Let’s hear everyone’s ideas about how to bring does back and how to keep more fawns alive.
This thread is brought to you by slam dunk. He asked for the thread, and I’ll deliver. I’ll throw out a few of my thoughts, and slam can either confirm, or deny them since he works with Mdf.
Fawns are dying. This isn’t up for debate. But the how’s and why’s may be.
Drought? How much does that affect them? It can affect the nutrition from mothers milk. It can affect how healthy they are born.
Predators. Bears, and coyotes and lions. They’ll factor in.
Vehicles? Certainly takes fawns out as well.
Here’s the problem with the loss of habitat argument. I feel like the deer in the north are fairing far better than those in the south. The southern habitat has a lot more to offer as far as winter and fawning grounds.
Look at the units down south and you’ll see a lot less fawns.
Look at deer in alpine city, and they have twins. Alpine not affected by the drought as much as southern Utah.
How about elk? A lot of studies show they do and lots of studies show they don’t affect deer.
On the Parker this year, I had a group of 12 doe antelope. One had a fawn. Elk calves seem to be living. Deer and antelope fawns not so much.
Slam, outside of what I just named, what else has the MDF pointed their fingers at?
This thread is brought to you by slam dunk. He asked for the thread, and I’ll deliver. I’ll throw out a few of my thoughts, and slam can either confirm, or deny them since he works with Mdf.
Fawns are dying. This isn’t up for debate. But the how’s and why’s may be.
Drought? How much does that affect them? It can affect the nutrition from mothers milk. It can affect how healthy they are born.
Predators. Bears, and coyotes and lions. They’ll factor in.
Vehicles? Certainly takes fawns out as well.
Here’s the problem with the loss of habitat argument. I feel like the deer in the north are fairing far better than those in the south. The southern habitat has a lot more to offer as far as winter and fawning grounds.
Look at the units down south and you’ll see a lot less fawns.
Look at deer in alpine city, and they have twins. Alpine not affected by the drought as much as southern Utah.
How about elk? A lot of studies show they do and lots of studies show they don’t affect deer.
On the Parker this year, I had a group of 12 doe antelope. One had a fawn. Elk calves seem to be living. Deer and antelope fawns not so much.
Slam, outside of what I just named, what else has the MDF pointed their fingers at?