why are deers necks so big in the rut?

[joebobhunter4]

why do bucks necks get so big in the rut and before and after they are skinny?

[whitetailkiller]

[outdoorgirl]

oh my.....

[bigbuckdown70]

dont know maybe from rubbing all fall and fighting

[gfourhunter]

grin:

i just spit mt.dew all over my computer and out my nose.

[TheNumber1Young1]

well actually whitetailkiller is kinda right to an extent, its like this, would you rather go meet a girl if your a scrawny fella?or would you rather go meet a girl if you got some muscles, and look big?Its the same with deer, so they "swell" up to impress the does.....just my point of view, i might not even be right, but it sounds right.

[JimT]

Excellent question...I do know how it happens, but I am sure it must be a dominance thing...? Todd will know I bet.

[CDubWSR]

i think it is due to the increase of testosterone in their bodies. a combination betweent that and rubbing and fighting. thats my guess.

[Master_Chief]

You guys crack me up.

[Big_Bubbles]

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its funny because its pretty much true..lol

[ParsonsOutdoors]

Whitetails necks swell up from the constant rubbing of trees during the fall. It's the same as if you did bicep curls like crazy for a few months. You'd see alot of gain in muscle size, but after you quit for awhile, you'd lose most of the muscle mass.

JP

[johnf]

I've seen deer breed, and they don't use their necks.

[AJ]

JPs got it. A buck does rubs to build up its neck muscles for fighting other males for the right to breed. Take a shed and try to make a rub like a buck does. Its not easy. They do get a workout.

[Tom2008]

Yeah that makes a lot of sense its not like the antlers are really sharp or anything like that to help cut up the trees so they gotta be pushin pretty hard to rub the bark off.

[mathews4life]

lol very interesting replies