Anyone else seeing an inordinate amount of fat on their animals?

[CplRaines]

Stuck this doe on Tuesday and when I skinned her out, found a THICK layer of fat on her back. I've never seen this much during the early archery season here on the Coyle unit. Makes me think it is going to be an early, harsh winter.

First blood on my Carbon element.
Hunting some private property on the Coyle. Hit her at 40 yds. The arrow went through the ribs on the right side and out the shoulder plate on the left. The broadhead was sticking out the left side and fletchings the other when she ran a short ways. She fell over on the broadhead and pushed the arrow back toward the nock. Mt. Vesuvius (sp?) occured for a short time around the arrow shaft as she expired.

That's gonna be alot of good jerky.

[h20hunter]

Hmmm....


That is a nice fatty...

The bro in laws doe was lean as lean gets.

[snowpack]

I was wondering the other day if folks were seeing a lot more fat already.  With all the rain there's been so much extra growth when usually it would still be dry and less browse.  Just wondering if it was showing up in the animals already.

[seth30]

I got a doe on the 2nd of Sep and there was almost no fat on her.  When do they pick up there eating and start putting the fat on? 

[CplRaines]

Normally I have only seen this amount of fat on blackies around my area during Modern firearm late season - mid Nov.

[sakoshooter]

I just cut my blacktail doe up yesterday and there wasn't an ounce of fat on her. Leanest carcass I think I've ever butchered.
I'm used to seeing a lot of fat on the mule deer I've brought home.

[huntnphool]

abundance of food and fewer animals consuming it, shouldnt be a surprise.

[Button Nubbs]

My bull this year normal. the one I got last year was a chunk but I think he was gettin ready to rumble. Maybe some animals are just "big boned" like we are. survival of the fittest type thinh?

[Mtn.Ghost]

I skinned out 4 deer from the Methow area and they were all very lean almost no fat.
Thought it was kind of strange considering we got into some snow up high on 9/26 and saw a few possible migratory deer, very large and very dark coats compared to the ones down lower. Cold weather is real close and I think the deer I have seen are lacking the fat they need for some reason no idea how fast they can put it on. 

[jrebel]

My buddies buck looked just like that as well it had hug fat deposits in its arm pits / front quarters....more than I have ever seen on an early or late season deer.

My doe shot two days later was extremely lean.  No fat....Same area and elevation.

[BOWHUNTER45]

That's crazy for a blacktail to have that much fat on it...Obviously it was eating something good to get that way  Good job 

[KimWar1911]

My buddy stuck a good sized doe a week into the season and when I was skinning it was fat just like that

[Boss .300 winmag]

I got a doe on the 2nd of Sep and there was almost no fat on her.  When do they pick up there eating and start putting the fat on?

Island deer don't get a lot of fat on them typically, the bucks do get it more than the does.

[buckfvr]

That's crazy for a blacktail to have that much fat on it...Obviously it was eating something good to get that way  Good job 

Its more about abundance of feed and age of deer......if you have both, you have more accumulated fat.  My experience is its not unusual at all.

[Sportfury]

My dad shot a blacktail years ago that had a ton of fat on him like your doe. If I remember correctly we had quite a bit of snow that winter.