ORIGINAL: bluebird2
RSB likes to blame the decrease in productivity on the decrease in the number of does checked in the areas with high productivity. But , the results from the Kinzua QDM Coop . shows that this is not the case. Fawn production dropped from 56 fawns/100 does in 2001 to 44 fawns/100 doe in 2005. During that period the herd was reduced by 48% so the food supply/doe should have doubled during the period when fawn production dropped by 14%.
So can anyone one explain why fawn production decreased instead of increasing as predicted?
food may have a affect on number of fawns.
i dont doubt it does but i still feel the coyotes are killing a lot of fawns.
also alt told me killing doe in oct will reduce the number of fawns..
we had fawns before HR went into affect.
we DID NOT HAVE COYOTES like we do now before HR.
i saw coyotes kill 2 fawns at alvin bush dam,now, that was only 1 incident.
if herd is down , a coyote could do a lot of damage.
i have picture of 2 coyotes going after a doe and her fawn.shows doe looking and 13 seconds next picture and doe are gone.
IF THOSE COYOTES WERE NOT KILLING FAWNS,THOSE DOE WOULD NOT BE ALARMED AND RUN.
i have fox in my yard on film also, he walks right up to my 2 bucks and 5 doe and fawn and none seem alarmed,yet my pictures of coyote and deer are out of area quick.
i cant get my name off picture so i can post it here or btb putting it on for me.
also hunters are shooting the doe in feb ,they even told me that they had fawns in the doe.
we NEVER killed a doe in late muzzleloader season,only bucks.
i feel its HR,COYOTES,EARLY OCT. HUNT,FEB HUNT,FOOD.
PENN STATE SAYS BEARS,yet i never saw bear kill a fawn but i did coyotes.