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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 5501082" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>Although things are different up North, in the Southeast, this is fairly normal. Across the Southeast, I've had the opportunity to work with deer populations that are severely overpopulated, somewhat overpopulated, just right, and extremely low for the habitat. I've seen no hard research on this topic, but observationally I've seen a trend in antlerless social group (related does and their fawns) size and herd density/capacity. When local herds are overpopulated, antlerless social group size can become massive. But when herd density is in line with the habitat, antlerless social group size always falls down to the 4-6 range. This correlation has been so strong, I often use it as an "indicator" of the herd density to habitat relationship.</p><p></p><p></p><p>And there's your answer for why the increase in does without fawns. Bears are extremely hard on fawns.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 5501082, member: 17"] Although things are different up North, in the Southeast, this is fairly normal. Across the Southeast, I've had the opportunity to work with deer populations that are severely overpopulated, somewhat overpopulated, just right, and extremely low for the habitat. I've seen no hard research on this topic, but observationally I've seen a trend in antlerless social group (related does and their fawns) size and herd density/capacity. When local herds are overpopulated, antlerless social group size can become massive. But when herd density is in line with the habitat, antlerless social group size always falls down to the 4-6 range. This correlation has been so strong, I often use it as an "indicator" of the herd density to habitat relationship. And there's your answer for why the increase in does without fawns. Bears are extremely hard on fawns. [/QUOTE]
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