Rous14
PMA Member
seems like this time of year it’s common to see deer in much of the Midwest herded up in big groups. On my farm in IL last weekend me and my daughters had a group of 70 (literally counted each of them as they went through) and they were all together in the same large bedding area of my farm. The bedding area is a large chunk of crep ground and so they could have easily been dispersed all throughout it instead of grouped up all together. I’ve always been a bit of a skeptic or doubter is maybe a better word for the whole social stress concept and have always thought that it was just another way to justify shooting does and the reduction of deer herds in most states.
Guess my question is, what’s the theory on why deer do this if social stress (especially at the toughest time of year for them) is a legit thing?
Guess my question is, what’s the theory on why deer do this if social stress (especially at the toughest time of year for them) is a legit thing?
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