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Second rut / fawns coming in?
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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 3517427" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>The game warden is probably correct. Heavy breeding activity can put far more stress on bucks than people could imagine. It is not uncommon to see an older buck lose 30% of his body weight in just 6 weeks during the rut. For a 200 lb buck, that's losing 60 lbs in 6 weeks! This extreme physical stress can also cause them to drop antlers very early (as in, right at the tail end of the rut).</p><p></p><p>On one research project I worked, with a nutritionally stressed deer herd that had a peak breeding centered around Nov. 4 or 5, most bucks were dropping antlers in mid-December. However, once we got the herd and habitat in good shape, those same bucks were carrying antlers until March and April.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 3517427, member: 17"] The game warden is probably correct. Heavy breeding activity can put far more stress on bucks than people could imagine. It is not uncommon to see an older buck lose 30% of his body weight in just 6 weeks during the rut. For a 200 lb buck, that's losing 60 lbs in 6 weeks! This extreme physical stress can also cause them to drop antlers very early (as in, right at the tail end of the rut). On one research project I worked, with a nutritionally stressed deer herd that had a peak breeding centered around Nov. 4 or 5, most bucks were dropping antlers in mid-December. However, once we got the herd and habitat in good shape, those same bucks were carrying antlers until March and April. [/QUOTE]
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