(which usually occurs anywhere from the end of october to the end of november for most years, i believe)?
Thats a full one month spread.......A month is a long time for a fawn getting ready for its first winter. I Believe in harsh northern climates the window of oportunity between "winter is over" and "get ready for next winter" is a small one. One that requires a more rigid time table than the moon.
Thats why deer up north come into rut first and deer down south come into rut later. Each population of deer will "through the process of elemination" establish the best rut time - thus the best fawn drop.
Alot of Florida is flat and swampy, so the deer have adjusted to it by breeding so the fawns will not have to stand in knee deep swamps
Thanks Thunder......this is a perfect example........
Does who tended to come into heat later than others had a distinct fawn survival rate - so much so that their genetic traits lived on and became the "norm" for that herd. This couple of weeks made the difference between death and life.......................the moons habits are just a little to fickle for me.....
I gotto go
