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<blockquote data-quote="Ski" data-source="post: 5823589" data-attributes="member: 20583"><p>Same here. I'm intrigued with the "why". Any random spike in activity can be spurred by any random circumstance, but the major spikes that repeat annually at the same time are relating to something repeatable, not random. And since it's consistent it can be found & figured out. </p><p></p><p>The major spike that occurs during the breeding phase of the rut is an easy one. We know deer are busy getting busy, and fawn birthing times consistently confirm it. Mid October spikes aren't as easy to narrow down. It's not breeding. So what else is going in the deer woods at that time? Trees are going dormant, acorns starting to fall, forbs & weeds turn woody and die, crops being harvested, cover getting thinner, does with their fawns grouping back up, and bucks with testosterone surging are dispersing into fall ranges. There are a lot of things going on simultaneously that could trigger the social response we see as a spike in buck activity. All could certainly contribute but one thing has to be the catalyst and in order for the spike in activity to happen same time every year, the catalyst also has to happen same time every year. </p><p></p><p>I doubt it's does, although they for sure are a factor. It can't be acorns because that fluctuates year to year. It can't be crop harvest because that too fluctuates. What we're left with is plant dormancy and buck testosterone surges, which both occur according to photoperiod. Those are the two things that happen same time every year like clockwork. So which is the culprit?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ski, post: 5823589, member: 20583"] Same here. I'm intrigued with the "why". Any random spike in activity can be spurred by any random circumstance, but the major spikes that repeat annually at the same time are relating to something repeatable, not random. And since it's consistent it can be found & figured out. The major spike that occurs during the breeding phase of the rut is an easy one. We know deer are busy getting busy, and fawn birthing times consistently confirm it. Mid October spikes aren't as easy to narrow down. It's not breeding. So what else is going in the deer woods at that time? Trees are going dormant, acorns starting to fall, forbs & weeds turn woody and die, crops being harvested, cover getting thinner, does with their fawns grouping back up, and bucks with testosterone surging are dispersing into fall ranges. There are a lot of things going on simultaneously that could trigger the social response we see as a spike in buck activity. All could certainly contribute but one thing has to be the catalyst and in order for the spike in activity to happen same time every year, the catalyst also has to happen same time every year. I doubt it's does, although they for sure are a factor. It can't be acorns because that fluctuates year to year. It can't be crop harvest because that too fluctuates. What we're left with is plant dormancy and buck testosterone surges, which both occur according to photoperiod. Those are the two things that happen same time every year like clockwork. So which is the culprit? [/QUOTE]
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