Yeah the guys nailed it previously. I believe due to the competition and rut that areas have several dominant bucks in them at all times.

But my hunting buddies and I have started noticing that areas that always produce big bucks, seem to have a large number of big (dominant bucks) in the area, as well as the little guys. On the opposite end, areas that seem to have the smaller dominant bucks if you will, never produce that same trophy buck. It would seem logical that if a realitive big buck wasn't getting the action in his area that he would roam to the neighbour land of pint sized, this doesn't seem to be the case. They seem to want or maybe better suited need to compete for there part.

One theory we have toyed with is the nature to compete for reproduction & dominance. The other thought is all their offspring have the genes of a trophy and simply just stay and battle it out.

Are we crazy up here or do any of you see this as well? Any thoughts on why this maybe the case? We have thought of doe ratios, but to be honest they seem to be the same almost evrywhere where we hunt.