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Originally posted by Patton View PostNegative. He typically posts a 'hunting' thread pretty simultaneously with when he posts wild political thread, like comparing the recent Florida shooting to Pearl Harbor. Read any of his threads and it's like he reads a Wikipedia page about hunting and then just vomits up a few sentences on TBH. Helps not get him banned since he is 'contributing'.
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When a doe fawn reaches 80lbs,(according to some) she will come into heat
When a doe fawn reaches approximately 18 months(according to some) she will come into heat
Which is it? I have heard both, but unless you have the fawn id-ed, how else would you know? I have seen some really small doe being chased this time of year.
Just for the record, I have heard the 80lb guideline the most.
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Originally posted by lovemylegacy View PostWhen a doe fawn reaches 80lbs,(according to some) she will come into heat
When a doe fawn reaches approximately 18 months(according to some) she will come into heat
Which is it? I have heard both, but unless you have the fawn id-ed, how else would you know? I have seen some really small doe being chased this time of year.
Just for the record, I have heard the 80lb guideline the most.
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Originally posted by lovemylegacy View PostWhen a doe fawn reaches 80lbs,(according to some) she will come into heat
When a doe fawn reaches approximately 18 months(according to some) she will come into heat
Which is it? I have heard both, but unless you have the fawn id-ed, how else would you know? I have seen some really small doe being chased this time of year.
Just for the record, I have heard the 80lb guideline the most.
I do believe they will cycle when there body matured enough to cycle. That’s just my thinking and I have no proof that I myself have gathered
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Originally posted by Patton View PostNegative. He typically posts a 'hunting' thread pretty simultaneously with when he posts wild political thread, like comparing the recent Florida shooting to Pearl Harbor. Read any of his threads and it's like he reads a Wikipedia page about hunting and then just vomits up a few sentences on TBH. Helps not get him banned since he is 'contributing'.
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Puberty occurs at approximately 16 months of age and after this, they exhibit seasonal polyestrous. Deer respond best to short-day lighting, which means that they are not usually cycling during the summer months, but begin to show estrous behavior in late September and October (see diagram below) (Gordon).[http://www]
The estrous cycle in deer varies from 17 - 22 days, depending on the species, and this cyclical breeding activity may continue for as long as six months in animals which do not become pregnant (Gordon). The seasonal changes in fertility are controlled by the secretion of LHRH (luteinizing hormone releasing hormone) from the hypothalamus, which is influenced by melatonin from the pineal gland. LHRH influences the secretion of LH and FSH from the anterior pituitary (Lincoln).
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I have heard from breeders and a biologist that doe fawns can breed but it varies a lot based on region, nutrition and population. I was told by a biologist that in good hill country habitat about 10-20% of doe fawns will cycle their first year. We were also told that fawns being bred was a good sign your nutrition and numbers were in good shape.
Fawn Pregnancy Rates
The highest fawn pregnancy rate is in the Midwest. More than half of doe fawns typically breed in agricultural areas of Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, North Dakota and South Dakota, as well as in southern regions of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
In Iowa, researchers found more than 70 percent of the doe fawns bred and that they carried an average of 1.25 fetuses per doe. Some even carried triplets.
Fewer doe fawns breed in Southern states. Only 10 to 40 percent reportedly breed in the Southeast, even in the best range. Likewise, less than 16 percent of doe fawns likely breed in Texas’ Llano Basin.
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