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  • Striper69

    Ultimate Member
    Jan 31, 2014
    1,400
    Iowa
    This question may sound weird but I gotta ask it:

    With a deer's stomach being damn big etc. why are it's turds so small?

    Just seems strange to mer.
     

    iH8DemLibz

    When All Else Fails.
    Apr 1, 2013
    25,396
    Libtardistan
    Deer have four stomachs. Ruminant.

    So the poop pellets are being formed by a very small area.

    And their intestine is only 5/8ths of an inch or so in diameter.
     

    MRA

    Active Member
    Dec 10, 2010
    706
    Damascus
    Their digestive tract reabsorbs lots of water in the intestines. This causes formation of rather dry pellets. This is similar to goats. Cows do not do this so they ptroduce large wet "pies". All three are ruminants - four compartments.
     

    outrider58

    Eats Bacon Raw
    MDS Supporter
    Jul 29, 2014
    50,065
    So why do does have pellets and bucks have turds? lol its always blown my mind.

    Always wondered about that myself. I've always attributed it to male vs female kinda thing. They're just different critters. :shrug:
     

    danb

    dont be a dumbass
    Feb 24, 2013
    22,704
    google is your friend, I am not.
    The poop is pellets because they regurgitate and chew their cud like a cow. If it's a turd it just means the pellets are squished together. I have shot does that produced "turds". I don't think it's a buck vs doe thing, I think it's a function of what they eat (e.g. browse vs acorns). Bucks tends to stake out the higher quality food (acorns) at least in my experience. Bigger deer, bigger poop. Love to see it, it means dinner is nearby.
     

    Mr. Ed

    This IS my Happy Face
    MDS Supporter
    Jun 8, 2009
    7,917
    Edgewater
    Couple of years ago a buck committed suicide on the front of my truck. Squirted a shitload of pellets all over the hood and windshield. :lol2:
     

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