RE: The Dominant buck....What happens?
I dont think you will see any difference. Sure each area has its dominate buck, but there is no way that he does all of the breeding for an area. If a doe is in heat and the dominate buck and a 1.5 year old buck are competing, yes the dominate gets her, but when a doe goes into heat, a buck stays with her for 24-48 hours, chasing other bucks away and breeding repeatedly. Welll during this time, other does are going into heat and this is where the less dominant bucks come into play. Figure the peak of the rut is 2 weeks long with majority of does in estrous during this time. Thats 14 days and if the dominant buck is with a doe for 48 hours, he's only breeding 7 does in the 2 week stretch. Unless you have very few deer in the area, that leaves alot of loving for all the other bucks. I think dominance really only comes into play for things liek preferred bedding areas, food sources, and competition for a doe if both bucks are free.