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2024 Fawn Crop
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04/28/24 07:14 PM
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Hopefully the recent rains will help produce a good 2024 fawn crop. Our landowner sold his cattle 2 years ago and we have lots of cover for fawns again this year like last year. I don`t think the drought and hot summers hurt the fawns as much as overgrazing everything that is a result of the drought and leaving fewer places for the fawns to hide from predators. I was surprised to see as many fawns last year, but we had early rains that resulted in everything being overgrown with nothing to eat it.
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Re: 2024 Fawn Crop
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04/28/24 07:22 PM
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Unfortunately there’s likely going to be a healthy coyote population too.
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Re: 2024 Fawn Crop
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04/28/24 07:22 PM
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Did he convert to a wildlife valuation? That would certainly benefit y'all. ![up up](/forum/images/graemlins/default/cup.gif)
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Re: 2024 Fawn Crop
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04/28/24 07:58 PM
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Did he convert to a wildlife valuation? That would certainly benefit y'all. ![up up](/forum/images/graemlins/default/cup.gif) No. He just hasn’t replaced his cows yet because he only has one small tank that doesn’t get much runoff. On our 7th season and only had cows for 2 seasons. We have a creek that hold water pretty good but no runoff every couple of months and it’s dry.
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Re: 2024 Fawn Crop
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04/28/24 09:01 PM
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No fawns around the house yet, they seem to be a little late this year.
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Re: 2024 Fawn Crop
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04/28/24 09:17 PM
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No fawns around the house yet, they seem to be a little late this year. 201 days gestation period for whitetail deer. Most should be born later next month based off of the main rut for my area.
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Re: 2024 Fawn Crop
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04/28/24 09:52 PM
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Unfortunately there’s likely going to be a healthy coyote population too. I've been working on them since I finished my high fence last May. 17 since June 1st last year. But still more to go.
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Re: 2024 Fawn Crop
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04/28/24 09:56 PM
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Unfortunately there’s likely going to be a healthy coyote population too. I've been working on them since I finished my high fence last May. 17 since June 1st last year. But still more to go. Same here. Killing them back is just maintenance.
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Re: 2024 Fawn Crop
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04/28/24 10:12 PM
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Unfortunately there’s likely going to be a healthy coyote population too. I only killed one last year after numerous sits and only 3 in the past 6 seasons. They just don`t move much during the daylight hours. I hate the guts and liver.
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Re: 2024 Fawn Crop
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04/28/24 11:36 PM
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Unfortunately there’s likely going to be a healthy coyote population too. I only killed one last year after numerous sits and only 3 in the past 6 seasons. They just don`t move much during the daylight hours. I hate the guts and liver. Most of mine were caught in snares.
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Re: 2024 Fawn Crop
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04/29/24 02:22 AM
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I have believed this for a while. Our place has been in wildlife exemption since 2007. Have been through a few pretty rough droughts in that time. We have always had tons of coyotes and bobcats and a very strong fawn crop. I believe fawning cover is very important and the reason why.
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Re: 2024 Fawn Crop
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04/29/24 05:51 PM
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