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Old 11-21-2005, 02:49 PM
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chazspot
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Default RE: Are deers necks bigger only in the rut?

One thing to keep in mind. The only purpose of antlers is to enable a buck to fight for dominance. It serves no other purpose. Given that, the extra work a buckperforms during the rut swells the neck(fighting, sparring, rubbing trees.) I would also assume that there is some biochemical (hormones) influence going on that sends fluid to that area.
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