Because the rut runs much later ... of factors that can cause deer to shed early or late. One is health. According to Roberts, if a buck has a bad injury, his body may go into ketosis to save ...

and presenting a lateral view of the body, all of which are given in hostile encounters. Males in rut rub their antlers on small sapling or trees (deer rubs), use their hooves to expose soil in an ...

"But they still have antlers, they still go through rut, they still have fawning season. They're doing all the same things, they're just smaller." Big Pine Key makes for a hospitable deer habitat ...