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Quality Deer Management
Killing does to increase buck sightings
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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 2982044" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>I hear this idea thrown out by hunters all the time, and it makes simplistic logical sense. Bucks <strong>ARE</strong> attracted to does as the rut approaches. However, the idea that "more does means more bucks" really isn't true. Over and over again I've seen managed properties that greatly reduce their local doe population, yet this never reduces their buck population or reduces how many bucks start using their property as the rut kicks in. I've seen properties cut their adult sex ratio down through doe harvests until bucks slightly outnumbered does, yet come the rut, "new" bucks began using the property until individual bucks outnumbered individual does to the tune of 2 to 3 bucks per doe.</p><p></p><p>Bucks don't have the mental capacity to conceptualize that the "grass may be greener on the other side of the fence." That takes imagination, and no animal has that except humans. Bucks will deal with whatever conditions present themselves, even if that means competing harder for fewer does.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 2982044, member: 17"] I hear this idea thrown out by hunters all the time, and it makes simplistic logical sense. Bucks [b]ARE[/b] attracted to does as the rut approaches. However, the idea that "more does means more bucks" really isn't true. Over and over again I've seen managed properties that greatly reduce their local doe population, yet this never reduces their buck population or reduces how many bucks start using their property as the rut kicks in. I've seen properties cut their adult sex ratio down through doe harvests until bucks slightly outnumbered does, yet come the rut, "new" bucks began using the property until individual bucks outnumbered individual does to the tune of 2 to 3 bucks per doe. Bucks don't have the mental capacity to conceptualize that the "grass may be greener on the other side of the fence." That takes imagination, and no animal has that except humans. Bucks will deal with whatever conditions present themselves, even if that means competing harder for fewer does. [/QUOTE]
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