Originally Posted by JBL
Originally Posted by abolt300
Originally Posted by JBL
How do they come up with those dates?


Fetus collection and aging then back dating to determine the date the doe was actually bred (based on development chart, length and weight). Pretty dang accurate way to do it. Map looks real close to me in the areas I hunt based on my experience in Wilcox, Clarke, Marengo, and Dallas. The green may be shaded over just a little bit to far to the west in Marengo but it's pretty close.

That makes sense. I'd say it's pretty accurate for Jackson Co based on my experience hunting public land. I will say that on our farm in Jackson Co I dont see any rut activity until the 2nd week in Feb. I assume this may be a secondary rut, but it sure is strange to not see any during the primary time. Not sure why that is.


I agree pretty accurate for Jackson. I've always said in the areas I hunt , last 5 days of Dec. through first 5 days of Jan is money. Didn't need Chuckie and Co. to tell me that. Prime time breeding and calculating backwards from fawn drop tells the story. Mid and lower PRV is a little later. Reason being the deer released during restocking on the Jones farm in Lower PRV came from a different local than those released on Skyline.


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