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Does removing an old buck improve retention?
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<blockquote data-quote="BHC" data-source="post: 3698691" data-attributes="member: 10391"><p><strong>Re: Does removeing an old buck improve retention?</strong></p><p></p><p>Boil weevil, I don't think that particular buck became the most dominant buck in that area, even the following yr as a 4 yr old, I don't believe he was. </p><p>However on this topic, I believe young bucks stress out mature bucks, as much as mature bucks stress young bucks... They are trying to maintain their status just as younger bucks may be trying to advance... I also believe that in many cases their are more than one mature buck equally dominant...</p><p>The rut is just a stressful time for all deer bucks & does, young & old... </p><p>That's the case for all animals tho.. Watch a male dog around a female in heat.. He will not eat, he pants constantly, and just extremely anxious.. Even with out another male...</p><p></p><p>Most does are bred in about a 10 day period.. And a buck will tend a doe for 48 hrs... So no one buck breeds most of the does, not even the most dominant buck. It's just not possible. This is opposite of what you see in elk, or pack animals like dogs... So even if a younger buck gets his tail whooped because he challenged a more dominant buck, once the fight is over both really still have an equal opportunity to breed...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BHC, post: 3698691, member: 10391"] [b]Re: Does removeing an old buck improve retention?[/b] Boil weevil, I don't think that particular buck became the most dominant buck in that area, even the following yr as a 4 yr old, I don't believe he was. However on this topic, I believe young bucks stress out mature bucks, as much as mature bucks stress young bucks... They are trying to maintain their status just as younger bucks may be trying to advance... I also believe that in many cases their are more than one mature buck equally dominant... The rut is just a stressful time for all deer bucks & does, young & old... That's the case for all animals tho.. Watch a male dog around a female in heat.. He will not eat, he pants constantly, and just extremely anxious.. Even with out another male... Most does are bred in about a 10 day period.. And a buck will tend a doe for 48 hrs... So no one buck breeds most of the does, not even the most dominant buck. It's just not possible. This is opposite of what you see in elk, or pack animals like dogs... So even if a younger buck gets his tail whooped because he challenged a more dominant buck, once the fight is over both really still have an equal opportunity to breed... [/QUOTE]
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