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Are fawn numbers down?

by murdock1978 , Posted to Fishing Buddy on 07/28/2009 9:10 PM | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
murdock1978

Joined: 07/12/2003
Location: ND
I have not been seeing that many fawns this year.Also not many doe's with twins.Not like last year.I travel hundreds of miles every day all across the state and IMO the fawn numbers are way down??
Re: Are fawn numbers down?
by MossyMO on 07/28/2009 9:21 PM | Reply #1 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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Joined: 11/12/2003
Location: ND
I am not seeing large numbers of fawns. But 3 weeks ago a coworker who works the county and township roads with me asked if I had been seeing any twins and I replied that I haven't. Wasn't a week later I saw triplett's, it was a first for me !!!

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Should I apply for a doe tag in 3A4? We can try plan a day north of Towner for trophy doe hunting !!!

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Re: Are fawn numbers down?
by Hardwaterman on 07/28/2009 9:25 PM | Reply #2 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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Joined: 11/06/2002
Location: ND
It should not be a surprise with the winter we had. Does understress will abort to save themselves even very late into the pregnacy. To understand this, one only has to look at the Jan deer survey done over 2J1 and 2J2 where Jan early Fed numbers showed a decline of about 5% and 25% or more when done again 6 weeks later!

That period of time resulted in a lot of fawns not being carried to term even if the doe survived!
In my lifetime I have seen fence row to fence row farming and the return of CRP and game to the landscape.Now we face again the prosepect of fence row to fence row again! Sportsman are our own worst enemy in that we fail to look forward and focus to much on the now!
Re: Are fawn numbers down?
by Tim Sandstrom on 07/28/2009 9:31 PM | Reply #3 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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Location: ND

I have seen a handful of does.  Really, haven't seen that many deer but I haven't been out during the times to see them either.  I do know an island where a mule deer and two fawns calls home.  They still have spots and enjoy their little secluded playground!  Hope they are able to make the swim when they get older!




 
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Re: Are fawn numbers down?
by kdm on 07/28/2009 10:23 PM | Reply #4 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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Joined: 09/05/2008
Location: ND
All the does that we have seen south of VC have had single fawns with them.  Normally, we see twins and trips.  With this past winter, I am not surprised.
Re: Are fawn numbers down?
by Andyt11 on 07/28/2009 10:37 PM | Reply #5 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
Andyt11
Joined: 12/23/2007
Location: ND

most of the does ive seen this year have had twins and i saw triplets for the 2nd time today while i was out...i think the fawn numbers are for the most part the same as last year if not better
AT
Re: Are fawn numbers down?
by murdock1978 on 07/29/2009 04:21 AM | Reply #6 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
murdock1978
Joined: 07/12/2003
Location: ND
Yeah Mossy get as many as y ou can!I got turned down this year for a buck tag.So will be getting a few 3A4 road tags i mean doe tags
Re: Are fawn numbers down?
by Jiffy on 07/29/2009 06:25 AM | Reply #7 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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Joined: 01/08/2002
Location: ND
king23 Said:

most of the does ive seen this year have had twins and i saw triplets for the 2nd time today while i was out...i think the fawn numbers are for the most part the same as last year if not better



King, what part of the state?

SE corner I've been seeing a lot of singles.
Re: Are fawn numbers down?
by kkollman on 07/29/2009 09:31 AM | Reply #8 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
kkollman
Joined: 07/04/2009
Location: ND
In 2f2 north of jamestown,along arrowwood refuge.Only seeing singles,and alot of dry does,running in bachlorette groups.I'm out scouting alot and fawn # are at approx.50%.I'm not seeing a lot of mature buck either,But it is hard to tell those older bucks, can be so secretive,you never see them.Untill the rut brings them out.
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Re: Are fawn numbers down?
by bacon on 07/29/2009 11:03 AM | Reply #9 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
bacon
Joined: 01/23/2009
Location: ND
We seem to have about the same numbers here in south central ND. And to think there isn't any CRP for miles. How can that be?
Re: Are fawn numbers down?
by Andyt11 on 07/29/2009 11:27 AM | Reply #10 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
Andyt11
Joined: 12/23/2007
Location: ND
Jiffy Said:
king23 Said:

most of the does ive seen this year have had twins and i saw triplets for the 2nd time today while i was out...i think the fawn numbers are for the most part the same as last year if not better



King, what part of the state?

SE corner I've been seeing a lot of singles.


SW....north of gladstone and taylor
AT
Re: Are fawn numbers down?
by riverview on 07/29/2009 11:41 AM | Reply #11 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
riverview
Joined: 12/25/2008
Location: ND
N.E. corner of the state mostly single calfs this year. I have a 40 acre bush with a few does every year. easy winter it is twins and once in awhile triplets. But some I think it is singles and a month later they have twins out. I think sometimes they just take one calf at a time.
Re: Are fawn numbers down?
by inthewoods on 07/29/2009 11:44 AM | Reply #12 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
inthewoods
Joined: 06/27/2009
Location: nd
Mossy Mo,
I also seen triplets about a week back for the first time! Pretty neat to see.
Re: Are fawn numbers down?
by archer109 on 07/29/2009 11:55 AM | Reply #13 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
archer109
Joined: 12/16/2001
Location: ND
Numbers seen alright around.  Seen quite a few sets of twins, not as many triplets has seen last year.

Seen my first set of antelope quadruplets last week.
Re: Are fawn numbers down?
by murdock1978 on 07/29/2009 9:09 PM | Reply #14 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
murdock1978
Joined: 07/12/2003
Location: ND
Been talking to a few landowners i n the 3A4 area and they say that fawn numbers are down in this area.These guys depend on out of state hunters!It wont' effect them t his  year but down the road??It don't matter to me,just shoot them all
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by snoopy on 07/30/2009 07:24 AM | Reply #15 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
snoopy
Joined: 12/16/2001
Location: ND
I live in 3A4 and do quite a bit of hunting in 2K1.  Our scouting and trailcams are showing fawn numbers to be down from previous years.  I am seeing some twins but mostly singles and an unusaul numbers of does seem to be dry.  Not surprising though.  We got hit with that big snow opening weekend of rifle last year and it just kept dumping.  They had to work pretty hard for food for about 5-6months.
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Re: Are fawn numbers down?
by bradyg on 07/30/2009 12:36 PM | Reply #16 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
bradyg
Joined: 10/16/2007
Location: ND
I don't know about you guys, but I have been seeing a lot of fawns in SE ND. I don't think the snow hurt the deer as bad as I originally thought they would. Something that I have not been seeing a lot of is pheasant chicks. I think it will still be fairly decent this year, but boy things are going to go downhill in a hurry in SE ND for the birds. I think I might have to take up waterfowl.
Brady
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by jokostel on 07/31/2009 07:56 AM | Reply #17 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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Joined: 10/24/2005
Location: ND
Hopefully this winter will be a mild one.... get the numbers of all wildlife back up to good numbers. That 40 below garbage last year really took it's toll.

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Re: Are fawn numbers down?
by murdock1978 on 08/06/2009 1:33 PM | Reply #18 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
murdock1978
Joined: 07/12/2003
Location: ND
Well today i drove from Towner to Minot,then from Minot to skyeston and back to Minot by 12.Saw all kinds of doe's with fawns and more twins then singles.Maybe with the hay and crops coming off a person will start seeing more deer!
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by cynical on 08/07/2009 08:47 AM | Reply #19 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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Location: ND
I saw a group of 5 whitetail does yesterday and only one had twins and the others had nothing with them
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