A Field Dressing Suprise....Pic
01-03-2007, 02:53 AM
#13
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 1997
Location: Cheasapeke and Delaware Bay Region
Posts: 10,485
RE: A Field Dressing Suprise....Pic
Look as hard as I may I can't make out the outline your describing
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furgitter, get over it, this is a hunting site for crying out loud.
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ORIGINAL: furgitter
Some folks might not care for that too much so its ok that your picture is not so good.Its all part of a gutpile to me,but someones going to flip on that picture.
Some folks might not care for that too much so its ok that your picture is not so good.Its all part of a gutpile to me,but someones going to flip on that picture.
furgitter, get over it, this is a hunting site for crying out loud.
01-03-2007, 04:01 AM
#14
Typical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Nanjemoy, MD
Posts: 998
RE: A Field Dressing Suprise....Pic
Don't fret over it. Our MDseason lasts until the end of January, and I hunton the QDM land. We take the ovaries out of the does, and measure any fetuses. We have a ruler that allows us to backdate the day of conception. The doe I shot yesterday was bred 10 Nov (single fetus). The doe my friend shot last week was bred 29 Oct (twins). That's 5 less deer that will be around next year...
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01-03-2007, 06:39 AM
#18
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Woodstock, ILLINOIS
Posts: 243
RE: A Field Dressing Suprise....Pic
I've never had a doe with a fetus in it but, I have had 3 or 4 with Milk in them. anyone else have does still nursing. That makes me feel worse, I would rather kill a pregnant doe than a doe with a brand new baby.
How about you?? I understand the course of nature but it's still a bummer!
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How about you?? I understand the course of nature but it's still a bummer!
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01-03-2007, 07:02 AM
#19
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location:
Posts: 1,927
RE: A Field Dressing Suprise....Pic
The number of fawns is related to the age and health of the mother, and several outside influences such as the size of the herd. A crowded area may cause mothers to have only one fawn or to not have any due to stress and low nutrition. Obviously nutrition wasn't the limiting factor here but high pop numbers could be retarding the fawning numbers.
As far as feeling bad, well I wouldn't worry about it. How many of you have cracked an egg? Same difference. If you take a doe this late in the season you are most likely going to be killing a pregnant doe. Just treat them both with the respect they deserve and utilize her properly and it will be a good thing.
As far as feeling bad, well I wouldn't worry about it. How many of you have cracked an egg? Same difference. If you take a doe this late in the season you are most likely going to be killing a pregnant doe. Just treat them both with the respect they deserve and utilize her properly and it will be a good thing.
01-03-2007, 07:07 AM
#20
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Heaven IA USA
Posts: 2,597
RE: A Field Dressing Suprise....Pic
I am always amused by those of us who have no problem slicing open a deer, cutting the wind pipe, and literally ripping the heart and guts out of the body cavity, perform a post mortem autopsy handling the liver, lungs, and heartto see how the broadhead performed; but wince at a photo of a freshly removed fetus from the same species.
Most any mature doe taken this time of year above the Mason Dixon lineis carrying a fetus. Depending on the age of the fetus, they are not always easy to find when dressing out the animal. Many don't even realize they are there.I do not find it morbid in the least to search, find, and photograph a fetus.From my perspective it enhancesthe learning process of the game we pursue.
The story and the photo were done in good taste. It is what it is; another of Nature's cycles....observe, learn, and be the wiser.......
Most any mature doe taken this time of year above the Mason Dixon lineis carrying a fetus. Depending on the age of the fetus, they are not always easy to find when dressing out the animal. Many don't even realize they are there.I do not find it morbid in the least to search, find, and photograph a fetus.From my perspective it enhancesthe learning process of the game we pursue.
The story and the photo were done in good taste. It is what it is; another of Nature's cycles....observe, learn, and be the wiser.......