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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5815332" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>One thing you may not be fully factoring is is natural (and un-natural) mortality of those say 20 2 1/2's that were living at the end of deer season.</p><p></p><p>Even in the best of habitat, all 20 that survive this deer season will typically not be living by the time the next deer season opens.</p><p></p><p>One or more will likely have or die of disease or injury, either of which may make him more susceptible to being caught & killed by coyotes or dogs. One or more will likely be poached post-season, or pre-season come fall. One or more may get run over by a truck.</p><p></p><p>Just saying, if 20 2 1/2's survive this season, should expect 2 to 5 of them to die before the upcoming deer season begins. This mortality seems to be pretty comparable for both the 2 1/2 & 3 1/2 cohorts, <u>so even without any legal hunting</u>, I would expect 4 to 10 of those 20 2 1/2's to die before the fall of their becoming 4 1/2.</p><p></p><p>For those that survive to 4 1/2, natural mortality increases, perhaps 20 to 40% of those will simply die of some cause before they reach 5 1/2. Almost none, at least in TN, can survive to 7 1/2, even in areas where deer are not legally or illegally hunted.</p><p></p><p>That said, I'm personally all in favor of giving all 2 1/2's a pass.</p><p>They more you pass, the more 3 1/2 and older you have the next year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5815332, member: 1409"] One thing you may not be fully factoring is is natural (and un-natural) mortality of those say 20 2 1/2's that were living at the end of deer season. Even in the best of habitat, all 20 that survive this deer season will typically not be living by the time the next deer season opens. One or more will likely have or die of disease or injury, either of which may make him more susceptible to being caught & killed by coyotes or dogs. One or more will likely be poached post-season, or pre-season come fall. One or more may get run over by a truck. Just saying, if 20 2 1/2's survive this season, should expect 2 to 5 of them to die before the upcoming deer season begins. This mortality seems to be pretty comparable for both the 2 1/2 & 3 1/2 cohorts, [U]so even without any legal hunting[/U], I would expect 4 to 10 of those 20 2 1/2's to die before the fall of their becoming 4 1/2. For those that survive to 4 1/2, natural mortality increases, perhaps 20 to 40% of those will simply die of some cause before they reach 5 1/2. Almost none, at least in TN, can survive to 7 1/2, even in areas where deer are not legally or illegally hunted. That said, I'm personally all in favor of giving all 2 1/2's a pass. They more you pass, the more 3 1/2 and older you have the next year. [/QUOTE]
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