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Post by bswiv on Jul 15, 2024 17:09:11 GMT -5
I know a lot of you spend a good bit of time in the woods off season. And that more than a few keep track of what's going on year over year in the same areas so you've more than a little mental data to draw on. This being so......chime in on what you're seeing......here is what we've seen.....
This is the best fawn season we've had here in Palatka in about 4-5 years. They are all over the place.
In discussions with a friend who has land in Baker County a few days ago he said the same thing, a bumper crop of fawns that have reached the point where they are basically coyote proof.
Same with polts........
May well be that the winter weather was exactly right for both..........
And I'd note....our wild blueberry crop was off the charts. In fact Louann picked a few pounds on the 4th.....which is awfully late in the year.......just perfect weather for it all.
Which makes me wonder.......how the acorn crop will turn out.
In fisheries there are known spikes and dips in year-class recruitment..maybe the same in the woods and we've just no picked up on it???
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Post by Glenn on Jul 15, 2024 19:53:33 GMT -5
They are just starting to drop here in Northeast Tallahassee. I witnessed one being born and taking its first steps yesterday evening.
Last year there were a bunch of twins, but so far this year there are just single births.
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Post by One Man Gang on Jul 15, 2024 20:16:54 GMT -5
We have several singles east of you but they are 3 to 4 weeks old.
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Post by james14 on Jul 15, 2024 20:26:26 GMT -5
Were there any habitat changes that would be more favorable to fawning and nesting? Noticed fewer coyotes?
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Post by olmucky on Jul 16, 2024 4:58:14 GMT -5
They are just starting to drop here in Northeast Tallahassee. I witnessed one being born and taking its first steps yesterday evening. Last year there were a bunch of twins, but so far this year there are just single births. I noticed the fat doe haven’t been @ the last week like they normally were. I suspected they may have started dropping Our place is nearish Havana |
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Post by 6thgen on Jul 16, 2024 7:05:29 GMT -5
We had 4 months of fawn births in High Springs this year. More on camera than ever. Bucks are putting their horns on and hope there is a bumper crop of acorns this fall. There were not many last year.
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Post by cadman on Jul 16, 2024 7:20:43 GMT -5
Know nothing about deer.
The last three days in my morning bike ride I have seen one adult deer I assume to be the momma and three little deer about the height of my German Shepard. Two of the baby deer are always with momma deer and the third one runs around in his own in the same general area. All three baby deer are about the same size. My dog wants to chase them.
Taking a different route tomorrow that will be on the east side of the small wooded area and see if I spot any. We ride through a couple of neighborhoods that has maybe a 10 to 15 acre wooded area with a small lake in the center. The deer are always in somebody's yard eating the grass. Had not seen any deer since March until the last few days.
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Post by meateater on Jul 16, 2024 8:16:35 GMT -5
seen a bunch saturday out in the glades, most already lost there spots. good numbers of them too but the folks in charge will make sure the water continues to rise to push them on the levees and islands so they can feed the cats.
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Post by drgibby on Jul 16, 2024 8:43:53 GMT -5
In the past week or so the does have started bringing the fawns to the feeders in Hernando Co.
I would say it looks like an average year so far for fawns.
As for the poults, I am seeing a few more than usual. Most are the size of big chickens now.
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capt louie
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Post by capt louie on Jul 20, 2024 7:35:10 GMT -5
Seen only one fawn on cams in Steinhatchee and none here in Citrus county ? Two hens have a pair of polts each here in CC. ?
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Post by JS84 on Jul 20, 2024 7:48:03 GMT -5
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Post by TRTerror on Jul 21, 2024 9:58:45 GMT -5
Had 2 Does and 2 Fawns walk across my yard at 6 am this morning.
No spots on the Fawns. Taylor County.
Got a single doe wandering around my Tally Gals house..I'm thinkin her Momma ran her off to drop her fawn.
They have a 2 to 3 month later Rut in Tally area.
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Post by wildman on Jul 23, 2024 6:38:59 GMT -5
Southeast Wakulla Co. haven't seen a fawn yet. Adult does have vanished about a week ago and the yearlings are running around by their selves so suspect I will see fawns at anytime.
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Post by Crkr 23 on Aug 1, 2024 12:05:02 GMT -5
I had a doe with 2 fawns hanging around the house. Three weeks ago I got 1 picture of a coyote and the deer disappeared for 2 weeks. They showed back up a week ago minus 1 fawn and the other one has scars over it's face and neck. I believe the coyote got after them and ran them into a fence, caught one and the other got away with scars.
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Post by gottheitch on Aug 2, 2024 16:40:00 GMT -5
jJust had a new born show up in hard county . Normally see them drop all the way till end of bow in that area .
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