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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5658385" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>One more reason a hunter might experience fewer sightings of 3 1/2 & older bucks during the rut:</p><p></p><p>Older bucks may be more likely to be <em>"tending"</em> an estrous doe, and while doing so, are staying right with that doe (relatively small range area, and usually in heavy cover). What's more, it's even more likely to be an older doe that is much more hunter wary than a younger one, i.e. less likely to drag her "tending" buck in front of a hunter (than a younger doe).</p><p></p><p>While the older more experienced bucks are "tending" the older does more, those younger bucks (mainly the 2 1/2s & 3 1/2s) are roaming around the countryside, sometimes traveling several linear miles at night, sometimes over a linear mile during daylight, casting danger to the side as they pursue finding a hot doe in some far away place.</p><p></p><p>By the way, not saying younger bucks don't breed does.</p><p>Just saying a mature buck might breed 3 during the rut, a 3 1/2 might breed a couple, and the 2 1/2s & 1 1/2s might be lucky to actually breed more than one. <u>This would assume there are respectable numbers of 3 1/2 & older bucks in the area</u>.</p><p></p><p>However, many hot does are actually bred by multiple bucks of all ages over a couple days or so, especially if one tending her gets shot. Add to this most of the bucks in an area may be 3 1/2 or younger, and it may be that younger bucks breed most of the doe in a particular area.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5658385, member: 1409"] One more reason a hunter might experience fewer sightings of 3 1/2 & older bucks during the rut: Older bucks may be more likely to be [I]"tending"[/I] an estrous doe, and while doing so, are staying right with that doe (relatively small range area, and usually in heavy cover). What's more, it's even more likely to be an older doe that is much more hunter wary than a younger one, i.e. less likely to drag her "tending" buck in front of a hunter (than a younger doe). While the older more experienced bucks are "tending" the older does more, those younger bucks (mainly the 2 1/2s & 3 1/2s) are roaming around the countryside, sometimes traveling several linear miles at night, sometimes over a linear mile during daylight, casting danger to the side as they pursue finding a hot doe in some far away place. By the way, not saying younger bucks don't breed does. Just saying a mature buck might breed 3 during the rut, a 3 1/2 might breed a couple, and the 2 1/2s & 1 1/2s might be lucky to actually breed more than one. [U]This would assume there are respectable numbers of 3 1/2 & older bucks in the area[/U]. However, many hot does are actually bred by multiple bucks of all ages over a couple days or so, especially if one tending her gets shot. Add to this most of the bucks in an area may be 3 1/2 or younger, and it may be that younger bucks breed most of the doe in a particular area. [/QUOTE]
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