question about chasing

[mntbuck]

Will young bucks chase and follow does after theyve already been bred. I observed 6pt chasing doe while shooter buck just kinda hung out. He rubbed a tree kinda nosed around but didnt really show intrest. No good shot. Then following morning 4 small bucks following doe, i assume same doe but not sure.Not sure if shes comming in or going out.

 

[DntBrnDPig]

I think its more likely the younger bucks are more riled up right now and the slightly older ones are waiting.

 

[bowriter]

Will young bucks chase and follow does after theyve already been bred. I observed 6pt chasing doe while shooter buck just kinda hung out. He rubbed a tree kinda nosed around but didnt really show intrest. No good shot. Then following morning 4 small bucks following doe, i assume same doe but not sure.Not sure if shes comming in or going out.

Doe probably not bred and not quite ready. We older males tend to know which ones to chase. Younger males just chase.

 

[mntbuck]

thankyou and definatly answer i was looking for.

 

[TRIGGER]

My views are the same I have seen young bucks chasing. The bigger bucks have been alone or hanging back. It won't be long

 

[TN Whitetail Freak]

There was a 6 point that ran through a business store front window in Humboldt, TN here in Gibson Co.....talking about rut crazed lol

 

[htnseymour]

I saw a young spike and an older buck hanging together, cautiously hanging together but still together, but when does came by the youngun hit off after them. Big boy just kept rubbing and eating

 

[MUP]

Saw something similar last Fri. I watched as a nice 2-1/2 looking buck eased down the ridge and into some pines, then some does came blasting out with a small 4 pt chasing after them. The bigger buck had to have seen them, but just knew it wasn't time yet.

 

[BSK]

For yearling bucks, this is their first breeding season, and they tend to act more like teenagers, chasing any "tail" just because it is there.

The typical pattern hunters observe is yearling bucks starting to pester and chase does weeks before doe are actually entering estrus. The yearling bucks just haven't learned that they are wasting their time. Older bucks know better. Often you can see a young buck chasing a non-estrus doe flat out, with older bucks slowly following behind, apparently just watching from a distance.

The older bucks don't waste effort on serious chasing until does really do enter estrus.

But to answer your original question, during her 24-48 hour estrus, a doe is usually mounted/bred on average 4-6 times. And all of these mountings/breedings can be conducted by different bucks (one DNA study found 27% of twin fawns have different fathers). Quite often these different mountings/breedings are done by different bucks when the first buck to encounter the doe is low on the social ladder, and with later breedings done by a more dominant bucks as they encounter the "action."

 

[mntbuck]

great info, thanks

 

[muzzleman]

BSK do you have any books out?

 

[BSK]

BSK do you have any books out?

Just the one I wrote with my mentor and ex-boss, Dr. Grant Woods, "Deer Management 101: Manage Your Way to Better Hunting." But I also wrote several chapters for the QDMA's book, "Deer Cameras: The Science of Scouting."

But I've also written about 40+ articles for magazines such as Quality Whitetails, Deer and Deer Hunting, Outdoor Life, etc.