Originally Posted By: mman
Originally Posted By: BhamFred
it ain't age, it ain't nutrition....the state of Alabama imported Michigan deer and released em into that area in the 40's. Northern deer genetics is what makes Bankhead STILL produce outstanding bucks.


I think it is interesting that 70 years later, the genetics still exist enough to tell a difference in those deer and "native" deer.

I'm guessing the earlier rut cycle plus the dominance of the Michigan bucks has allowed that genetic strain to be perpetuated.


The stocking program continued into the mid/late 60's in some areas. I remember a friend of mine shot a big old buck just south of the Barbour Co. Management Area around 1968 that had an aluminum tag in his ear that said "Michigan". They took the tag to the management area office and gave it to them, I think they confirmed the deer was a stocked deer.