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Re: where are the does?
[Re: WildlifeBiologist]
#1471389
10/04/15 02:29 PM
10/04/15 02:29 PM
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CAHABA WMA
PEA_RIDGE
10 point
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10 point
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CAHABA WMA
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Not to sidetrack your post, but what makes it a cull? THIS... JUST BECAUSE THEY AINT GIANTS DONT MEAN THEY ARE CULLS
Fletch
Triple Toe Assassins, Where Pellets Meet Peckers
"A turkey's brain development exceeds that of nearly all vice-presidents." - TOM KELLY
The bird possesses a remarkable ability to turn arrogance into hopelessness. - TOM KELLY
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Re: where are the does?
[Re: JD_Deer_Slayer]
#1471490
10/04/15 03:21 PM
10/04/15 03:21 PM
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Posts: 13,880
Mobile, AL
SouthBamaSlayer
Gary's Fluffer
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Gary's Fluffer
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Mobile, AL
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I am hunting a 50 piece of land for year #2. the west side property line is a power line and at the end of it is a food plot. the east side property line begins planted pines that have not been cut since they were planted. they look to be about 7-10 years old maybe? the north in the entrance and road and the south is a creek.
I have 2 cameras and a tripod feeder. the feeder is in an opening near the planted pines property line. I get about 50 pics a week at the camera looking at the feeder so if I dont check it for 2 weeks i will have roughly 100 pics. 95% are all bucks. I have counted at least 6 different bucks and not to many does. the bucks are all young or culls except for 1 which is a decent 8point.
My question is why do I not see very many does? any ideas? First, the cull theory has been disproven. 2nd, they does are going to a place where they can get the best nutrients for their fawns after they breed. If there is a big AG or soybean/corn field within a few miles, that's where they are. Once they find it, that's where they'll stay. That's one of the biggest benefits to a summer soybean plot, doe attraction and colonization.
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Re: where are the does?
[Re: JD_Deer_Slayer]
#1471523
10/04/15 03:35 PM
10/04/15 03:35 PM
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Posts: 219
Alabama
JD_Deer_Slayer
OP
4 point
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OP
4 point
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Alabama
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2 inch spike last year and this year he has 1 browtine... he will be a 20 year old 6 point one day maybe right?
there are no planted fields around. we have alot of hardwoods with acorns and water plus we feed alot of corn. I know the does have to be there it just surprises me I have seen very few does.
Last edited by JD_Deer_Slayer; 10/04/15 03:35 PM.
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Re: where are the does?
[Re: JD_Deer_Slayer]
#1471589
10/04/15 04:11 PM
10/04/15 04:11 PM
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CAHABA WMA
PEA_RIDGE
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THAT SPIKE MIGHT HAVE BEEN INJURED IN THE GROWING PROCESS OR SOMETHING. I HAVE SEEN THE SAME DEER BE A 4 PT FOR 3 YEARS THEN BOOM HE'S AN 8
Fletch
Triple Toe Assassins, Where Pellets Meet Peckers
"A turkey's brain development exceeds that of nearly all vice-presidents." - TOM KELLY
The bird possesses a remarkable ability to turn arrogance into hopelessness. - TOM KELLY
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Re: where are the does?
[Re: Fuzzy_Bunny]
#1471846
10/05/15 01:51 AM
10/05/15 01:51 AM
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Posts: 2,777
Athens, GA
WildlifeBiologist
10 point
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10 point
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Athens, GA
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The does are most likely feeding in acorns and ignoring the corn. A likely explanation. Does with fawns also tend to avoid buck bachelor groups. Seldom will you see bucks and does together around a food source this time of year.
Micah 6:8
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Re: where are the does?
[Re: olemossy]
#1471922
10/05/15 03:10 AM
10/05/15 03:10 AM
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Posts: 263
Alabama
spear_em
4 point
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4 point
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Alabama
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Just before the acorns drop the bucks will take over the supplemental food we put out. We dont get many pics of does either. For us that changes when the acorns drop in mass and the bucks go for them. Then the does and fawns appear and start hammering the corn and protein. This, and once acorns are in full drop, wasting money on corn for few weeks. Unless it is apple flavored
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Re: where are the does?
[Re: JD_Deer_Slayer]
#1471926
10/05/15 03:14 AM
10/05/15 03:14 AM
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Posts: 21,722
Awbarn, AL
CNC
Dances With Weeds
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Dances With Weeds
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 21,722
Awbarn, AL
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According to what I'm seeing on camera right now....patterns have just recently shifted. Your does have been off somewhere having fawns in whatever habitat around you is best suited for that.
We dont rent pigs
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