cantkillathing
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I have been trying to find 60's era buck to doe ratio. What someone has posted is in early 60's there were 42 bucks per 100 does on the northern region. I have my suspicion that 40 bucks per 100 does was probably what it was.
Lets do the math.
We currently have 289,000 deer in utah. Average 16 bucks per 100 does, that is 46,240 bucks.
Okay 289,000 - 46,240 = 242,760
If we had 40 bucks per 100 does like then we would see and increase of 24 bucks per 100 does.
take 242,760 X .24 = 58,262
Now add it all together
242,760 does/fawns + the original 16 bucks/ 46,240 + the additional 24 bucks 58,262 = 347,262
Tell me is 347,262 closer to what we use to have.
This is telling me that yes our does and fawns are down by 53,000 but our buck herd is down by 46,240 as well.
That is why the 60's rocked and I was born 3 decades to late.
Lets do the math.
We currently have 289,000 deer in utah. Average 16 bucks per 100 does, that is 46,240 bucks.
Okay 289,000 - 46,240 = 242,760
If we had 40 bucks per 100 does like then we would see and increase of 24 bucks per 100 does.
take 242,760 X .24 = 58,262
Now add it all together
242,760 does/fawns + the original 16 bucks/ 46,240 + the additional 24 bucks 58,262 = 347,262
Tell me is 347,262 closer to what we use to have.
This is telling me that yes our does and fawns are down by 53,000 but our buck herd is down by 46,240 as well.
That is why the 60's rocked and I was born 3 decades to late.