What's wrong with this doe?

ChuckJonesWagon · Wednesday at 2:50 PM

At first blush she looks fat. But, this is a wild out in the country doe that a buddy of mine got on his game cam. He's said he's seen it around his property. He won't shoot it as he's not sure if there's something wrong with it or if it's just fat. But just fat doesn't make sense as all other doe in the area are "normal".

Any thoughts?

Phil Coffins · Wednesday at 3:16 PM

Ask one of the state game Biologist.

PEARL DRUMS · Wednesday at 3:21 PM

I guess I'm not seeing anything abnormal with her. But, we have some huge does around central Mi. 130-150# dressed animals are common.

Nor Cal Mikie · Wednesday at 3:33 PM

Maybe a "late pregnancy"?

ChuckJonesWagon · Wednesday at 4:15 PM

That one looks half deer\half cow

Antelope Pete · Wednesday at 4:19 PM

She just looks "full figured" to me.

Jaeger · Wednesday at 4:42 PM

Antelope Pete said:
She just looks "full figured" to me.

"Big-boned", but fun to be with.....

Frontstuffer070 · Wednesday at 4:46 PM

She just looks like a Mature old Doe to me.

Okie Hog · Wednesday at 5:39 PM

That doe is very old.

Spikebuck · Wednesday at 7:00 PM

In 2012 some friends and I took over an 1100 acre lease that had only been hunted about 10 days a year for the last 15 years for trophy bucks. We had a number of huge older does that looked like that. Big bodied with large protruding briskets. And smart too!

The largest shot by one of our guys was 197 pounds FIELD DRESSED. That's a really big mature buck in our area. My grandson shot one that was so old she basically had no molars anymore. At the check station the biologists figured she could have been upwards of 20 years old.

Or, maybe that doe just sits on the couch eating chips and drinking soda while watching chick flicks on the Hallmark Channel!

ChuckJonesWagon · Wednesday at 7:10 PM

Hallmark channel……I wonder if she has cable or streams???

Stykbow · Wednesday at 9:53 PM

Yeah, just looks like an old fat doe to me.

WALT53 · Wednesday at 11:16 PM

PEARL DRUMS said:
I guess I'm not seeing anything abnormal with her. But, we have some huge does around central Mi. 130-150# dressed animals are common.

Hu that’s big .

ChuckJonesWagon · 2024-11-21T06:41:49-0500

Thanks Gents. I’ve never seen nor got a pic of a doe around here that fat.

Just unusual to see.

(Lots of fat people….but not so much doe)

Mogadishu Meanderer · 2024-11-21T08:41:46-0500

“Rubenesque” I would say is the word!!!!

Mogadishu Meanderer · 2024-11-21T08:48:48-0500

WALT53 said:
Hu that’s big .

Ought to see the ones in northern Minnesota (and some provinces in Canada).big does will field dress 170 and some more than that! Bergmann’s Rule (of evolution)!

Juice Jaws · 2024-11-21T09:05:04-0500

ChuckJonesWagon said:
At first blush she looks fat. But, this is a wild out in the country doe that a buddy of mine got on his game cam. He's said he's seen it around his property. He won't shoot it as he's not sure if there's something wrong with it or if it's just fat. But just fat doesn't make sense as all other doe in the area are "normal".

Any thoughts?

Just a fat doe

Ditt44 · 2024-11-21T09:21:59-0500

Very old doe OR a very old antler-less buck? Her raised left leg/hip also makes her look heavier just by the angle and position of the muscle.

Rebel bull · 2024-11-21T09:34:14-0500

sitting with my grand son we had one come in on us and wouldn't come with in range for him that looked like a butcher steer no body seen her during modern season we'll se if we can get her during the approaching mz season

Terrier · 2024-11-21T11:11:53-0500

Just like in humans, some instances of obesity are going to occur in the population. That tends to happen a lot more often in humans, tho...

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