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

[Skyvalhunter]

Not necessarily an indication especially with the bucks as we haven't even hit the rut when most bucks loose their body fat. Might also be an exceptional year for nutrient feed to put on more body fat. Too many factors  what the upcoming winter will be like to base animals body fat on. They can't read the future and don't deal in Taro cards

[Old Man Yager]

Maybe it's got to do with the deer's age? Just like us, they get a little more on them each year?

[CoryTDF]

My buck was a fatty!

[PolarBear]

A backyard pet deer will tend to have more fat on it than one from deep in the woods.
With that said, the Farmer's Almanac is predicting a ton of snow for the Pacific NW this winter.

[Boss .300 winmag]

A backyard pet deer will tend to have more fat on it than one from deep in the woods.
With that said, the Farmer's Almanac is predicting a ton of snow for the Pacific NW this winter.

Loki your deer must be anorexic ! 

[Bigtine96]

The buck we got yesterday had alot of fat on him

[CoryTDF]

To the OP

Did you just stick that arrow back in the deer for the picture?

[Hilltop123]

On top of what has already been stated........was the doe, barren?  If no fawn, than the body will use food for fat production not milk production, some fawns are still nursing.... just a thought

[CplRaines]

To the OP

Did you just stick that arrow back in the deer for the picture?

If you had read the text before the pic, you would see where I wrote that the broadhead and portion of the shaft was sticking out the left side. When she fell over and did her death twitches, the arrow was pushed back toward the nock.

On top of what has already been stated........was the doe, barren?  If no fawn, than the body will use food for fat production not milk production, some fawns are still nursing.... just a thought

She was with another doe. No fawns around that I could find.