ORIGINAL: trmichels
Here in Minnesota peak breeding occurs during the week before November 12, regardless of when the full moon occurs. 200 days after that (which is their gestation period) fawns are born - which is about the last week of May first week of June, which is when temperartures have been above 32 degrees long enought that there is new green growth.
I'm not talking about astronomical spring, I'm talking about phenological spring (when new green growth appears). Forget the equinox ... It has nothing to do with breeding or fawning. Deer are on a solar calendar, not a lunar calendar.
If you got it - I'm glad I could help. I'm only here to dispel myths and tell the truth.
Deer do not just see black and white, they are red/green color blind; they see blue, yellow, brown and gray, but not red or green.
Neither female deer nor elk have an "estrus" call or female "in heat" call.
The "chuckle" call of a hen mallard is not a feeding call, it is an "incitement" call (similar to a threat) that often occurs in a feeding situation.
God bless,
T.R.
These post of yours proves several things: The fall equinox DOES set into motion the rut; the peak occurs 30-50 days after[ which, even though coincidentally falls during the second new moon after,]- check out where Nov.12 fits in with the second new moon after the fall equinox for the past 25 years- { who said anything about FULL MOON, other than you ? oh yeah, bait and switch }and your bait and switch mentallity throughout ALL your posts, but particularly the last one addressing me, is a clear indication that more than just a little bit of you is a phony.
Oh yeah, I GOT IT long before you came on the scene. I just thank God I had Fred Bear and Howard Hill to learn from and not TR. It just blows me away that some folks take your drivel as " word ". That being said, I will agree with one point, you are entertaining, but you need to work on being able to hide the bait and switches a little more effectively.