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scat size

Unread postby Rob loper » Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:57 pm

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this buck scat? 1st pic its almost big as round as a coke can
and is this doe? 2nd pic ive heard a seperated scat is doe and clumped up are bucks
is it true?


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Re: scat size

Unread postby Singing Bridge » Mon Feb 19, 2018 6:09 am

Milk dud city, man that's some appetizing stuff!

buck fawns, yearling bucks, 2 year old bucks can generally leave pellets that are doe sized and it is very hard to tell.

I don't worry too much about clumping although I see it more with bucks than does- diet and stress on any deer, such as the stress of the rut and scattered feeding, can cause clumping especially in bucks.

When I find droppings and the average pellet length is 3/4" or longer I start paying attention. When I walk the edge of bedding areas / swamps / marshes / thickets and I find pellets with an average length of that size, I nearly always am able to locate nearby buck bedding.

In any kind of buck sign interpretation there are strong tendencies but never absolutes...

When I find pellets that size along a swamp I will nearly certainly and quickly locate buck bedding.

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