question along the lines of rjet's thread

[cooksomerice]

I have always had this question and don't want to hijack rjet's thread so here goes.

Someone please explain to me how the new AR rules are working as well as they are? 5 years ago, I could shoot one buck deer. Now I am allowed to shoot 4 deer. Why am I seeing more deer afield when me and others are harvesting more deer?

Disclaimer: I have never shot 4 deer in a season, but that is only b/c my family only needs 2/year to get to the next season. But I could if I needed to.

[Shane]

There are more mature bucks to breed does at the right time so that fawns are born at the earliest possible time in the spring. When all the babies are born at the same time, predators can't eat as many of them when they are wobbly and slow.

I'm sure there are other factors too, but that' gotta be a big one.

[BIG IRON]

There are more mature bucks to breed does at the right time so that fawns are born at the earliest possible time in the spring. When all the babies are born at the same time, predators can't eat as many of them when they are wobbly and slow.

I'm sure there are other factors too, but that' gotta be a big one.

I can understand that logic.

BTW, I wonder how many of the mature deer that have been posted lately with >13'' spreads would even be alive if it were not for AR. I would imagine that a good majority would have already been killed years ago when they were smaller.

[cooksomerice]

Bueller...Bueller...Bueller

[bboswell]

There are more mature bucks to breed does at the right time so that fawns are born at the earliest possible time in the spring. When all the babies are born at the same time, predators can't eat as many of them when they are wobbly and slow.

I'm sure there are other factors too, but that' gotta be a big one.

Long before AR a biologist used this exact reasoning to explain to me 1 of the benefits to a more balanced Buck:doe ratio.