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Potential problems with field-judging age
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<blockquote data-quote="megalomaniac" data-source="post: 5778511" data-attributes="member: 2805"><p>I suspect your assumption is correct (there are several 4.5yo's being classified as 3.5yos due to inability to fully recover weight from the drought and last years rut). In years past, I've experienced an almost 'missing' age class (proportionally FEWER bucks of that age class, say 1.5yo's, 2.5yo's, or 3.5yo's due to unusually high fawn loss from predation. I hate seeing that, as I know it means I'm headed for a lean upcoming year/ years. But I've not seen what you are describing. But my farms although dry last year, received rains timely enough to not negatively affect habitat nor food plots.</p><p></p><p>Now this year, my plots are a total failure after only getting 0.75in rain over the 10 weeks after planting. But got plenty of rain until late August so we have a bumper acorn crop.</p><p></p><p>What I have found to be strange this year is how much weight the 4.5yo's lost during 1st rut. They always lose some weight, and so far I've only captured three 4.5y/os post rut, but all 3 have lost significantly more weight from 1st rut this year than any year in the past. Like scary amount... they are looking like bucks that have gone through 2 ruts and are January type pictures.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megalomaniac, post: 5778511, member: 2805"] I suspect your assumption is correct (there are several 4.5yo's being classified as 3.5yos due to inability to fully recover weight from the drought and last years rut). In years past, I've experienced an almost 'missing' age class (proportionally FEWER bucks of that age class, say 1.5yo's, 2.5yo's, or 3.5yo's due to unusually high fawn loss from predation. I hate seeing that, as I know it means I'm headed for a lean upcoming year/ years. But I've not seen what you are describing. But my farms although dry last year, received rains timely enough to not negatively affect habitat nor food plots. Now this year, my plots are a total failure after only getting 0.75in rain over the 10 weeks after planting. But got plenty of rain until late August so we have a bumper acorn crop. What I have found to be strange this year is how much weight the 4.5yo's lost during 1st rut. They always lose some weight, and so far I've only captured three 4.5y/os post rut, but all 3 have lost significantly more weight from 1st rut this year than any year in the past. Like scary amount... they are looking like bucks that have gone through 2 ruts and are January type pictures. [/QUOTE]
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