How to judge size of doe? - Michigan Sportsman Forum I was about to draw and just felt it looked small It was not a button buck and had a long slender snout It would have made it a bit easier if there was another standing next to her to compare I have shot small doe in the past with the rifle and noticed the tail is usually a bit shorter than a larger doe and this particular doe had a shorter
field dressing a doe | Michigan Sportsman Forum If the doe is not "Dry" you will want to cut the teets and the milk sack first It's actually very easy to just take a sharp knife and guide it around the sack until it comes loose Remove it Then continue to field dress as normal
Best Way to attach kill tag to a doe? - Michigan Sportsman Forum With a doe I usually tag in the ear with a zip tie I use the hocks, leg bone and ligament, as handles for dragging a doe with two people or run a stick between them and use it to drag if alone To me- this is much easier than using a rope to drag a doe
Doe or Does? What is the plural? | Michigan Sportsman Forum I saw a doe But if it is 2 deer, it can get more complicated I saw 2 doe I saw 2 does OK so what do you say? I have always said "does" as do most people I hunt with or talk to But, there are alot of people who will say "doe" no matter if it is 1 or 20 I know "I saw a deer" and "I saw 2 deer" is the same
Difference between and fawn and a yearling - Michigan Sportsman Forum The difference between button bucks and doe fawns Study the faces of the two, I always felt button bucks had shorter, kinda budgy look in the face and does had a longer more pointed look The younger ones also taste alot better than older deer Let the old breeder go and shoot nice fat 1 5 yr old
When do fawns stray from Momma? | Michigan Sportsman Forum The article is titled "Doe Decisions" pg 104 - buck fawns were found to do better when they left the doe earlier then the doe fawns - By the time Bow season opens, fawns are weaned and capable of taking care of themselves - Many fawns continue suckling behavior throughout fall Despite this behavior, fawns do not need to nurse to survive
Worst possible buck to doe ratio? | Michigan Sportsman Forum Prior to antler restrictions and liberalized doe harvests, Pennsylvania was considered to be among the poorest managed states in the country Even then, Pennsylvania 's state-wide sex ratio was <3:1 The deer population was skewed towards females but an even bigger problem was nearly all the bucks were yearlings
Is it possible for deer to breed in March? - Michigan Sportsman Forum An individual doe s breeding date might be affected by many factors However, no single factor is likely more influential than nutrition The quality of a doe s diet will determine her growth rate, the timing of her sexual maturity and, therefore, her breeding date no matter the region Doe fawns only breed under the most ideal conditions
When are fawns usually born in SE MI? - Michigan Sportsman Forum The gestation period for deer is about 6 1 2 months A doe bred between Nov 5th-18th would drop the fawn(s) around May 20th-June 3rd Any doe that misses being bred in Nov will be come into estrus every 28 days until bred Not unusual to have fawns born in late June(Dec breeding)
Doe v . 350 Legend - Michigan Sportsman Forum I shot a doe last year with no pass thru, went 40 yards and tipped over No blood at all, was a high quarter-to and all the blood remained in the chest cavity This year's doe was a clean double lung pass thru went about 30 yards and had a pretty easy drip-drip-drip of bright lung blood Bear Creek Ballistics 160 grain