The Homosexual Buck
 

An unexpected thing just happend Sunday here in Wisconsin. The rut is in pretty good swing, so that morning Idecided totake out my doe decoy. I was hunting the edge of 'just picked' bean field with standing corn in the middle and I set my decoy along the edge of the field. About 9:00 a.m. I saw a smaller eight point buck walking parallel with field, so I gave him a few estrus bleats. Sure enough he stopped and looked, then he started walking toward me. I have him a few more bleats, and he continued to come in. So he was on his way in, but there was taller brush which prevented me from getting a shot and also prevented him from seeing my decoy. But I knew it was only a matter of time until he spotted my decoy and the rest would be history. So while he was on his way in he stopped again about 30 yards out, and I gave him one more bleat. Expecting him to continue in, he did the opposite, he laid down. So now I'm really confused. If I was a rutting buck, and a doe was talking sexy to me, the last thing I would do is lay down. Anyways, I let him lay there about 20 minutes, then I bleated again. I can see the bucks head look but he just laid there. Finally about another 10 minutes later, I bleated again. This time he stood up and started walking again. Now he is about 5 yards away from seeing my decoy and hopefully presenting me with a shot. The buck continued on his trail, and it was almost like something was in his way because he turned around, backtracked, and walked the other way. I am still dumbfounded about what happended. So I came to to conclusion that the buck is homesexual.

Any similiar stories or ideas?????

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I don't think the bigger bucks are rutting hard yet. Might not have been interested. Give him another week or so and I bet he would have come in hot to trot

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Yeah, rut is still probably a week off, so give him time. Where in Wi are you?

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I am in Southwest Wisconsin, near Platteville.

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Just my guess, but I think the deer did not fall for your bleat call, or your decoy. He was spooked, not gay

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The buck I shot Sunday night was chasing does....150+ inch deer. The big boys are chasing....but I don't think the does are quite ready yet.

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Homosexual buck= ***** deer?

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now, if you said the buck came up to the decoy and gave it a lecture on how to dress...maybe lol

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A few years ago, during the rut, I had spent the day in a tree during a downpour that never quit. Finally, about 45 minutes before dark, a much bigger than average 6 point walked out with 2 or 3 does trailing HIM. They were taking turns sniffing his butt and obviously trying to get him to respond. I also has some estrous urine scent bombs out that he walked directly under. HE SHOWED NO INTEREST TO ANY OF THIS AND ACTUALLY TURNED AROUND IRRITATED AND CHARGED THE DOES!!!

I concluded that he was gay.

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hey krojemann- im not that far from you, im in dubuque right now in college. orignally from bellevue just south, good luck.

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Pistol Pete,
I am also in Dubuque right now, at work. I probably work next to your college. I work next to the newer restarant 'Rafters'. Where do you go to college?

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I hope you two don't "hook up", lol

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Kro,

I suspect as the others have stated that the odds are your buck simply didnt have the ever so motivatingandoh so crucial estrus phermones of a doe present.....to entice him in. Yet there is some meritfor a very small percentage of super "secretative whitetail bucks thatannually opt out of the rut. From a biological standpoint, these secretative bucks produce very low amounts of testosterone and simply live alife of feeding and surviving. There are several documented cases of several larged racked bucks of which have been harvested inwhich that fall into this catagory of low testosterone producing bucks. They grow enourmous antlers due to the fact that they are void of many of the stressers that coincide with the rutting ritual. For example...they take on the body type of that of a steer(minus testosterone)in the cattle world versus a bull (testosterone rich).David Morris has a chapter on these secretative bucks in his book. "Strategies for Hunting Trophy Whitetails. It's very interesting to say the least.

Best of luck the rest of the season.

RE: The Homosexual Buck
 

Yes, and the rut isn't quite in full swing yet. I would say next week he would have shown more interest.

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I think he smelled a rat (rat trap)...

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Was the rack really small and odd? Maybe a racked doe???

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loras. the place where u work has the fountain park sign. we just redid the signs there last fall. how odd is that. have a good one. Pete

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Rut is not in full swing, especially in SW Wisconsin. Probably showing signs of it near but, you a have a week for two before its gets better.

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You must be hunting around the Madison area.

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Krojemann...I a VERY similar thing happen to me today!! I was watching an 8 point buck and a doe walk around, the buck clearly interested in the doe. All of a sudden, the buck just lay down for like 20 minutes and watched the doe! It was a crazy thing, and also in Wisconsin, like yours. By the way, where in WI did this happen for you?

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It sounds about as strange as mine. I guess it would clearly have to do with the does not quite being ready. This weekend should be pretty good, although I hope this 70 degree weather don't throw thing off too much. I am in Southwest Wisconsin, between Platteville and Dubuque, IA.