Just wanted to bring up a very interesting topic, and dont want to start WWIII! Back when I was serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, I was fortunate to meet many people from all over the country. Living in open style barracks, we had a Lakota Sioux, an a guy from Minnesota with an extremely Nordic last name sharing a bunk! That being said just to explain the diversity. When the subject of hunting came up, a typical response from guys from North of the Mason-Dixon Line would be, "Why do you guys even bother to hunt deer down here?" "They are the size of dogs!" Being stationed in Coastal Carolina, I would have to agree that the Coastal deer seemed to be rather smallish as compared to their Inland brethren. But to say that "All" Southern deer are small? I know that to be a member of The Big Bucks of Maine Club, you have to kill a buck weighing at least 200#. That tells me a good buck in Maine is 200# or better. Where I hunt in South Alabama, we have killed two mature 8-pointers in the last five years that weighed upwards of 250# with the average good buck going from 180-200# on the hoof! a little less per pound during the rut of course. I know there are 5 species of whitetail deer, with the Northern species typically being credited as the largest.(Seen a buck from Pennsylvania killed in the 1950's 400LBS) When is this Small Southern deer myth going to die? Heard this for years. Not worth hunting? May be smaller(Faster?), no less intelligent,and just as challenging to hunt. Maybe more so as their small size may make them harder to hit! Would anybody care to elaborate?