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 | | From: | QwikDraw | | Subject: | Rutting in January?? | | Date: | Tue, 18 Jan 2005 12:01:12 -0600 |
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 | I live in the middle of a 4-5 hundred acre wildlife refuge in
Connecticut. I have been feeding deer about 50 yards out my back door
so I can watch from my kitchem window(really hoping for some close
sheds). Yesterday I had 8 deer, including 2 Bucks i have never seen
before(1 1/2 year old 4 pointer and a 2 1/2 YO 8 pointer). After
feeding for a few minutes the 2 bucks looked up to see the does and
began chasing them as I would expect to see during the rut. Later I
went out to put down some more apples and corn and found a fresh, large
scrape. Only a few days earlier I found a fresh rub here too. Is it
possible one of the yearling does has come in heat this late? I am
sure someone else has seen this, what do you think?
Thanks..
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| | From: | vrooooom | | Subject: | Re: Rutting in January?? | | Date: | Tue, 18 Jan 2005 18:10:58 -0500 |
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| QwikDraw wrote:
> I live in the middle of a 4-5 hundred acre wildlife refuge in
> Connecticut. I have been feeding deer about 50 yards out my back door
> so I can watch from my kitchem window(really hoping for some close
> sheds). Yesterday I had 8 deer, including 2 Bucks i have never seen
> before(1 1/2 year old 4 pointer and a 2 1/2 YO 8 pointer). After
> feeding for a few minutes the 2 bucks looked up to see the does and
> began chasing them as I would expect to see during the rut. Later I
> went out to put down some more apples and corn and found a fresh, large
> scrape. Only a few days earlier I found a fresh rub here too. Is it
> possible one of the yearling does has come in heat this late? I am
> sure someone else has seen this, what do you think?
>
> Thanks..
Form what I understand, deer can rut all the way up to the end of
January. they will follow scent trails and scrape a lot.
After a lot of observation, and scouting, I have found a few scrapes
here and there in state forestes here in New York State.
But sometimes these can be mistaken for turkey scrapes also.
so you must do active scouting, or passive photography to make sure of
what you are suspecting. You should look for the other signs as well,
like defication, and fur rubbing on limbs..
Thanks
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| | From: | Bob Gourley | | Subject: | Re: Rutting in January?? | | Date: | Fri, 21 Jan 2005 10:35:20 -0600 |
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| ----- Original Message -----
From: Buzz Chandler
Newsgroups: rec.hunting
To:
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 3:41 AM
Subject: Re: Rutting in January??
> Is it
> > possible one of the yearling does has come in heat this late? I am
> > sure someone else has seen this, what do you think?
> >
> Does will go into heat every month until they are bred. The majority are
> successfully impregnated in November, with lesser and lesser numbers going
> into heat each month there after. So, it is very possible that you have a
> doe or two on your property that is in heat this month.
>
> If you think about it, the above shouldn't be very suprising. We have all
> seen spotted fawns in the spring..but many of us that pay attention to the
> whitetail population have seen spotted fawns as late as August.
I saw a small spotted blacktail fawn in november. I don't remember the exact
date but I was trapping and the trapping season didn't open until Nov.15.
Bob.
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| | From: | Dalene Barnes | | Subject: | Re: Rutting in January?? | | Date: | Fri, 21 Jan 2005 14:43:24 -0600 |
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| >> If you think about it, the above shouldn't be very suprising. We
>> have all seen spotted fawns in the spring..but many of us that pay
>> attention to the whitetail population have seen spotted fawns as
>> late as August.
>
> I saw a small spotted blacktail fawn in november. I don't remember
> the exact date but I was trapping and the trapping season didn't open
> until Nov.15.
Are we all assuming ethics and assuming it was, therefore, AFTER November 15
when you saw the fawn? ;-)
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| | From: | Buzz Chandler | | Subject: | Re: Rutting in January?? | | Date: | Wed, 19 Jan 2005 06:41:48 -0500 |
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| Is it
> possible one of the yearling does has come in heat this late? I am
> sure someone else has seen this, what do you think?
>
Does will go into heat every month until they are bred. The majority are
successfully impregnated in November, with lesser and lesser numbers going
into heat each month there after. So, it is very possible that you have a
doe or two on your property that is in heat this month.
If you think about it, the above shouldn't be very suprising. We have all
seen spotted fawns in the spring..but many of us that pay attention to the
whitetail population have seen spotted fawns as late as August.
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