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Post by olmucky on Jul 1, 2024 18:16:38 GMT -5
I would guess January. I believe a deer's gestation period is around 200 days, so add 165 days to the date of the picture and you will be in the ballpark.
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Post by drgibby on Jul 2, 2024 10:25:15 GMT -5
A couple of youngsters in Nassau Co.
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Post by Crkr 23 on Jul 2, 2024 10:37:36 GMT -5
What's for dinner? Maybe needs to be in off topic. Attachments:
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Post by JS84 on Jul 3, 2024 12:37:12 GMT -5
I saw the first spotted fawn here in Dixie on 6/27/24. Running the calculations puts conception right around 12/9/2023. Seems quite a bit late for up here unless the gals conceived on a second rut. FWC rut map points to primary rut between Mid September to Late October for this area.
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Post by Crkr 23 on Jul 3, 2024 13:02:41 GMT -5
When you have 10 does for every buck, it's kind of hard to have a definite rut. I would say you can back you dates up a little because does probably don't bring their fawns out for a week or two after birth, at least that's what I have gathered watching my backyard deer.
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Post by olmucky on Jul 4, 2024 7:26:53 GMT -5
I saw the first spotted fawn here in Dixie on 6/27/24. Running the calculations puts conception right around 12/9/2023. Seems quite a bit late for up here unless the gals conceived on a second rut. FWC rut map points to primary rut between Mid September to Late October for this area. I still haven’t seen one (Gadsen) still have prego does on camera too.
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Post by tonyroma on Jul 5, 2024 15:36:57 GMT -5
Seem first 2 in Alachua county about 3 days ago.
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Post by olmucky on Jul 5, 2024 22:39:24 GMT -5
Bachelor group showed up
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Post by swampdog on Jul 6, 2024 8:55:03 GMT -5
Regarding the number of does being seen here are a couple of thoughts (my observations). 1) A skewed buck to doe ratio can string out a rut. More does can mean a longer rut as they cycle in and out. I’ve seen rutting deer in central part of state go from the normal first of November through the end of December on one WMA.
2) In Florida, you see a less intense rut than the far northern environs where winter requires the deer breed and go into their winter survival phase to conserve calories. There also appears to be some genetic differences in our Whitetail herd that might influence the rut in specific areas. Remember Florida swapped Turkeys to other states for deer many years ago.
3) it appears the increase in predators (cats, yotes, bears) result in it taking more does to actually produce deer that survive to adulthood.
Just my observations over the last forty plus years of woods ramblings and hunting.
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Post by One Man Gang on Jul 8, 2024 14:30:28 GMT -5
Giddy-up
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Post by olmucky on Jul 9, 2024 16:55:29 GMT -5
Great action pic
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Post by One Man Gang on Jul 10, 2024 11:36:42 GMT -5
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Post by Crkr 23 on Jul 10, 2024 14:02:07 GMT -5
Dang he's missing a chunk out of the top of his shoulder, gun shot wound?
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Post by JS84 on Jul 10, 2024 15:21:56 GMT -5
Looks like a high shot but damn
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Post by One Man Gang on Jul 10, 2024 15:21:57 GMT -5
I think so.
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