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 saw a nice buck yesterday locked down with a doe in Maury county.
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.
Saw two half racks with a fully shed buck this afternoon
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.
I usually see a pulse of breeding activity in mid January around the house and it usually involves mature bucks
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.
