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Yearling Dispersal - whoa!
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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 5785758" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>The interesting thing about yearling buck dispersal is that, in the North, most dispersal occurs in spring just as the bucks are about to turn one year old. In the South, most dispersal occurs in fall, just before the rut, when bucks are a year and a half.</p><p></p><p>As for dispersal distance, a grad student did a fantastic analysis of all of the different dispersal distance studies (which had a wide range o distances) and found that dispersal distance is heavily influenced by the habitat. The more open the habitat, the farther yearling bucks dispersed. The more forested, the shorter the distance they dispersed.</p><p></p><p>I've seen studies from the open ag regions of southern Michigan that found dispersal to be very far, with one buck travelling over 90 miles. On the other hand, studies done in full-forest habitat found dispersals of only a few miles.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 5785758, member: 17"] The interesting thing about yearling buck dispersal is that, in the North, most dispersal occurs in spring just as the bucks are about to turn one year old. In the South, most dispersal occurs in fall, just before the rut, when bucks are a year and a half. As for dispersal distance, a grad student did a fantastic analysis of all of the different dispersal distance studies (which had a wide range o distances) and found that dispersal distance is heavily influenced by the habitat. The more open the habitat, the farther yearling bucks dispersed. The more forested, the shorter the distance they dispersed. I've seen studies from the open ag regions of southern Michigan that found dispersal to be very far, with one buck travelling over 90 miles. On the other hand, studies done in full-forest habitat found dispersals of only a few miles. [/QUOTE]
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