J.E.L
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I saw a dandy chasing a doe this morning almost ran him over.
Chasing
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Crazy how long the breeding season is down here. I was seeing fawn with faint spots in early January, so apparently they breed all winter.
I went scouting this weekend and seen a shooter chasing a doe. I wish the season would stay open til the end of January.
tree_ghost
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I walked up on two mid 130's that had a doe pinned down Friday at 10:00am in middle TN
J.E.L
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I have seen them chase as far as middle of February. Thats the latest I've ever personally witnessed. And I've seen a newborn fawn in the middle of November.
DoubleRidge
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I found a matching set of sheds Saturday
Stumpsitter
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I wish they would run our seasons like Alabama. Start mid October with archery and run it to gun season. At least let it go through the month of January.
buckaroo
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Dang we need some bucks to survive the next year!!
BSK
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Just remember that some female fawns don't reach "puberty" until January or February and can come into estrus at that time. In addition, a small percentage of adult females cannot conceive, but will keep coming back into estrus over and over until spring, causing a flurry of chasing each time they do. Latest I've seen estrus chasing was the first week of April in southern KY.
JCDEERMAN
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I saw a buck chasing a doe in April in Jackson County about 3-4 years ago. It's up there as one of the weirdest things I've ever seen while turkey hunting. He still had both sides with a very impressive rack.
I agree. Jan 1 after 6 weeks of rifle season is long enough!
Had a nice buck on camera chasing a small doe on January 19th in Rutherford County/Lascassas.
We had at least two September fawns last year at our place in Wayne Co. That would be a Feb breed date. Found two sheds last weekend & then got a pic of a buck chasing.
catman529
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I like hunting in September
BSK
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For whatever reason, some does just have a "screwy" genetically built in estrus timing. For years I had an old doe on my place - easily identified by a bold black stripe down the bridge of her nose - that would still be pregnant when I started my summer baited photo census August 1 every year. She would eventually give birth in mid-August. Nothing seemed to be wrong with her other than she had a very late estrus timing of late January or early February. And that's in an area with a peak breeding the first half of November. When it comes to genetics, Nature gets around to trying everything.
Bone Collector
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My target buck that disappeared in Mid November, came through behind a small doe on January 6th. Two of my 2.5 year old bucks have been through in the last 2 weeks. Appear to be cruising and checking old scrapes.
Bone Collector
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I do too, but how much of Sept. do we really get to hunt? in some years it is literally 2 days. Imagine backing that up 2 weeks to gain almost a full month. Heck you don't have to really back it up. I have seen some huge deer show up on camera in daylight in January after season ends. Always with a doe fawn. I always hold out hope that my fawns will come in, in December, but they usually wait until the week of the private land doe hunt or just after the Juvi hunt.
Of course many will decry extra time to rifle shoot deer through January... Of course in the CWD zone this is already happening. My guess is as the zone grows the season will be implemented in those new counties. I guess my take is why wait for CWD... Its most likely coming anyway, may as well get started.
gatodoc
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I got a decent 8 point yesterday dogging a doe and saw 2 different hoses chasing does this evening....Course I'm in Clarke Co (Thomasville) AL....
Saw 5 bucks grouped together on my treeline out the kitchen window yesterday morning. All 1.5 and 2.5 year olds. One was missing one side, the rest were hanging on to both. No does around. Bucks grouped back together leads me to believe rut is long over here.
Bachelor groups here in Coffee, with some already dropping one side. Seems earlier than normal for dropping.
True but,I'd guess that small percentage is under 1%. Studies have repeatedly shown that doe's will have fawns as old as 23 years old in captivity. Not so late(12-14)in the wild. Their conclusion if she's not conceiving, she most likely sick. Has anyone heard of the TWRA doing this type of study in state? I'd like to read it. If it exists.
I have seen chasing the past two weeks. This buck was chasing this little doe Tuesday.
BSK
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Actually, some studies find as high as 10% may be barren, although that's a high estimate. Most studies find it around 5%.
Just like some women can never conceive, some female deer can never conceive for one biological reason or another.
