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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 5491980" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>No. The unique genetics of restocked deer have long ago washed out of the population. What we have left in TN is Virginia (southern) Whitetails. Regional peak breeding times have developed that produce the highest fawn survival birth times <strong>for that location</strong> (and those may be different across very short geographic differences).</p><p></p><p>As for this year, I would not put too much emphasis on a single year's observations and timing. Local conditions can sway breeding dates a little bit. Severe conditional changes can sway breeding dates quite a bit. But this doesn't mean the genetics of the deer are different, just that environmental differences that cause body condition differences which alter the onset of estrus. Healthy does can enter estrus earlier than less healthy does.</p><p></p><p>Also don't put too much stock in a single year's observations while hunting. Time and again I've seen vast differences in what is really going on and what hunters see while hunting. I'm not downplaying the important role hunter observations have in assessing the local deer population, but that data is only useful over the long term and as a statistical trend (not a year-to-year correlation). Now trail-cameras are a different story. Having a lot of trail-cameras out over a wide variety of locations can give a pretty good picture of peak chasing/breeding dates, but I find it interesting how often this does NOT correspond with what hunters are seeing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 5491980, member: 17"] No. The unique genetics of restocked deer have long ago washed out of the population. What we have left in TN is Virginia (southern) Whitetails. Regional peak breeding times have developed that produce the highest fawn survival birth times [B]for that location[/B] (and those may be different across very short geographic differences). As for this year, I would not put too much emphasis on a single year's observations and timing. Local conditions can sway breeding dates a little bit. Severe conditional changes can sway breeding dates quite a bit. But this doesn't mean the genetics of the deer are different, just that environmental differences that cause body condition differences which alter the onset of estrus. Healthy does can enter estrus earlier than less healthy does. Also don't put too much stock in a single year's observations while hunting. Time and again I've seen vast differences in what is really going on and what hunters see while hunting. I'm not downplaying the important role hunter observations have in assessing the local deer population, but that data is only useful over the long term and as a statistical trend (not a year-to-year correlation). Now trail-cameras are a different story. Having a lot of trail-cameras out over a wide variety of locations can give a pretty good picture of peak chasing/breeding dates, but I find it interesting how often this does NOT correspond with what hunters are seeing. [/QUOTE]
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