Want to increase your deer heard, Only we as hunters can do that, Not the state.
The way i see it, this is just my observation in the last 4 years.
I got 80 acres, the first year i saw about 3/4 mature does and a few bucks, now after 4 years we see on camera in excess of 20 or more different deer. this track used to get hammered hard.
Now here is what i see.
One mature doe on the property(3.5 yrs old).
1doe killed 0 population.
First year,
1 doe walks = 2 fawns=3 deer.
second year 0 kills, doe has 2 more fawns=5 deer.
third year same doe has twins again,=7 deer.
fourth year, 2 more= 9 deer.
fifth year 2 more =11 deer.
now go back and take 50% of fawns over 5 years were does.
second yr olds has 1 each, then after 3.5 yrs old start having twins. now you start multiplying your heard.
So in 5 years you have.somewhere in the neighborhood of 15/20 deer.
This is if that 1 doe has survived all these years,
Now do the math as if i let 5 mature does live on the property that i hunt.
That will go into 75/100 deer.
So i guess what i,m saying if we as hunters want to see bigger heard size, we can;t kill the baby makers.
If i kill the does on my property, then complain about not having any deer on that said property, would i not be part of the problem or solution.
That's just my opinion.
