Can some hunter here help me with this statement? Wouldn't the males be ESPECIALLY vocal during the mating season?
The gestation period for axis deer is around 220 days and breeding can occur year-round. It isn't uncommon for an axis to give birth twice in one year
A year has 365 days in it. 2 X 220 days = 440 days. So how could a doe manage to get pregnant and deliver TWICE in a single year? Even if it became gravid IMMEDIATELY after delivering the first kit?
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Doesn’t say in a SINGLE year.
It means twice in a calendar year, not just in spring or early summer as with white tail, mule or elk.