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I have to agree with the weight estimates being wrong most of the time. I guess the farther you drag a deer, the heavier it gets. As to why there are real weight differences, that is up in the air. I hunt West Virginia every year and the weight of deer in the area we hunt makes no sense. Sometimes the DNR will check the weight/age of the first couple hundred at a check station. I took a spike down that weighed 140 dressed out and was 2 1/2 years old. I have taken 8 pointers that weighed 130+. Recently I got a 6 point that I picked up by the feet and set in my truck. I doubt it was over 80 pounds. My buddy shot a 4 point the year before that was the same way. We do still see heavy deer in the area. A genetic influence?
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