Originally Posted by CNC
Originally Posted by ElkHunter


We have had 11 members in our club since it started. They are all experienced hunters. They know what a fawn is.



I believe you…..but even if they weren’t experienced y’all would still likely estimate changes in fawn recruitment fairly accurately. They become the most easily visible deer in the group as the season progress. You’re also not trying to count any kind of real total but rather just get an average. You’re really just taking a sample similar to the hunter survey we’re talking about. You don’t have to count them all to get an idea of that seasons fawn recruitment. Y’all could only see and count say 50% and still be pretty accurate. That’s a lot when talking about sampling.


We report observations by these categories. Branch Antlered bucks, spikes, doe, fawn, and unknown. We don't estimate or record %. At the end of the season, I compile all the data at the end of the season in a spreadsheet. We also record data like did the hunter hunt on a food plot or the woods. Turkeys, hogs, predators, area hunted and morning or afternoon are also collected.

We have been very aggressive in our hog and predator controls. We are letting tons of young bucks walk.

All of it combined paints a pretty good picture of what is going on.

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