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I do still have some questions though that would be interesting to know in order to fully understand what’s occurring…..Nature has to have a built in mechanism for allowing the rut to slide forward or backward over the course of time in order to adapt…..I’m wondering

1) How much variance is there in each individual does estrous timing from year to year??.....Does each doe come in within a day or two of the same date she did the year before

2) How much variance is there between a mother’s estrous date and her female offspring……If she’s a Jan 23rd doe is her offspring a Jan 23rd doe as well….how much variance is occurring

We already have a bell curve occurring in a natural herd of about 15-20 days……How is that curve being formed if all the does are being shot at equal proportions??.....Meaning you should have just as many Jan 18th does as you have Jan 28th does and it be a flat line across the graph if nothing is specifically honing in the survivability of the does and offspring on the front and back end of the curve