Originally Posted by
2eagles
If you read the title and then look at his screen name, it's easy to think what we thought.
working in radiology does allow for some good puns.
Originally Posted by
Father Forkhorn
I had the same thought when i saw the title...
I read an article once that tracked this very thing in a scientific study. They were saying that most mating actually is by the less dominant bucks.
It was mainly a matter of numbers. The big bucks simply weren't numerous enough to mate with all of the does, and that gave the smaller bucks plenty of opportunity.
It did vary though. Opportunities for the lesser bucks came in the peak of fertility.
i remember hearing similar things. Someone with a lot of big deer on his property did a study. He said all the big bucks did was fight each other and the little ones snuck around and mated with all the does.