Deer Doodie
#1
Noticing all the deer crap on the ground everytime I go out, I wonder is there a way to tell whether its buck or doe? I found doe bedding areas and its all the little pebbles. Other places they are all clumped. Or is this due to what they eat or 1st thing in the morning? Could be a valuable scouting tool if there was a difference.
#5
I believe the piles stuck together is from a more consistant diet of succulant "green" browse.
Kind of like, when you eat a whole big bag of grapes and the next day your poop is much looser. Man I hate that!
If you think back to later fall, after a few frosts, apples and other "green" folliage dissappear and the droppings turn harder due to harder browse in the Deer's diet,
like acorns, twiggs, etc... as there is not much water in this type of food.
As for the size of the pebbles, I personally can't really say one way or the other???
However, I have recently read an article "claiming" that the bigger pebbles are supposidely mature Does,
but common-sense tells me that, the bigger the Deer, the bigger the poop!
For what it's worth??
Maybe you could set-up a camera to check?
Kind of like, when you eat a whole big bag of grapes and the next day your poop is much looser. Man I hate that!

If you think back to later fall, after a few frosts, apples and other "green" folliage dissappear and the droppings turn harder due to harder browse in the Deer's diet,
like acorns, twiggs, etc... as there is not much water in this type of food.
As for the size of the pebbles, I personally can't really say one way or the other???
However, I have recently read an article "claiming" that the bigger pebbles are supposidely mature Does,
but common-sense tells me that, the bigger the Deer, the bigger the poop!
For what it's worth??

Maybe you could set-up a camera to check?
#7
Nontypical Buck
Joined: Jan 2008
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The word "doodie" can't be used in my house beyond the age of 6.
Having watched several herds of deer in several places browsing and milling around crapping at will, my opinion is that size of poop, stickyness of poop, quantity of poop, smell of poop and volume of poop are not determined by age or sex but by diet.
Having watched several herds of deer in several places browsing and milling around crapping at will, my opinion is that size of poop, stickyness of poop, quantity of poop, smell of poop and volume of poop are not determined by age or sex but by diet.
#8
ORIGINAL: nchawkeye
The larger piles, stuck together are from a buck...
The larger piles, stuck together are from a buck...



