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Adult Sex Ratios

Posted by Michael on 6/2/2010

Hunters spend a lot of time thinking about how to attract deer, and looking at the sex ratio of the deer herd is an effective deer-hunting strategy. Comparing local sex ratios to the ratios of herds in other areas or states can help inform your hunting strategies. There are a lot of misunderstandings regarding sex ratios, and this blog will help clarify those misconceptions.

First, what is a sex ratio? What animals are used to determine adult sex ratios and when are these ratios measured? The sex ratio describes the number of adult females for each adult male in a population. The number includes deer 1.5 years and older (all deer except fawns) and describes the population immediately preceding the hunting season. When comparing ratios to attract deer, make sure you are referring to pre-hunt adult sex ratios. These are the ratios biologists most often refer to, and they should not be confused with observed or post-hunt ratios, as the latter are nearly always heavily skewed towards females.