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Post by bestill on Nov 10, 2014 20:12:28 GMT -5
I live and hunt southeastern Indiana. Ive been avid whitetail hunter for 30 yrs and yesterday had a unique experience. Seen a mature doe nursing a single fawn that is no more than two weeks old!!!
If my math is correct doe would have been breed in july.
Any body have a explanation???
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Post by wilmsmeyer on Nov 10, 2014 20:20:35 GMT -5
Strange indeed. Wont survive a tough winter
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Post by gar on Nov 26, 2014 4:23:47 GMT -5
Seven month gestation makes it closer to April 1st. I have only ever seen headgear on a buck once in April. what you witnessed is probably extremely rare.
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Post by bestill on Nov 26, 2014 7:37:45 GMT -5
Thanks for clarification on gestation i always thought they were similar to goat 5 months but never have ckd 7 months rite on i have to wonder if EHD disease we went thru a few years ago has had a effect.
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Post by 10ga on Dec 5, 2014 9:53:53 GMT -5
I have seen spotted fawns that were nursing in every month except February. Of course the climate here in tidewater VA is pretty mild. As does are bred earlier or later it creates a scenario of the young deer coming into 1st heat earlier or dater depending on birth time. The scenario becomes a bit more seasonally extreme until there is a weather or predator correction in the fawn survival. As example take a fawn droped in April compared to a fawn dropped in August. That will give a 5 month variation in 1st heat for those deer all else equal and then some will cycle sooner or later depending on health and condition. seems like some will cycle when they are ready without regard to daylength or season. Of course weather is a factor in many areas but in other parts of the country regular ordinary weather is a non factor. 10
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