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Ok so I know the old argument deer numbers are up, deer numbers are down, deer numbers go up and down. I get it. However, when I am thinking about deer this is a typical scenario that comes to mind. Is this logic flawed, or is the math correct? Assuming my math is somewhat correct, it seems as though growing a herd is much harder than most think, it will not double every year.
Your thoughts on this?
If you have 10 does and they all have 1 fawn then you have 20 deer. However, lets say half of them are bucks. You have 15 does, not lets say coyotes/bobcat/road kill/bush hog killed 3 of the 10 fawns and 2 were does and 1 was a buck fawn. Now we are only looking at the reproductive deer.
With that being said, now before deer season even starts you have 11 does from your original 10 that you had the year before. Now what happens if that year the neighbors and yourself shoot 3 does of that 11, you start the next year with only 8 does. This is causing the next years cycle to already be lower then the previous year.
Your thoughts on this?
If you have 10 does and they all have 1 fawn then you have 20 deer. However, lets say half of them are bucks. You have 15 does, not lets say coyotes/bobcat/road kill/bush hog killed 3 of the 10 fawns and 2 were does and 1 was a buck fawn. Now we are only looking at the reproductive deer.
With that being said, now before deer season even starts you have 11 does from your original 10 that you had the year before. Now what happens if that year the neighbors and yourself shoot 3 does of that 11, you start the next year with only 8 does. This is causing the next years cycle to already be lower then the previous year.