Hunting Washington Forum

Community => Trail Cameras => Topic started by: Nmesub on August 30, 2017, 06:05:10 PM

Title: Prego doe in September
Post by: Nmesub on August 30, 2017, 06:05:10 PM: Is it fairly common to have two fawns and be knocked up again in late August- early September?
Title: Re: Prego doe in September
Post by: Jonathan_S on August 30, 2017, 08:10:07 PM: Just bloated. Happens a lot with all the greenery
Title: Re: Prego doe in September
Post by: Nmesub on August 30, 2017, 08:20:02 PM: Thought it may be something like that. I was unsure as none of the other deer in photos were fat like that.
Title: Re: Prego doe in September
Post by: Jonathan_S on August 30, 2017, 08:23:12 PM: Yeah it's surprising the first few times for sure.

I had a whitetail doe that looked as big as a barrel one day and the next was slender.
Title: Re: Prego doe in September
Post by: pianoman9701 on August 31, 2017, 06:23:28 AM: Very interesting about the bloatedness.
Title: Re: Prego doe in September
Post by: Squidward on August 31, 2017, 06:46:15 AM: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=deer+fart
Title: Re: Prego doe in September
Post by: fishnfur on August 31, 2017, 11:01:42 PM: Here's a different answer, maybe right, maybe wrong:

- Those two fawns look more like yearlings to me - it's tough to tell though. They're pretty big for four months old.
- Doe (s) that fail to get impregnated on the first few matings continue to cycle through estrous and be bred every 28 days or so until it is pregnant, or there are no more bucks with antlers/testosterone available to breed.

There are plenty of journal articles/studies which state that does may continue this estrous cycling well into March. So just for fun, say this doe was one of those that didn't breed successfully until March. That has her ready to drop fawns in late-August, and she looks just like the one in your photo.

Perhaps your cam will reveal the truth in upcoming photos.
Title: Re: Prego doe in September
Post by: HighlandLofts on September 01, 2017, 09:17:08 PM: I'd bet 10 to 1 it was bloated, dealt with that alot with dairy cows. A garden hose down their throat and a big squeeze on the gut sack/DONE.
Nice picture, thanks for sharing.