Does with Fawns. What do you do?

[Dave70968]

If both fawns are does, bust her. If they happen to be twin bucks, let her walk. Hopefully next year she'll drop two more bucks.

You realize that it's the father who determines the sex of the offspring, not the mother, yes?

 

[Danny]

As long as there are no spots, they're both fair game in my book.

 

[RidgeHunter]

I'm no biologist, but I play one on the internet.

Are late born fawns not a sign of overpopulation or a way out of whack buck/doe ratio?

 

[dennishoddy]

I'm no biologist, but I play one on the internet.

Are late born fawns not a sign of overpopulation or a way out of whack buck/doe ratio?

As I have been told, late born fawns are a result of poor buck to doe ratio's.

On our DMAP last year, we had (these aren't exact #'s but close) in the neighborhood of a 36 to 1 buck to doe ratio. The number that was really bad was the doe to fawn ratio. It was 30 some does to each fawn. Lots of does on our DMAP never got bred at all.
So, I'm sure when the second rut comes around in Dec, it is the source for late born fawns.

We took 40 does from this area last year, and will have to take that many more this year.

 

[Porter]

As I have been told, late born fawns are a result of poor buck to doe ratio's.

On our DMAP last year, we had (these aren't exact #'s but close) in the neighborhood of a 36 to 1 buck to doe ratio. The number that was really bad was the doe to fawn ratio. It was 30 some does to each fawn. Lots of does on our DMAP never got bred at all.
So, I'm sure when the second rut comes around in Dec, it is the source for late born fawns.

We took 40 does from this area last year, and will have to take that many more this year.

Let me know if you need help with that Dennis. I'm always willing to do my part for the greater good!

 

[dennishoddy]

Let me know if you need help with that Dennis. I'm always willing to do my part for the greater good!

I wish I could. I'm lucky getting to help the neighbor that has the DMAP.

 

[hard_r]

Sunday morning I got to see a fawn nursing on a doe. Even if she had been in bow range I don't think I could've taken her. Was such a neat sight.

 

[Muleman]

I shoot the doe. I've sworn off the little ones though. Not enough meat to make it worth while and I don't want to add them to my limit. There's plenty of big ones out there.

 

[ElkStalkR]

In Oklahoma, I shoot them both.

If I am in Nebraska I shoot momma, both fawns, and whatever slick head comes behind them. We have a saying here in Eastern NE when it comes to does "shoot'em till they stop coming".

We have "unlimited" doe tags. A quota that never sales out. Want some meat, just go buy a couple of hand fulls and fill them. Furthermore our fawns field dress 60-80lbs (wife killed one that was over 100lb field dress), so thier is actually some meat on them.

 

[ElkStalkR]

I'm no biologist, but I play one on the internet.

Are late born fawns not a sign of overpopulation or a way out of whack buck/doe ratio?

Neither, at least not in Nebraska.

Most late born fawns are offspring of the years previous fawns that come into heat during January and are bred by bucks.

I suppose if your buck to doe ratio got WAY out of whack that might be possible, but I've never heard of such.