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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 5429709" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>Something is wrong about how those cameras are being set-up. That, or you have extremely low fawn survival. As long as fawn survival is adequate, it is almost biologically impossible to have a <u>pre-hunt adult</u> sex ratio (you don't count all antlerless deer as "does" in sex ratio calculations. Many of those antlerless deer are fawns, half of which are male) exceeding about 3 does per buck. I could go over the math of how that works, but it is accurate. That is <em><strong>IF</strong></em> fawn production and survival are adequate. In a very over-populated herd, it is not uncommon for few fawns to survive to adulthood.</p><p></p><p>Although what "Nature" produces without the influence of Man is a bit different, a "healthy" managed deer herd should have (pre-hunt) - for every 100 adult does - about 60-70 fawns, and around 60-70 bucks. That would be a fawn recruitment rate of 60-70% and an adult sex ratio of 1.5 does per buck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 5429709, member: 17"] Something is wrong about how those cameras are being set-up. That, or you have extremely low fawn survival. As long as fawn survival is adequate, it is almost biologically impossible to have a [U]pre-hunt adult[/U] sex ratio (you don't count all antlerless deer as "does" in sex ratio calculations. Many of those antlerless deer are fawns, half of which are male) exceeding about 3 does per buck. I could go over the math of how that works, but it is accurate. That is [I][B]IF[/B][/I] fawn production and survival are adequate. In a very over-populated herd, it is not uncommon for few fawns to survive to adulthood. Although what "Nature" produces without the influence of Man is a bit different, a "healthy" managed deer herd should have (pre-hunt) - for every 100 adult does - about 60-70 fawns, and around 60-70 bucks. That would be a fawn recruitment rate of 60-70% and an adult sex ratio of 1.5 does per buck. [/QUOTE]
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