Comments on: Deer Density, Buck to Doe Ratio, and Harvest Rates http://www.buckmanager.com/2009/12/30/deer-density-buck-to-doe-ratio-and-harvest-rates/ Deer Hunting and Habitat Management Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:05:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Buck Manager http://www.buckmanager.com/2009/12/30/deer-density-buck-to-doe-ratio-and-harvest-rates/comment-page-1/#comment-3205 Buck Manager Sun, 07 Nov 2010 20:08:07 +0000 http://www.buckmanager.com/?p=1473#comment-3205 Tim, I suspect you have more than 20 deer, probably more like 35 from the amount of feed that you are going through. Have you performed any <a href="http://www.buckmanager.com/category/deer-surveys/" title="Deer Surveys" rel="nofollow">deer surveys</a>? A couple things could be happening that are density related. I would try some camera surveys combined with incidental daylight counts to estimate the deer population. However, your problem could be predator related. Predators, especially coyotes, are very adept at catching animals in small high fenced properties. They simply run the animal down the fence until they corner them. Healthy adult deer seldom get caught by coyotes, but fawns are not quite as big or wise and are very susceptible. Tim, I suspect you have more than 20 deer, probably more like 35 from the amount of feed that you are going through. Have you performed any deer surveys? A couple things could be happening that are density related. I would try some camera surveys combined with incidental daylight counts to estimate the deer population.

However, your problem could be predator related. Predators, especially coyotes, are very adept at catching animals in small high fenced properties. They simply run the animal down the fence until they corner them. Healthy adult deer seldom get caught by coyotes, but fawns are not quite as big or wise and are very susceptible.

]]> By: Tim http://www.buckmanager.com/2009/12/30/deer-density-buck-to-doe-ratio-and-harvest-rates/comment-page-1/#comment-3204 Tim Sun, 07 Nov 2010 13:52:39 +0000 http://www.buckmanager.com/?p=1473#comment-3204 I have a 200 acre high fenced ranch with lots of cover. I have about 10 does and 10 bucks. I feed about 1 ton of protein every month and the deer look really good. My problem is that I am hardly seeing any fawns. The ranch is in Eastland County, Texas. Got any ideas? Thanks for any help. I have a 200 acre high fenced ranch with lots of cover. I have about 10 does and 10 bucks. I feed about 1 ton of protein every month and the deer look really good. My problem is that I am hardly seeing any fawns. The ranch is in Eastland County, Texas. Got any ideas? Thanks for any help.

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