The aim of the present study was to characterise carcass weights of the European fallow deer harvested during the hunting seasons 2001/2002-2004/2005 in four provinces of northern Poland. The average carcass weights of bucks, does and fawns harvested throughout the study period in the given area were 48.81 kg, 32.51 kg and 20.79 kg, respectively. Carcass weights of the fallow deer were found to be higher in provinces with a high percentage of farmland and lower in provinces with a high percentage of woodland area. In fall and winter carcass weights of bucks and fawns fluctuated: the highest body weights of bucks and fawns were recorded in October (65 kg) and December (25 kg), respectively. However, there were no considerable changes observed in body weights of does. Carcass weights of bucks and fawns were temperature-dependent, while precipitation totals affected only carcass weights of the youngest animals.
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