Kinda……they arent really competing during those middle 6 days…..In a lot of situations there’s actually more does in heat during this time period than there are bucks to breed them…..this is how you get a second estrous cycle aka second rut a month later……If you only have young bucks in the population then they are going to go through this competition period AGAIN and cause them even more undue stress when it should be the older bucks. Younger bucks should play a minor role in the breeding process…..Keep in mind like I said before that of course it doesn’t always work out as cleanly as what we’re describing it …..This is just for general explanation purposes.

Here’s something to ponder over…….What would our bucks look like if they didn’t have to spend their youth fighting abd breeding?....We talked about in the thread on feeding how bucks arent able to reach their potential the following year when they come out of the rut heavily run down…..How is a young buck going to reach any kind of potential if he is heavily breeding and competing every year as a 1,2, and 3 year old?