Simple question
12-06-2013, 07:59 PM
#2
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How else can they tend something if they don't chatch any thing to tend.
They chase the does because of the rut.
So it is Rut - Chase - Tend.
I may be wrong, but thats how I see it.
12-06-2013, 08:10 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
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IMHO this is an hilarious, as well as an interesting question... Please define "chasing" "tending", and "the rut"???
No doubt many here have noticed that I talk about the rut in "phases" of the rut. Others have different interpretations, and that's all well and good.
This one may get very interesting
Thanks for a great question... I think you'll be splitting the case of beer!!!
Last edited by Lunkerdog; 12-06-2013 at 08:12 PM.
12-07-2013, 05:13 AM
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12-07-2013, 05:43 AM
#7
Giant Nontypical
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Wingbone wins the prize!!! "Tending" is the term used for the actually mating of a buck and doe! "Seeking" goes on before and after does are coming in estrus, as a buck is always ready to breed once his antlers are hard. "Chasing" would not occur unless a doe is actually starting to come into estrus and is giving off enough scent to get a buck excited.
Last edited by Topgun 3006; 12-07-2013 at 05:48 AM.
