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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 5659760" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>Don't remember where I saw it (I know it was a MSU study), but it was a fascinating time-lapse video of all the GPS-collared bucks' daily movements over a several month period of time (including the rut). The data included more than a half-dozen older bucks. What I believe is most important from that data was how different each buck's movements were. Some were extreme homebodies during the entire period. Other bucks were all over the place. It reminds me of the data on buck home range. Yes, an average home range size can be determined. The problem is, almost no bucks actually have home ranges that match the average! They are all over the place, from just hundreds of acres per year to almost 20,000 acres! The researcher pointed out they hate to quote the average home range size because it's virtually meaningless.</p><p></p><p>It just reiterates that all bucks are individuals, and each buck "does his own thing." When it comes to annual and seasonal movements, some bucks shift around a lot. Some don't shift at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 5659760, member: 17"] Don't remember where I saw it (I know it was a MSU study), but it was a fascinating time-lapse video of all the GPS-collared bucks' daily movements over a several month period of time (including the rut). The data included more than a half-dozen older bucks. What I believe is most important from that data was how different each buck's movements were. Some were extreme homebodies during the entire period. Other bucks were all over the place. It reminds me of the data on buck home range. Yes, an average home range size can be determined. The problem is, almost no bucks actually have home ranges that match the average! They are all over the place, from just hundreds of acres per year to almost 20,000 acres! The researcher pointed out they hate to quote the average home range size because it's virtually meaningless. It just reiterates that all bucks are individuals, and each buck "does his own thing." When it comes to annual and seasonal movements, some bucks shift around a lot. Some don't shift at all. [/QUOTE]
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