Down South Hunting Podcast

Lindsay Thomas Jr., Editor of Quality Whitetails, is back for our third annual Southeast Deer Study Group recap. We cover a wide variety of topics including mature buck movements, CWD, coyote predation, and the effects of a late rut. What we learn: Is Kentucky in the South? Late fawn births, resulting from a late rut, result in lower productivity for young does the following year TN created a rating system for CWD risk among their counties that correctly predicted the most likely place for it to appear, Unfortunately, it was too late We are not all going to die from zombie deer and scientists have not been able to show that CWD could cross the species barrier to humans Bucks labeled as "movers" are 81% more likely to be killed by hunters than bucks labeled as "sedentary" Deer have been shown to breed in Florida every month but May Planting native grasses could be a waste of money Rainfall can have a large impact on antler growth in dry areas, and effects can last the life of a buck Mowing clover fields is a