Actually the vacation statement probably stemmed from one buck in particular. During the Maryland study they had one buck go on almost a straight line about 7-8 miles to a area with a lake and stay about two weeks each year. This was not during the rut and when he got to his destination he moved very little, then came back home on a straight line. They couldn't explain it, the best guess is that was where he was born and he was going "home" for a visit. There was a major highway running through the large study area, some bucks would cross the road freely at any time , some would get very close , but never cross. Many would skirt around hunters, just out of sight. Some would range far during rut , some wouldn't get off a few hundred acres. Some moved almost only at night, others moved fairly freely in day light. One thing for sure they found , you wanted to find a mature buck in daylight, go to the thick , nasty hiding spots.
The biggest take away was they are individuals.