Hey Mike, I have always heard that when a set of deer twins is born, the sex is always split---never are they both male or female. Is that true? Doug from Illinois Doug, thanks for the question. Whitetail biologists say that as for the sex of all fawns born each year across the country, it averages out to be about 50-50 buck/doe. To the heart of your question: No, it is not unheard of for a doe to have 2 buck or 2 doe fawns. But at the end of the day, in a herd anywhere, it averages out to about 50-50 buck/doe fawns. More about deer fawns: Top whitetail scientist Dr. Grant Woods says that in a normal herd, [...]

If it’s brown it’s down! A lot of us started out deer hunting that way decades ago, but those days are finally over. According to the National Deer Association’s 2021 Whitetail Report, hunters killed more mature bucks in the 2019-20 season than ever reported. Out of a harvest of 2.9 million bucks, a record 39% of those animals were estimated to be 3½ years of age or older. “Hunters now shoot far more bucks that are at least 3½ years old than 1½ years,” said Kip Adams, NDA’s Chief Conservation Officer. “That’s a monumental shift in attitude from two decades ago. “Hunters are clearly reaping the benefits of more naturally balanced age structure in herds across the whitetail’s range.” Interestingly, [...]