Went out to work on the farm yesterday and saw a monster buck on my neighbor's property. I estimate that this buck weighed at least 300#.
I saw a few last winter that were also the same size.
Every "monster" I have seen in the last three years has had a thick gray coat, including the one I saw yesterday. However, the does around him still had their reddish-brown coats. And their coats were definitely not as thick.
I assume all of the deer in Kansas develop a thicker coat for winter.
Do the big bucks develop an even thicker coat due to their raging hormones during the rut? Does their winter coat change color compared to their summer coat?Below is a picture of a nice 10-point buck from our farm this summer (July 27th). His summer coat is still sleek, and definitely reddish-brown. He is pretty big, but definitely not as big as the gray monsters I see in the winter.
(I am trying to determine if the monsters are different genetics, or just "my" bucks grown up a little more.)
Thanks for any help or knowledge the experts can provide!
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That's the difference between the thinner summer coat and the thicker winter coat. Our deer here in Northern Indiana do the same thing. Go from a more reddish color to a more grey color.
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