How Do You Identify A Male Deer?
There are various stages in the life of most animals including the deer. Most places try to manage the population of these animals by limiting the number of males and females that can be killed each year. Each sex has a particular part of the season when they can be hunted. It is important to be able to tell the differences between the sexes. Look at the head of the deer in the fall of the year. Male deer have horns or antlers. The horns are the easiest visible marker of a male but they don’t have them all year long. Yearling bucks will have very small horns and so the observation must be done very carefully. They play a role in the rivalry for leadership of the herd or small group of does. The males will challenge each other for the right to mate with the females. Judge relative size of the animal against others in the same grouping or area. Males tend to be larger in stature and heavier than females. They are more muscular and tend to be in the lead of groups of females and fawns. Mu
