wobblegobble
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They are just hitting the ground in our area and will continue to drop through September!
Very possible that it is. Some areas along the AL border have peak breeding in January.We are in southern middle TN, people tell us every year we are crazy when we say our first rut is in mid to late December!
Williamson Co.
We have a VERY early rut on my place, yet every year I had a particular doe that would still be pregnant when I would start my photo census in early August. Individual deer are just that, individuals. Some does have a very late estrus built into their DNA.Williamson Co.
I have fawns currently loosing spots and does still pregnant. Amazing!
They are everywhere in between also. It tells me that you've got a chance to kill a bucks chasing a doe anytime from early Oct till close of season!We have a VERY early rut on my place, yet every year I had a particular doe that would still be pregnant when I would start my photo census in early August. Individual deer are just that, individuals. Some does have a very late estrus built into their DNA.
That is correct. The "peak" of breeding, in a well balanced deer herd, lasts about 5 weeks. That "peak" is defined by 95% of conceptions. But that still leaves 5%. That 5% could be at any time. In addition, you have does that are incapable of conceiving, and this may be as much as 5% of all adult females. These does will come back into estrus over and over, with bucks chasing them each time, right into spring.They are everywhere in between also. It tells me that you've got a chance to kill a bucks chasing a doe anytime from early Oct till close of season!