A Field Dressing Suprise....Pic
#22
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Harford Co. Maryland
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RE: A Field Dressing Suprise....Pic
Most any mature doe taken this time of year above the Mason Dixon lineis carrying a fetus.
#23
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2003
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RE: A Field Dressing Suprise....Pic
[quote]ORIGINAL: Killer_Primate
My friends and i went hunting on Saturday and we killed three doe. All three were pregnant with twins. I thought this was strange, I may be ignorant on the subject, but I was always told that doe normally give birth to one fawn and only sometimes more.
Anyone have any info on this? Am i ignorant or was this a strange coincidence?
Thanks,
KP
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my reply-----twins are actually more common in whitetails than singles, from what i've read and seen.----sorry for the confusing post, moose
My friends and i went hunting on Saturday and we killed three doe. All three were pregnant with twins. I thought this was strange, I may be ignorant on the subject, but I was always told that doe normally give birth to one fawn and only sometimes more.
Anyone have any info on this? Am i ignorant or was this a strange coincidence?
Thanks,
KP
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my reply-----twins are actually more common in whitetails than singles, from what i've read and seen.----sorry for the confusing post, moose
#24
RE: A Field Dressing Suprise....Pic
ORIGINAL: JimboHunter1
Agreed and well said Antler Eater. I'd even say that any mature doe (even yearlings and some fawns from this year) are likely carrying a fetus if they are on the northern side of central North Carolina- much further south than the Mason-Dixon.
Most any mature doe taken this time of year above the Mason Dixon lineis carrying a fetus.
This exact reason is why the DNR's in overpopulated areas extend the late season so long...you get 2 or 3 or 4 with one shot.
#26
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2006
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RE: A Field Dressing Suprise....Pic
If you shoot a doe after the rut, most of them will be pregnant. Most doe do carry more than one fetus. In my area, Western NY, they just aren't developed enough to catch your eye. I suppose in the late season, if you searched hard enough, you would find them though. It's all part of the sport.