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I received the magazine, un-solicited, Mike. I'll let you know which one it was....but I'd never even heard of it, before. This was a VERY short "quiz" section.
While we're at it.....one of the other questions addressed rubs.
I was shocked to find out some rub info. I read in there. How many rubs, on AVERAGE, does a whitetail buck make?
I would guess 300 rubson average, what does the "quiz" say?
I have several books on bucks that have been tagged and monitored. The info.is very interesting and conducted in different parts of the US. The studies suggest that core ares range from 20 to 150 acres with an average of 60 acres. Home range 300 to 1200 acres with an average of 600 acres.
Studies also suggest, bucks move frequently in daylight within there core but rarely venture out until afterdark. Bucks do not always disperse but dispersal rates are high(90%). Buckssome times travel upto five miles during the rut and in some cases, relocate.
ThoughtI would throw this in to because it was very interesting.One of the studieswas done on 300 bucks on public land inMichigan. 20% were taken by hunters and averaged 2 1/2years old. 10% disappeared completely. 70% died of natural causes an averaged 4 years old.