But I've had the exact opposite of you. On whitetail I've done the exact same thing and my rare fur female and it is still in the same herd. Respawns are set for when a certain number of animals are killed from one species. Thats why if I go in and kill 3 whitetail, I'm not gonna get any respawns. If I go in and kill 20, when I close my game and restart it my respawns will be there. Its not different herds. You're allowed to think you're right here but you're simply not. If what you're saying is true id simply run out of whitetail before my respawn ever took place lol.

Also, if you believe the same herd doesn't use the same zone idea, tell me this: why can I have a diamond at a zone, shoot the animal but miss a vital, close the game before it dies, relaunch and the animal is still in the same zone? I can do that 100 times in a row and it will still be there in that same zone I promise you. Your "theory" is incorrect.