
Avg. Basal Circumference 2.9 3.2 3.3 3.3
Avg. Main Beam Length 12.4 13.9 14.0 14.0
Avg. Inside Spread 10.3 11.0 11.3 11.1
3.5+ Year Old Bucks
Avg. Weight 150 158 162 159
Avg. Points 7.0 7.6 7.4 7.5
Avg. Basal Circumference 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.9
Avg. Main Beam Length 15.9 17.3 17.1 17.3
Avg. Inside Spread 12.9 13.5 13.8 13.7
0.5 Year Old Does
Avg. Weight 53 56 54 54
1.5 Year Old Does
Avg. Weight 84 89 88 86
% Lactating 18 17 16 15
2.5 Year Old Does
Avg. Weight 93 100 99 98
% Lactating 55 56 54 54
3.5+ Year Old Does
Avg. Weight 99 105 105 104
% Lactating 64 62 64 61
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