re: IST/IBT 1-10-16

I've never had a problem with it. I've never seen a fawn with spots while hunting, but if I did and it was with momma, I'd let momma walk. I think by this time of year, they are good to go.

He's definitely big enough. Just really really dumb. Shoulda told his momma to not look at the stand

49' clear sky (finally), 10mph wind. So.Ga. Lee co. Last day of the season. Mathews bow, millennium lock-on 28' closer to God. It's been a good one. Nice 9pt 3 does. See ya in sept.

From an article entitled "The biology of button bucks."
Written by the executive director of QDMA and cites multiple studies from several different states.

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By 30 months of age, 87 percent of the non-orphans had dispersed from their birth areas, but only nine percent of the orphans had left theirs. In addition, the non-orphans died at more than twice the rate of the orphans

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Shoot momma and he's more than likely gonna stay around. Don't shoot her and he'll probably move away (avg over 3 miles according to article).

Another reason to harvest does. Keeps what you're attempting to manage on your property and/or area.

LINK

Yeah that was a pretty neat study when the data first started coming in. At that time, the farthest that any had traveled was like 27 miles, which was ridiculous. Then, one little guy went 36. That's a long damn ways! Lol. The does will flat run the button bucks off. It's one of the cornerstone principles we used to illustrate the effect your neighbors, even those many miles from you, have on your hunting success. While it is obvious that a neighbor can directly affect your hunting by shooting everything that moves, no one thinks of the fawn recruitment from other areas.

But one thing to consider that these findings didn't mention, which is data that was also discovered...does tend to have more fawns of a particular sex for whatever reason. And buck fawns through yearlings tend to disperse to areas of lower buck density regardless of many other factors.

All that said. Once the fawn has lost its spots, it is thought that the fawn is good to go on its own.

Both of you will treasure this morning the rest of your lives when you look back at that picture. That's what it is all about.

Congrats

1 snow

Missed my opportunity on my specs

Congrats to you and your son!

No deer, but still a successful hunt. 2 of the 5 feral dogs that have been running on our property are now drt. 270 with 150gr rounds do a number on them. Basically flips or spins them like a helicopter.

Only 3 more to go.