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Alright you guys have to explain (convince) to me the lock down that I read so much about.
We live in a state where the buck to doe ratio is not one to one.
The doe when ready will stand for a buck for 24-48 hrs max. He then goes on his way in search of his next partner.
If we have many more does than breeding bucks what are all of these other does in estrus doing while the bucks are locked down with one doe? Breeding with little bucks? While that certainly happens that is not the design of mother nature.
All of the does are not ready at exactly the same time but to hear many talk about lockdown it would make you believe that every buck in the woods suddenly is locked down with one doe and there is no movement taking place for over a week anywhere.
I tend to believe that what we are seeing has more to do with the amount of moving required by a buck to find his next target. Early in the rut when we see bucks cruising everywhere all times of the day and see a bunch of new bucks on our cameras is when they know it is starting and they are going far and wide trying to find that first receptive doe. Much like a young man cruising all of the bars looking for someone to accept his advances. Once a bunch of does are in estrus a buck may only need to literally walk a few steps to find the next receptive doe, he doesn't need to search the countryside. Once you are in the girls dorm at the college you may not need to leave the building but you are still changing rooms at the dorm.
I am just wondering is the term lock down (not seeing the bucks)has more to do with not hunting in the right location for the main breeding activity that is taking place.
The numbers just don't add up to me. The majority of does get bred the first cycle and that can't happen with a buck locking up on one doe for any extended period of time.
Just curious what you all think.
We live in a state where the buck to doe ratio is not one to one.
The doe when ready will stand for a buck for 24-48 hrs max. He then goes on his way in search of his next partner.
If we have many more does than breeding bucks what are all of these other does in estrus doing while the bucks are locked down with one doe? Breeding with little bucks? While that certainly happens that is not the design of mother nature.
All of the does are not ready at exactly the same time but to hear many talk about lockdown it would make you believe that every buck in the woods suddenly is locked down with one doe and there is no movement taking place for over a week anywhere.
I tend to believe that what we are seeing has more to do with the amount of moving required by a buck to find his next target. Early in the rut when we see bucks cruising everywhere all times of the day and see a bunch of new bucks on our cameras is when they know it is starting and they are going far and wide trying to find that first receptive doe. Much like a young man cruising all of the bars looking for someone to accept his advances. Once a bunch of does are in estrus a buck may only need to literally walk a few steps to find the next receptive doe, he doesn't need to search the countryside. Once you are in the girls dorm at the college you may not need to leave the building but you are still changing rooms at the dorm.
I am just wondering is the term lock down (not seeing the bucks)has more to do with not hunting in the right location for the main breeding activity that is taking place.
The numbers just don't add up to me. The majority of does get bred the first cycle and that can't happen with a buck locking up on one doe for any extended period of time.
Just curious what you all think.