While bucks are fattening their bodies and growing antlers, female deer (otherwise known as does) are preparing for a short period of breeding behavior or estrus. This breeding period, called deer ...
Body masses of 16 littermate pairs of female deer mice, Peromyscus maniculatus, were compared at six points before and after either pairing and breeding with a male or pairing with a female. Females ...
When deer hunters and wildlife professionals refer to “the RUT,” they mean the time when white-tailed deer are breeding. It’s a time when buck deer become less concerned about safety and are more ...