Buck rut range-shift/expansion beginning

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On all of the properties I camera monitor, the annual expansion of buck ranges, or even shift of range to their rut area, has begun. Over the last week, most properties have experienced a big surge in new bucks appearing on camera, especially older to mature bucks. On some of these properties, this literally occurs overnight. On one property, four new mature bucks appeared on the same camera on the same night.
 
Last camera check I did about a week ago had several new young bucks show up. I've also still been seeing bucks running together as recent as yesterday.
 
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Same on our cameras.

I need to post a picture of a new 8 point we got. Gonna have to call him Bambi.
Every time he shows up there is a rabbit with him.
Funniest thing I ever seen. :D
 
redblood said:
unfortunately you lose as many as u gain
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That can happen. You can lose more than you gain, lose the same amount you gain, or more often than not, gain more than you lose.

Think about rut range expansions: if bucks are expanding their ranges, they now cover more ground than they used to (cross more properties). This means that most properties will see an increase in the number of bucks that use the property. Of course, this also means each buck spends less time on the property, but at least the variety of bucks increases.
 
Send some down the Cathole way Brian. We will be there next weekend with bells on.
 
Couldn't check pics from this past week, but the week before, we gained 1 mature buck and lost one 3.5+. Didn't check 2 of the cams due to time restraints. Got my 6.5 on camera for the first time since August. Glad he's still kickin
 
Yeah, I was wondering. On my lease there are just a lot of doe's. I can see my own bucks staying put but last season not a single wanderer came through, at least on camera. Can a very healthy population of doe's keep Pappa at home?
 
DaveB,

I've seen no evidence that the number of does in a given area effects buck range expansion or shifting. I've seen just as much range shifting in populations with balanced and skewed sex ratios.
 
Picked up two new 3 1/2 year-olds over the last week; one on Nov. 1st and the other on Nov. 5th.

Also picked up a nice 3 1/2 year-old I haven't seen since early August. I don't know where he's been, but he went from not being seen in three months to EVERYWHERE on the property since Nov. 1st. I got him on almost every camera I have in a matter of 5 days.
 
I haven't gained anything new yet, as far as mature bucks go, but lost a 3.5 year old that I was getting regular pictures of a few weeks ago.
 

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