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Re: AL-Deer sighting survey
[Re: burbank]
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02/04/15 03:48 AM
02/04/15 03:48 AM
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Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 12,788
Thomasville, AL
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Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 12,788
Thomasville, AL
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South Clarke County
Early Season - average
Mid-Season - below average
Late Season - well below average
I think that our numbers are stable. But, the combination of warm weather, HUGE mast crop and extremely low water levels made hunting them tough.
Now, that said, I do know that we lost some deer to EHD this past Summer. I watched one die and found another the next day. We have killed 3 bucks with sloughed off hooves and the landowner's dog found two skulls/skeletons on the property. Seems to have hit the older bucks harder?? Or, the evidence points towards a higher mortality in the older age class of deer.
But, at the same time, we had an above average fawn crop and recruitment and a bumper crop of yearling and 2 yr old bucks. It will take a couple of years. But, it will balance back out.
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