Hybrids have been reported in captivity as early as 1898, when a whitetail/mule deer cross was produced at the Cincinnati Zoo. Occurrences were later reported from the zoo in Minot, N.D., deer pens in Alberta, and others. So today, we’re checking out the seven biggest of all time — the seven largest free-range, non-typical white-tailed bucks ever killed or found dead.. You’ll find several interesting things about these deer as you click through the post. It's the fourth largest nontypical in history and one of only five bucks to break the 300-inch mark. The Luxuries of Captivity. At 2 years old in 1999, that would make him about 7 now. The 4 1/2-year-old buck was shot by Apple Creek’s owner, Scott Follett, and green scored 547 inches. This whitetail deer can't even hold his head up since his record-holding rack is insanely huge! Personally, I rarely look at a whitetail without wondering how many years it’s survived. The deer was officially accepted by the Boone & Crockett Club earlier this year with a net score of 305 7/8 inches. Make no mistake, breeding big bucks is big business and deer farming is a billion dollar industry. Biggest Deer Ever The average lifespan of a wild whitetail is 4½ years, according to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. His appetite now whetted, he often thought of the big non-typical he’d missed. Research centers on deer Untitled This 5-year-old, 16-point buck is the primary breeder at Penn State's Deer Research Center located near the University Park campus. This can be attributed to hunting, disease and automobile collisions. Field-dressed, the deer weighed 402 pounds. Timothy Beck took this outrageous buck last fall in Indiana. What may be the biggest whitetail deer ever harvested by a hunter was taken August 25 at the Apple Creek Whitetail Ranch in Gillett, Wisconsin. In summer, deer fur is reddish brown, short and wiry while in winter they grow a thick, gray coat. Deer farming permits are issued by virtually every state. We talked to researchers and managers from across the whitetail’s range to find examples of known-age captive and wild deer pushing the age limits. A whitetail deer can live for 6 to 14 years in captivity while most of them do not make it to that age in the wild. The shortness in deer lifespan is attributed to hunting. No heavier whitetail has ever been recorded. Heaviest Whitetail Ever Killed. So I did a little digging and, according to the research, I learned that deer often live longer than hunters — me included — might guess. The belly, throat and underside of the tail are white. Their large ears and dark nose are distinctive. Deer in Zoos. Larry was 19 years old, but despite having been raised on a hog farm in prime deer country, he’d never even tried deer hunting before. Check out this amazing video from Keith Warren : As you would imagine, this buck will never be hunted. The state Conservation Department calculated its live weight to be 511 pounds. On a cold November day in 1926, Carl Lenander Jr. dropped a monstrous Minnesota buck with a single shot. It is best for these animals to be placed into the environment though from the time they are very young. A half straw of semen from one of these freak bucks can sell for more than $10,000, a well bred doe can bring $20,000 and a breeder buck can go for $50,000 or more. Some even refuse to eat because of those changes. At 7 he could have died of natural causes, but being on a farm I would think he likely had plenty of good food available. I’ll admit the main reason we should hunt whitetails is for food, but it doesn’t hurt to get excited about big bucks, right? Researchers in Tennessee also produced whitetail/blacktail hybrids in captivity. Re: Goliath, record setting whitetail buck, dies!!! Deer are ungulates or hoofed mammals and have pointed cloven hooves. The results were astonishing and will surprise many who dream of that elusive 4½ or 5½-year-old “grandpa” buck. Male deer can live for an average of 2.9 years while the females can live up to 6½ years. Pennsylvania and Texas alone list more than 1,000 farms. Most species of deer do extremely well in captivity as long as they have a large habitat and they have enough food.

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