ORIGINAL: GregH
I believe that a mature bucks core area, which is very small in size, is his and his alone just after shedding their velvet until after the rut. However they definately overlap their home ranges.
ORIGINAL: davidmil
Of course they overlap.... especially during the rut. We had a stand one year that overlooked a couple big scrapes. But in no time it became an area of of about 15 scrapes in an area about the size of small lawn. The 3 biggest bucks shot at that club that year were all shot within 36 hours from the same stand, a monster12 point, a monster 10 and a very big 9 point.
Seems like conflicting opinions but maybe not. I think Greg is talking about a buck's "sanctuary" when refering to the core area. I think DM is talking about the 40 acres or what have you that a buck likes to primarily patrol.
or do I interpret this wrong?