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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 5024621" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>peytoncreekhunter,</p><p></p><p>One of the interesting tidbits those researchers using GPS collars to track individual deer have found, and nearly every study finds this, is that almost all bucks 2 1/2 or older at some point "go walkabout" during the rut. And what I mean by that is the buck will suddenly leave his normal rut range and travel a couple of miles to a new location. Usually the buck stays at that new location for 24-48 hours, and then returns back to his normal rut range. Why bucks do this is unknown, but again, almost all bucks do it at least once during the rut and sometimes more than once. And interestingly, most reseachers comment on how directly and quickly bucks make these travels. Not that they are running, but they make a steady pace straight shot on the move to wherever they are going. They are not "meandering" around. Kind of like a ship at sea; they set a course and go.</p><p></p><p>Bucks that get killed while "on walkabout" will almost certainly not have been captured on camera previously, as they may never have crossed that ground before.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 5024621, member: 17"] peytoncreekhunter, One of the interesting tidbits those researchers using GPS collars to track individual deer have found, and nearly every study finds this, is that almost all bucks 2 1/2 or older at some point "go walkabout" during the rut. And what I mean by that is the buck will suddenly leave his normal rut range and travel a couple of miles to a new location. Usually the buck stays at that new location for 24-48 hours, and then returns back to his normal rut range. Why bucks do this is unknown, but again, almost all bucks do it at least once during the rut and sometimes more than once. And interestingly, most reseachers comment on how directly and quickly bucks make these travels. Not that they are running, but they make a steady pace straight shot on the move to wherever they are going. They are not "meandering" around. Kind of like a ship at sea; they set a course and go. Bucks that get killed while "on walkabout" will almost certainly not have been captured on camera previously, as they may never have crossed that ground before. [/QUOTE]
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