ORIGINAL: bluebird2
Where the BD ratio is in line, the bulk of the second rut will be this years doe fawns.
That is more pure nonsense from BTB. Young doe produce more male fawns than female fawns.
Gotta hijack every thread don't ya?
Not only are you outta line by disrupting yet another thread, you are way off base as well
I'll type real slow for ya so you can try to grasp this....
In areas where the BD ratio is in line, the great majority of adult does will have already been bred.
With me so far skippy?
28 days or so after their first estrous period, adult does that are not yet pregnant will come back into estrous. In an area of good BD ratio, there aren't many of those.
read and repeat BB. It'll sink in if you try real hard
this years doe fawns will come into estrous if their body weight has reached approximately 80-90 pounds in a healthy herd, doe fawnsmake the majority of estrous does in the secondary rut
Some good info on the secondary rut can be found here:
http://www.qdma.com/articles/details.asp?id=105
Your statement that young does produce more male fawns than female fawns, while true, has no relevancewhen discussing the subject of the secondary rut
read the posts before you start clacking your keyboard next time.