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<blockquote data-quote="Ski" data-source="post: 5526638" data-attributes="member: 20583"><p>Agree 110% on all points. And for sure I think sex ratio is almost certainly in a perpetual state of flux. </p><p></p><p>It's funny you mention sex ratio and social dynamics. I had written some thoughts on it in my last post but deleted before posting because I didn't want to go too deep in the weeds. And it's not just sex ratio but age structure as well. When there are too many does/fawns I notice it tends to mean fewer bucks to hunt except for a few hot days during rut. Likewise when there are too many bucks they have to leave the property to find girls. If there aren't enough older class bucks the rut seems lackluster. Worse yet if there are too many older does they rule the area like old nuns at a Catholic school library, which makes for a frustrating hunt because I can't get by with anything without getting yelled at. Trying to keep a Goldilocks balance sometimes feels like playing that old board game, "Operation". </p><p></p><p>Back on point to the drone survey, it takes one single snapshot of one single moment. The corn survey to me seems about as accurate as using an ice-cream truck to count kids in a neighborhood. IMO, the very best way to monitor a property and extract sex ratios, age structure, social activity levels, etc. is by using trail cams. I hunted deer probably 20-25yrs before owning my first camera, and they completely upended the way I hunt because I learned so much more and in greater detail than I ever knew from just being in the woods hunting them. They are fascinating creatures.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ski, post: 5526638, member: 20583"] Agree 110% on all points. And for sure I think sex ratio is almost certainly in a perpetual state of flux. It's funny you mention sex ratio and social dynamics. I had written some thoughts on it in my last post but deleted before posting because I didn't want to go too deep in the weeds. And it's not just sex ratio but age structure as well. When there are too many does/fawns I notice it tends to mean fewer bucks to hunt except for a few hot days during rut. Likewise when there are too many bucks they have to leave the property to find girls. If there aren't enough older class bucks the rut seems lackluster. Worse yet if there are too many older does they rule the area like old nuns at a Catholic school library, which makes for a frustrating hunt because I can't get by with anything without getting yelled at. Trying to keep a Goldilocks balance sometimes feels like playing that old board game, "Operation". Back on point to the drone survey, it takes one single snapshot of one single moment. The corn survey to me seems about as accurate as using an ice-cream truck to count kids in a neighborhood. IMO, the very best way to monitor a property and extract sex ratios, age structure, social activity levels, etc. is by using trail cams. I hunted deer probably 20-25yrs before owning my first camera, and they completely upended the way I hunt because I learned so much more and in greater detail than I ever knew from just being in the woods hunting them. They are fascinating creatures. [/QUOTE]
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