I AM EXCITED. NOT

[Jerbear]

I was sitting here at the computer a couple of days ago and saw a movement out on the lawn.  Looked up and saw three bucks eating the grass.  The first one was a thee point.  A nice compact rack.  That is if you like small racks. All three deer were small.  There was also a two point, and a spike.  The antlers on the spike was about four inches long.  Some one will shoot the three point because he is legal.  I doubt that the three point will dress out much more than 50-60 pounds.  If you were to kill all three and bone them out you would not have enough meat to get you through the winter.
I have never seen such small deer in the 20 years we have lived here.  They don't come close to the Oregon Blacktail seen on another thread. 

[ICEMAN]

What's causing that Jerry? 

[blacktail luv]

Maybe you should fertilize your grass so they will grow faster.

[singleshot12]

Did they have big rabbit-like ears?, could be the elusive jackolope?
Reguardless they need to be culled.

[elksnout]

Is it possible that it's the other way around on these deer ? I mean maybe that the two branched bucks are just young { along with the spike } and good habitat and genetics cause them to grow larger than normal size racks at a young age ? A 2 or 3 pt blacktail will dress out at more than that. Not a Biologist by any means, just a thought ??

[Jerbear]

Iceman I don't know.  We get blacktails, mule deer and crosses out here, but not that small.  You get into or near Goldendale, and that is about the size.  However there is also a huge 5 X 5 living within the city limits.  I guess I was taken back by how small these guys are.