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Buck expectations per 1000 acres, per age class
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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 1473148" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>In addition to the above comments, with smaller properties (1,000 acres and under) I wouldn't put too much weight on a single year's numbers. It is common for buck age structure numbers to fluctuate from year to year on those size properties. I wouldn't feel comfortable with buck age structure numbers in those situation without <em>at least</em> three years of data. Five would be better.</p><p></p><p>In addition, there can be vast differences in the number of bucks and the age structure depending on when the numbers are collected. On those size properties it is not uncommon for there to be significant rotation of which bucks are on the property from summer through the deer season. Looking at 6-month censuses from early August through January, it is fairly common for individual properties to only pick up a 1/3 of the total unique bucks they are going to photograph over that 6-month span during their summer baited census. Another 1/3 of the total bucks may not appear on the property until after antler velvet shedding (fall-season range-shifters). The final 1/3 of the total bucks may only appear during the 4-6 weeks of the rut and then vanish as soon as the rut is over (rut range-expanders/shifters).</p><p></p><p>And again, these 1/3, 1/3 and 1/3 numbers are only averages over several years. The percentages of summer residents, fall-season range-shifters, and rut range-expanders/shifters may fluctuate radically from year to year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 1473148, member: 17"] In addition to the above comments, with smaller properties (1,000 acres and under) I wouldn't put too much weight on a single year's numbers. It is common for buck age structure numbers to fluctuate from year to year on those size properties. I wouldn't feel comfortable with buck age structure numbers in those situation without [i]at least[/i] three years of data. Five would be better. In addition, there can be vast differences in the number of bucks and the age structure depending on when the numbers are collected. On those size properties it is not uncommon for there to be significant rotation of which bucks are on the property from summer through the deer season. Looking at 6-month censuses from early August through January, it is fairly common for individual properties to only pick up a 1/3 of the total unique bucks they are going to photograph over that 6-month span during their summer baited census. Another 1/3 of the total bucks may not appear on the property until after antler velvet shedding (fall-season range-shifters). The final 1/3 of the total bucks may only appear during the 4-6 weeks of the rut and then vanish as soon as the rut is over (rut range-expanders/shifters). And again, these 1/3, 1/3 and 1/3 numbers are only averages over several years. The percentages of summer residents, fall-season range-shifters, and rut range-expanders/shifters may fluctuate radically from year to year. [/QUOTE]
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