J.E.L
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I saw a dandy chasing a doe this morning almost ran him over.
Saw two half racks with a fully shed buck this afternoon
Dang we need some bucks to survive the next year!!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.
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.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.
I agree. Jan 1 after 6 weeks of rifle season is long enough!Dang we need some bucks to survive the next year!!
I like hunting in SeptemberI 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.
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.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.