Black Buck and Axis, how often do they breed?

[Lonestar Hunter]

Also, how many babies do they generally have?
Thanks

[AddisonOil]

They don't. Not the same species...

[Marco]

Are you asking to explain the birds and the bees?

[Lonestar Hunter]

Not with each other.

[texashunter56]

Axis can and do breed year round. Never killed one that was not pregnant and/or had a fawn at her side. Blackbuck breed and produce twice per year. The herds I have been around had young in Feb and then again in August. I have only seen single young in each species.

[Lonestar Hunter]

Axis can and do breed year round. Never killed one that was not pregnant and/or had a fawn at her side. Blackbuck breed and produce twice per year. The herds I have been around had young in Feb and then again in August. I have only seen single young in each species.

Thank you for this information. I'm trying to figure out when my 3 black buck bucks and 10 black buck doe will produce enough to see regular on 110 acres. Thanks

[Big pig]

Do you have a predator proof fence?
Seems like this BB babies would be snacks.

BP

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I believe axis can also drop fawns every 6 months

[texashunter56]

Thank you for this information. I'm trying to figure out when my 3 black buck bucks and 10 black buck doe will produce enough to see regular on 110 acres. Thanks

One ranch I was on started with 3 BB adult doe, 1 yearling doe and 1 BB breeding age male. 5 yr later there were 80+ head on 75-80 acres LF netwire pasture in the ranch. Had a buddy who put the same numbers you did except on 600 HF acres and 5 years later he had over 150 head. In 3 yrs you should have enough to not want anymore young born. I would say if you have no predators you will have more BB than you want in short time.

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One ranch I was on started with 3 BB adult doe, 1 yearling doe and 1 BB breeding age male. 5 yr later there were 80+ head on 75-80 acres LF netwire pasture in the ranch. Had a buddy who put the same numbers you did except on 600 HF acres and 5 years later he had over 150 head. In 3 yrs you should have enough to not want anymore young born. I would say if you have no predators you will have more BB than you want in short time.

Wow
So you're saying a guy with 500 ac HF with 15 female BB & 6+ male BB could have 200+ blackbuck running around in a few more years?

[Lonestar Hunter]

Do you have a predator proof fence?
Seems like this BB babies would be snacks.

BP

It's high fenced property. But I've never seen predator proof fence. I bet bobcats and big cats could always get in.

[texashunter56]

Wow
So you're saying a guy with 500 ac HF with 15 female BB & 6+ male BB could have 200+ blackbuck running around in a few more years?

IME, Yes with low predation and good feed/grass it is possible for 15 females + 6 males could be 40+ hd by late this fall or winter with two 100% crops of young ones born into the herd this year. By the end of next year you could have 40+ breeding age females producing by that fall. Every year after that your breeding female herd goes up by a large number and it won't take to long for numbers to get out of control under ideal conditions.

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So what management methods do these guys use to cull & curb their herd numbers?

[Big pig]

It's high fenced property. But I've never seen predator proof fence. I bet bobcats and big cats could always get in.

The apron along the bottom of the fences reportedly keep out coyotes.
Bobcats seem easier to control. Wonder if those big white sheep dogs could be employed if you did have a problem.

Sorry OP. But we are considering some BB and there are some big yotes in our area of brown county.

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The HF that I hunt at has the predator fence & it helps some but we still get yotes digging under from time to time