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Yearling Dispersal - whoa!
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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5785784" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>Your point is valid, but the reality doesn't match the theory.</p><p></p><p>First, near impossible to kill half the does.</p><p>Secondly, your local homebody bucks typically roam miles away during the rut.</p><p></p><p>And, young bucks from miles away are also dispersing<em> INTO</em> your area,</p><p>as well as coming into your area during the rut.</p><p></p><p>On top of the above, female deer also do some range shifting, just on a much smaller scale than males.</p><p></p><p>As to trying to kill as many adult female deer as possible, once you put heavy harvest pressure on them, they quickly become very nocturnal and hunter wary, often making it easier said than done. Hunter observations (of living female deer) may decrease by 80%, yet the actual living population might be decreased by only 25%.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5785784, member: 1409"] Your point is valid, but the reality doesn't match the theory. First, near impossible to kill half the does. Secondly, your local homebody bucks typically roam miles away during the rut. And, young bucks from miles away are also dispersing[I] INTO[/I] your area, as well as coming into your area during the rut. On top of the above, female deer also do some range shifting, just on a much smaller scale than males. As to trying to kill as many adult female deer as possible, once you put heavy harvest pressure on them, they quickly become very nocturnal and hunter wary, often making it easier said than done. Hunter observations (of living female deer) may decrease by 80%, yet the actual living population might be decreased by only 25%. [/QUOTE]
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