Originally Posted By: Yelp softly
I think the crops in the dirt count more than the dirt itself. If you reversed the agricultural operations and planted pine trees in the Midwest and more row crops in the south, I'm betting the B&C entry trend would also reverse. Soil plays a huge factor, no doubt, but pine trees don't provide nutrition to help deer reach their potential.


I've hunted in Kansas and the dirt there is some of the most amazing stuff I've ever seen. The Alabama Black Belt only wishes it had soils like they do. The 3-1/2 year old bucks have 140" or more. The Midwest deer is also a different subspecies, but the soil there is also a big factor in the size and quality of deer. Only pine trees I saw were planted in someone's yard outside the town where we stayed.


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