I wonder how far in under ideal population capacity we are across the board??.....That matters a good bit......The lower we push the population the less bucks you have to work with.....How much are we selling ourselves short from a capacity standpoint in most areas??
So follow me for a minute and this is how I see someone answering that question……
We’re gonna hypothetically start out in Bullock Co with 100 does and the plan is to let the population grow to an “ideal” population range…..In the beginning lets say that our grown adult does weigh 120+ lbs on average and we’re producing fawns at a rate of 1.39 fawns per doe….. These numbers are just for an example of the concept so don’t get too hung up on things being exact…..we can adjust those…..So it’s gonna look kinda like this as the population begins to multiply and fill in space……
Yada…..yada…..yada……until you’re eventually gonna get to a population threshold where weight and birth rate begin to be effected by population growth and they begin to drop……Something kinda like this anyways
If you really wanted to simplify it, then what you really need to figure out is what is the ideal average weight range for does in your area and you use that as a guide……….About where do birth rates begin to fall off?……That gives everyone some kind of simple gauge to go by…..As a group we want to produce the most buck fawns we have the potential to produce using the fewest amount of does……and that’s what that threshold represents……
