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Quality Deer Management
Does removing an old buck improve retention?
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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 3698923" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>In my opinion, the assumptions in the situation quoted above include FAR too much anthropomorphism. We can observe the changes in social structure of a local buck population and potentially make accurate assessments of why broad changes occurred, but making assumptions about why <u>individual</u> bucks come and go is really stretching things. We have no idea what goes on inside a deer's head. We certainly cannot assume we know the thoughts and motivations of an individual deer. Being able to say Buck A left the area because he was under too much social pressure from Bucks B and C is really outside the bounds of our knowledge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 3698923, member: 17"] In my opinion, the assumptions in the situation quoted above include FAR too much anthropomorphism. We can observe the changes in social structure of a local buck population and potentially make accurate assessments of why broad changes occurred, but making assumptions about why [u]individual[/u] bucks come and go is really stretching things. We have no idea what goes on inside a deer's head. We certainly cannot assume we know the thoughts and motivations of an individual deer. Being able to say Buck A left the area because he was under too much social pressure from Bucks B and C is really outside the bounds of our knowledge. [/QUOTE]
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