Aldeer.com Forums Alabama Deer Talk Serious Deer Talk Forum Yearling buck dispersal

I’m going to throw this out there, and take it for what’s it worth. There’s others who will disagree. I focus on providing the highest quality habitat possible, with the least competition possible. Bucks spend 11 months out of the year either alone or with other bucks. A receptive doe is on his mind the other month. If you’re trying to provide the most attractive area possible for young dispersing bucks, you need an abundance of food resources, cover, low pressure and a lack of competition from other deer. Dwell on that a little bit.

And don’t listen to the “gotta keep all my does around to attract bucks” crowd. There’s so much scientific evidence on the breeding behaviors of deer I honestly can’t comprehend why anyone still believes having multiple does per buck on the landscape is remotely beneficial to the health of a deer herd.