Few Fawns Surviving On Chattahoochee National Forest

[Camp Cook]

Few Fawns Surviving On Chattahoochee National Forest

https://www.gon.com/news/few-fawns-s...zLZgV6yH3AXjM4


Early results from an ongoing research study looking into the drastic decline in deer harvest and hunter success in the north Georgia mountains doesn’t bode well for fawn survival.

Only three of 13 fawns tracked by researchers at the Chattahoochee National Forest survived to 4 months.

According to a presentation at the Southeast Deer Study Group meeting in Kentucky, of the 10 fawns that died during the four-month study period, coyotes killed four, black bears ate two (possibly three) and a bobcat killed one.

A fawn survival rate of just 23 percent is alarming. The three-year study will wrap up in 2020. For north Georgia deer hunters, answers and solutions can’t come soon enough.

[GreyDog]

My experience in North Georgia would seem to indicate that the ticks would bring down any survivors. Add wild hogs into the mix and it's just not a deer friendly place. GD

[Camp Cook]

My thoughts on this is for our local deer populations I am seeing a lot less deer in the areas I hunt and I am see a lot more coyotes and especially black bears.

I know we have had a few bad winters but could this be the reason deer numbers are down so much I used to see 10 - 15 deer in an hours drive or morning hunt now I'm lucky to see even one.

I'm starting to think its time to start cancelling my bear tags instead of passing on them.