Buck to doe ratio where you hunt

[warningshot]

1;1 in my area spikes and up

[Sam Menard]

So our group hunted November 4-10th. Most of the hunting took place along a meandering river that flowed through farmland. The woods that flanked the river ranged from 10-100 yards wide. Although my trail cams captured a couple of bucks cruising through, no one saw a buck during the hunt. We did see about 7 does/fawns and got one. Another group hunted the same spots the following week and shot 4 yearling bucks.

What this illustrates is that it can be difficult to measure the doe to buck ratio on a small parcel of land. The home range of deer can be several hundred acres in size, and some home ranges overlap. This can result in deer entering or leaving a study area and confusing the data. Another factor that can influence the data is the number of hunters whose opinions are relied on to draw a conclusion. How many hours are they in the woods, are they observant, are they moving or do they remain in the same spot?