headgear wrote:Stanley wrote:So if you see a doe in heat she is following the buck in your area? It is very common in any area to see 2 or three mature does together of which none are in heat. Also in most areas 1.5 year old bucks do their share of breeding. Do the does in your area look for these bucks also? I have seen mature bucks chase off a does button buck fawn when she is getting close. I have seen thousands of bucks following/chasing does I can honestly say I have never seen a doe chasing a buck. It also makes me wonder why during the rut the bucks are more visible than any other time of the year? Is this not the case in your area? Interesting subject matter here.
No a doe in heat does not follow the buck, you misinterpreted what I said. Mature does will seek out mature bucks for breeding purposes, especially in the case of a doe coming into heat early or what I believe to be a group of mature does just before the peak of breeding. These are in vast wilderness areas, maybe 8 deer per square mile and very few mature bucks. I belive they do this for effecient breeding purposes, its not one half forcing the other to breed, it's a team effort.
I would think that would be hard to happen as the smaller bucks are going to hone in and chase the doe in heat. All areas have more young bucks than older bucks especially early season. I guess things must be way different in the big woods. Interesting, not arguing, just thinking out loud.