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    Bad year for fawn survival?

    With a lot of the areas deer live flooded and does dropping fawns right now will this be a poor year for fawn recruitment?

    #2
    Fire ants will likely be a problem in a lot of areas.

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      #3
      If they can avoid the flooded areas, with all the growth there sure are a lot of places for the little ones to hide. I would think predation is a bigger risk for fawns.

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        #4
        I feel like big rains equal greener pastures and more places to hide. This won't impact where I hunt at all, but I'm very interested in the responses on this one.

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          #5
          I think it is more of a positive than a negative. It is for sure better than no rain.

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            #6
            There is always going to be habitat related mortality in fawns. Fawning cover is excellent this year so I would expect a banner crop. Far worse, is drought with stressed mothers and increased predation due to lack of fawning cover.

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              #7
              In my case it's a positive, there is more cover out there than I have ever seen on my place.

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                #8
                Bad year for fawn survival?

                Mucho positive where I hunt out west. Its as green and tall as I’ve ever seen in my now 12 years out there.
                Last edited by Smart; 05-21-2019, 01:00 PM.

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                  #9
                  Much more worried about nest/poult survival

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                    #10
                    About the best year for fawns in along time. More habitat here, Im not near flooded rivers but there is more greenery to hide in.

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                      #11
                      Hopefully they where a little early. And with the wet weather they will be out of the hay fields by time we get to start cutting. I have not seen any yet in our area though.

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                        #12
                        Still real dry in a lot of south Texas.

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                          #13
                          I would guess a good year for fawns where I live.

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                            #14
                            Should be bumper crop in Mills and San Saba County

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                              #15
                              Looking for a very good year on my lease in Fisher county. Good rains equals good cover for the fawns.

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