Still killing pregnant does.

[HeyMikey]

Smh

Shake your head all you want.
I just asked a question, and it wasn't even directed at you.

[Daniel75]

I'm not trying to argue with you, but I do have to ask, upon what credentials, do you make this claim? My un(biologically)educated gut feeling tells me that it's possible, if they got together and successfully did the deed. Mule deer and WT can, and have, crossbred successfully.

Yeah, but wouldn't we see a lot more of this with all the free range Axis in Texas? And I think they have to be closely related. In this case, they're both North American deer (whitetail and mule deer), while Axis deer are from the Middle East. That's just a SWAG.

[HeyMikey]

Yeah, but wouldn't we see a lot more of this with all the free range Axis in Texas? And I think they have to be closely related. In this case, they're both North American deer, while Axis deer are from the Middle East. That's just a SWAG.

I appreciate your insightful comment, even if you called it a SWAG. Like I said, I was just asking a question; not trying to start an argument.

[8pointer]

Does everyone understand that it's all about the doe cycling..... A buck would breed year around if given the opportunity. I don't know how in the world we got off topic talking about the possibility of an axis buck breeding a whitetail doe in the summer.

If we could get an answer on what the size of the fetus in the harvested doe, that would be helpful. Someone mentioned out of wack doe population...... I think that is a big possibility.

[Daniel75]

I appreciate your insightful comment, even if you called it a SWAG. Like I said, I was just asking a question; not trying to start an argument.

Maybe I missed something but I'm not angry.....lol. Again, that's just a guess on my part.

[buckmastertexas]

Does bred in September, October, November will have fetus's. That's what getting bred will do....just saying. Some mature does will get bred in September. I have had buddies fill their doe tags on the Moore Plantation "pine farm management area" that had twin fetus's.

[Daniel75]

Does everyone understand that it's all about the doe cycling..... A buck would breed year around if given the opportunity. I don't know how in the world we got off topic talking about the possibility of an axis buck breeding a whitetail doe in the summer.

If we could get an answer on what the size of the fetus in the harvested doe, that would be helpful. Someone mentioned out of wack doe population...... I think that is a big possibility.

Not really off topic, someone just threw it out there that it could have been the baby daddy.

[HeyMikey]

Maybe I missed something but I'm not angry.....lol. Again, that's just a guess on my part.

See post #30. I know you weren't angry, and really did appreciate your reply

[Rack Ranch]

LOL. Even if this was possible, which it isn't, the doe would still have to be in estrus, ie ovulating to become pregnant.

Maybe it was bred by an axis buck during the summer?

[M16]

Does everyone understand that it's all about the doe cycling..... A buck would breed year around if given the opportunity.

No he won't. He is not capable of breeding unless he has hardened antlers.

[8pointer]

No he won't. He is not capable of breeding unless he has hardened antlers.

Correct but what makes them drop antlers?

[Txdeerhunter243]

It's pregnant because it was bred sometime early this fall.

The deer breed at my Lavaca county ranch from late Septmeber to early October and every doe we ever kill during general season is pregnant.

[Saltyag15]

Thanks for the sensible reply, txdeer! I was tired of reading a soap opera

[GatorBait]

Manbearpig is real, but we hardly ever see him either. I'm super super serial.

[venado]

And why not kill pregnant does? We kill does to control population/sex ratios. Killing a pregnant doe is very efficient in that more than one deer is killed at a time.