Unusual Deer Sighting?

[Mattie]

Deer are common where I live, and we have does with fawns frequently in the yard. Bucks are pretty rare to see. Yesterday, a large 8 pt buck emerged from the woods, followed by 8 more, all of them bucks! I have never seen them in multiples before. Do they commonly travel in groups like that?

[jimboburnsy]

Originally Posted by Mattie

Deer are common where I live, and we have does with fawns frequently in the yard. Bucks are pretty rare to see. Yesterday, a large 8 pt buck emerged from the woods, followed by 8 more, all of them bucks! I have never seen them in multiples before. Do they commonly travel in groups like that?

That is commonly referred to as a bachelor group. When out of the rut, bucks will often travel and live in clusters such as you have described.

[Mattie]

Thank you, I learned something new today. I consider myself fortunate to have seen it!

[lifelongMOgal]

Originally Posted by Mattie

Deer are common where I live, and we have does with fawns frequently in the yard. Bucks are pretty rare to see. Yesterday, a large 8 pt buck emerged from the woods, followed by 8 more, all of them bucks! I have never seen them in multiples before. Do they commonly travel in groups like that?

Yes, deer will travel in bachelor groups until the Fall rut.

[fisheye]

One year our PA two weeks of buck rifle season was just over. The sun had set on the final day. I saw something moving in our garden so I turned on our floodlights. Standing in our garden was a nine, an eight, two sixes and one four point buck. My garden was not very deer proof back then + there was not a lot left in the garden in December. Hunters hunt all around my property. It amazed me that the five buck found a great hiding place – I never saw them during the season.

I always thought the the buck stayed together to swap notes on the hot doe in the woods! Seriously; I heard that buck like to forage more on the leaves and doe tend to forage more on the tender grasses. Whatever the reason; buck seem to like the companionship of other buck.

[J5K5LY]

Originally Posted by fisheye

One year our PA two weeks of buck rifle season was just over. The sun had set on the final day. I saw something moving in our garden so I turned on our floodlights. Standing in our garden was a nine, an eight, two sixes and one four point buck. My garden was not very deer proof back then + there was not a lot left in the garden in December. Hunters hunt all around my property. It amazed me that the five buck found a great hiding place – I never saw them during the season.

I always thought the the buck stayed together to swap notes on the hot doe in the woods! Seriously; I heard that buck like to forage more on the leaves and doe tend to forage more on the tender grasses. Whatever the reason; buck seem to like the companionship of other buck.

I think it's a guy thing. LOL

[jimboburnsy]

Originally Posted by fisheye

One year our PA two weeks of buck rifle season was just over. The sun had set on the final day. I saw something moving in our garden so I turned on our floodlights. Standing in our garden was a nine, an eight, two sixes and one four point buck. My garden was not very deer proof back then + there was not a lot left in the garden in December. Hunters hunt all around my property. It amazed me that the five buck found a great hiding place – I never saw them during the season.

I always thought the the buck stayed together to swap notes on the hot doe in the woods! Seriously; I heard that buck like to forage more on the leaves and doe tend to forage more on the tender grasses. Whatever the reason; buck seem to like the companionship of other buck.

When there is NO possibility of scoring, the dudes all hang out. It makes absolutely perfect sense. I'm sure you've seen humans do exactly the same thing a million times.

[lifelongMOgal]

Originally Posted by J5K5LY

I think it's a guy thing. LOL

I suspect that is exactly what it is. Though, occasionally there's that one loner buck that no one wants around that just wanders and forages alone.

Originally Posted by jimboburnsy

When there is NO possibility of scoring, the dudes all hang out. It makes absolutely perfect sense. I'm sure you've seen humans do exactly the same thing a million times.

I didn't know does gave out honey-do lists or that fawns bothered their dads constantly.

[texdav]

Originally Posted by Mattie

Deer are common where I live, and we have does with fawns frequently in the yard. Bucks are pretty rare to see. Yesterday, a large 8 pt buck emerged from the woods, followed by 8 more, all of them bucks! I have never seen them in multiples before. Do they commonly travel in groups like that?

Buck run in groups during the summer months and stop once they start to feel the rut coming. By the time fall gets here they will have seprated and started marking their scrares to attact does and they will not tolerate anither especailly the older dominate bucks. As to why your seeig them ;perhaps its because they need to move more to find food in your area this year. Normally depending on age the older bucks move little and mostly at night because they are smart as that is now they got that way. I have seen buck I never before on ranches during the prime rut because they throw caution to the wind when women are on their mind.

[no kudzu]

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