#2033227 - 08/16/10 09:00 PM
behavior ????? BSK is this normal
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browtines
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I have a field that I hunt every fall. I ride up to the barn every evening and I have a lot of deer feeding in the field. Here is the wierd thing. I have a doe and 3-4 fawns and a 7 point that comes out every evening together. They never leave each other and the buck has a tiny fawn that is constantly under him and around him.. They enter the field together and leave together. I have never seen the doe nor the buck without both of them being together. Are they brother and sister???? The buck looks 3.5 yrs old to me. Am i crazy to think that this is strange..
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#2033430 - 08/16/10 11:10 PM
Re: behavior ????? BSK is this normal
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Coud it be sa antlered doe?
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#2033433 - 08/16/10 11:17 PM
Re: behavior ????? BSK is this normal
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I think bowriter has given you your answer... its probably an antlered doe. That could be a unique harvest.
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#2033446 - 08/16/10 11:42 PM
Re: behavior ????? BSK is this normal
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Good time Charlie
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A buck would be hard pressed to be with a doe right now,
I bet Bowriter is right.
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#2033550 - 08/17/10 06:54 AM
Re: behavior ????? BSK is this normal
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richmanbarbeque
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On one of the WMA's I seen the very same thing. In some cases I think a doe tolerates a buck depending on the circumstance. I have seen it other places and don't think it is that uncommon just not the norm. Antler doe would be more uncommon.
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#2033556 - 08/17/10 06:59 AM
Re: behavior ????? BSK is this normal
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I used to think that an antlered doe would usually have a small or un-branched antlered rack. Then one evening I was at WandW processing and Taxidermy. A guy brought in a 100 inch 8 point. I videoed this dead deer as it was the biggest antlered DOE I had ever seen.
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#2033563 - 08/17/10 07:09 AM
Re: behavior ????? BSK is this normal
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BigCam50
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Are you sure he's 3.5? My guess would be he's her offspring from last year and she hasn't pushed him off yet?
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#2033656 - 08/17/10 08:14 AM
Re: behavior ????? BSK is this normal
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That could be an antlered doe, but considering how rare they are I suspect it is just a buck that never left home. Some older bucks will attempt to hang around "momma" for years, and will do so as long as momma doesn't chase him away.
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#2033668 - 08/17/10 08:21 AM
Re: behavior ????? BSK is this normal
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I will have to agree with BSK, much more common scenario than an antlered doe.
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#2033729 - 08/17/10 09:09 AM
Re: behavior ????? BSK is this normal
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That could be an antlered doe, but considering how rare they are I suspect it is just a buck that never left home. Some older bucks will attempt to hang around "momma" for years, and will do so as long as momma doesn't chase him away.
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