Big Black South Association 22,237 acres 122 Bucks Harvested 1 Buck Harvested per 182 acres Fawns = 5 1.5 yr old bucks = 11 2.5 yr old bucks = 12 3.5 yr old bucks = 21 4.5 yr old bucks = 44 5.5 yr old bucks = 20 6.5 yr old bucks = 6 7.5 yr old bucks = 1 8.5 yr old bucks = 2 77% of all bucks harvested were at least 3.5 years old 60% of all bucks harvested were at least 4.5 years old.

4.5 years old 177 pounds 8.0 points 18.5 inch beam 15.1 inch spread Average Buck Harvested during 2016-17 4.5 years old 177 pounds 8.0 points 18.5 inch beam 15.1 inch spread

Statistics for Buck Harvest Age weight beam length spread 3.5 167 17.6 14.0 4.5 181 19.2 15.6 5.5+ 187 20.5 16.7

% 4.5+ Year old Bucks 2008 22% 2009 29% 2010 36% 2011 34% 2012 43% 2013 46% 2014 42% 2015 53% 2016 60%

Number of bucks by month (n = 120) October November December January 10 (8%) 24 (20%) 68 (57%) 18 (15%)

What day did the most bucks get harvested? Wednesday December 16th & Friday December 30th 6 bucks each day

What was the best 3-day? December 16th – 18th 13 bucks December 25th = Zero!

* 25 does killed on Nov. 19th (opening day) Number of Does October November December January 23 (10%) 108 (50%)* 44 (20%) 43 (20%) * 25 does killed on Nov. 19th (opening day)

Big Black South Association 22,237 acres 221 Does Harvested 1 doe per 101 acres Fawns = 5 1.5 yr old does = 34 2.5 yr old does = 54 3.5 yr old does = 31 4.5 yr old does = 30 5.5 yr old does = 26 6.5 yr old does = 25 7.5 yr old does = 11 8.5 yr old does = 5 Lactation = 73% 58% of all does harvested were at least 3.5 years old

Minimum doe quotas 2017-18 Bear Creek 5 Buckhorn 2 12 Campbell Swamp 20 Cane Lake 35 Crawford 10 FAA 10 G & G 8 High Hill 20 Hilltop I 15 Homewood 15 Jasper Bottom 5 Last Chance 3 Millpond 35 Old Whitaker 15 Ragsdale 15

What about any Doe Permits for the club?

140+ Bucks stanp@andersontully.com

Food Plots No Round-Up Ready Plants!!

No Baiting or Feeding! Mineral/Salt licks are fine, but must be put out before September 1st. Nothing at all can be put out after September 1st. A good recipe for minerals is 2 parts trace mineral salt, 1 part stock salt and 1 part Dicalcium Phosphate.

Firewood Policy! No firewood (that includes any species of firewood) is to be brought onto Anderson Tully property from any other area for any reason. All Firewood must be obtained and used on site. Emerald Ash Borer

Deer Research

Mississippi State University Deer Genetic Research

Age = 3 weights

Age = 3 B & C Score

Age = 3 B & C Score

Age = 3 B & C points

The MSU Researchers concluded that manipulation of deer population genetics is not possible under any reasonable deer management scenario. “Stop worrying about genetics”.

Buck Breeding The dominant bucks in the herd breed only between 2 & 3 does per year.

Buck Breeding All bucks participate in the breeding regardless of age or social status.

Buck Breeding Up to 25% of twins can have multiple sires.

Buck Breeding It was documented in an Auburn University study that a doe gave birth to triplets – all 3 fawns with a different sire!.

The MSU Researchers concluded that manipulation of deer population genetics is not possible under any reasonable deer management scenario. “Stop worrying about genetics”.

Buck Movements Bucks move mostly at dawn and dusk – Period! Regardless of the weather, bucks move most at dawn and dusk! Regardless of the moon phase, bucks move most at dawn and dusk.

Bucks in Rut Movement Patterns Nomadic Periodic Resident

Culling

Comanche Ranch – 20,000 acres high fence Used a moderate and intensive culling approach over a 7 year period. 2226 bucks were removed Zero percent difference in number of bucks meeting the culling criteria after a 7 year period!

Baiting/Feeding

Georgia Research “Hunters are less likely to encounter adult males and females at a bait site than other portions of their home range.” “Overall bait site use was least during the breeding season, when most hunters are afield.”

North Carolina Research “Use of bait while hunting…shifts distribution of use nocturnally, resulting in a lower overall probability of deer sightings during the legal shooting hours.”

South Carolina report In the Piedmont where baiting is not allowed and the deer population is less, hunter success rates were greater than in the low country where baiting is allowed and with higher deer populations.

Cementum Annuli

Wildlife Analytical Laboratories Deerage.com 99 pairs were sent separately to the lab.

Findings? Only 15% of the pairs were aged the same! 50% were different but were within 1 year 34% were different by more than one year.

Who would the doe choose if she had a choice?

13 out of 14 does chose the buck with the largest antlers.

Recent Deer Research continued A researcher in Tennessee spent $180/acre on fertilizing white oak trees. Since the inception of this study in 2006, no increase in acorn production or deer use has been seen.

Wild Hog Research

Sodium Nitrite 180 mg/kg to achieve 90% mortality in wild hogs 100 lbs or less 2 to 3 hour kill time Delivery method Dehydrated fish

Take a kid hunting!

Things to consider when taking a kid hunting. Don’t joke around about the blood on the face, etc.

Things to consider when taking a kid hunting. Take only one kid at a time. Pick pretty sunny days to go. Let them go home or back to camp when ready Let them play with their phones or ipad or whatever.

Questions?