Top Five Bucks

The top five bucks met the traditional standards for parasite resistance and resilience. They did not require deworming. Their average fecal egg count was below 1000 epg. They never had a fecal egg count above 2000 epg.  They were never sick.

The top five bucks are shown below with their slash line (statistical overview):  ADG/avg. fecal egg count/high fecal egg count/avg. FAMACHA© score/high FAMACHA© score/USDA grade

TOP PERFORMING BUCK
Most resilient buck (tied)
687 - John Weber (Illinois)
0.240/775/1700/1.0/1/2.00

699 - Steven Yutzy (Ohio)
0.216/646/1250/1.7/2/1.50

Most resistant buck 
661 - David Peters (North Carolina)
0.153/364/920/1.8/2/2.25

Most resilient buck (tied)
648 - P.J. Murphy (New Jersey)
0.170/830/1650/1.0/1/1.5

616 - Thomas Davis (Missouri)
0.146/784/1525/2.0/2/1.75

Editor's note:  It was not easy to get pictures of the bucks. Some bucks posed better than others.