buck's neck

rmocarsky · November 3, 2011, 07:09 PM

Hunters,

I know that I once knew what I cannot remember therefore do not know . . .

I was asked why does a buck's neck get so big during the rut?

1st sentence gives my answer to this question.

Help me out here, OK?

Rmocarsky

YARDDOG(1) · November 3, 2011, 07:50 PM

Rubbing Trees & Fighting

Y/D

irishguy · November 3, 2011, 07:51 PM

Increase levels of testosterone cause the blood vessels in their necks to swell making their necks large.

shortwave · November 3, 2011, 08:02 PM

^^^Right you are irishguy^^^

briandg · November 3, 2011, 08:54 PM

Hormones.

Animals that are seasonal breeders quite frequently have strange physiological changes that occur because weather and other environmental factors trigger hormonal changes. Millenia of evolving brough them about, and there is a purpose to it.

Bucks may develop swollen necks because it attracts the chicks, or because it intimidates their opponents. Big antlers do both. It may have evolved because engorged muscles helped deer survive, and that trait was passed down.

Have no doubt. At some time in the past, it almost certainly was beneficial to a small number of bucks, and selective breeding programmed it indelibly into the genes of modern deer.

tynimiller · November 4, 2011, 07:02 AM

not because of fighting or rubbing, primary cause is the testerone rising like stated before by someone.

FrankenMauser · November 4, 2011, 02:26 PM

Quote:

not because of fighting or rubbing, primary cause is the testerone rising like stated before by someone.

Grow 20+ lbs of bone on top of your head.
Carry it around for much of the year.
Use trees to rub the velvet off, over the course of 3 to 6 weeks.
Defend your manhood, with your bony head.
Spend nearly a month scraping and digging with your bony head, to mark yourself and your territory.

Tell the chicks that you don't work out, you just have a high testosterone level.

warbirdlover · November 4, 2011, 07:30 PM

Maybe that's why my neck swells from time to time...

Oh wait. I guess it's from the steroids I have to take.

Major Dave (retired) · November 6, 2011, 05:22 PM

but I also find myself hooking my hat into low hanging tree branches.

But the urine stream down my inner legs is quite annoying!

youngunz4life · November 7, 2011, 03:14 AM

blood flow...indirectly sort of like what can happen down there to humans

irishguy said it best

Art Eatman · November 7, 2011, 09:53 AM

Okay. Enuf.

Remember, Sweet Thing gets mad when you go to hooking the headboard of your bed...

November 3, 2011, 07:09 PM	#1
rmocarsky Senior Member Join Date: February 27, 2009 Posts: 406	buck's neck Hunters, I know that I once knew what I cannot remember therefore do not know . . . I was asked why does a buck's neck get so big during the rut? 1st sentence gives my answer to this question. Help me out here, OK? Rmocarsky

November 3, 2011, 07:50 PM	#2
YARDDOG(1) Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: GATOR COUNTRY HA HA HA! Posts: 721	Rubbing Trees & Fighting Y/D __________________ There's a GATOR in the bushes & She's Callin my name >Molly Hatchett<

November 4, 2011, 07:02 AM	#6
tynimiller Senior Member Join Date: December 21, 2010 Location: Osceola, IN Posts: 258	not because of fighting or rubbing, primary cause is the testerone rising like stated before by someone. __________________ ~ONLY TWO DEFINING FORCES HAVE EVER OFFERED TO DIE FOR ME (you), JESUS CHRIST AND THE AMERICAN G.I. ONE DIED FOR MY (your) SOUL, THE OTHER FOR YOUR FREEDOM!~

November 6, 2011, 05:22 PM	#9
Major Dave (retired) Senior Member Join Date: March 12, 2008 Location: Between Dallas and Shreveport, LA Posts: 569	Not only does my neck swell, but I also find myself hooking my hat into low hanging tree branches. But the urine stream down my inner legs is quite annoying! __________________ Artillery lends dignity to what would otherwise be but a vulgar brawl.

November 7, 2011, 03:14 AM	#10
youngunz4life Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2010 Location: United States of America Posts: 1,877	blood flow...indirectly sort of like what can happen down there to humans irishguy said it best __________________ "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!" -Admiral Farragut @ Battle of Mobile Bay 05AUG1864

November 3, 2011, 07:51 PM	#3
irishguy Member Join Date: December 28, 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 24	Increase levels of testosterone cause the blood vessels in their necks to swell making their necks large.

November 3, 2011, 08:02 PM	#4
shortwave Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 2007 Location: SOUTHEAST, OHIO Posts: 5,970	^^^Right you are irishguy^^^

November 3, 2011, 08:54 PM	#5
briandg Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2010 Posts: 5,468	Hormones. Animals that are seasonal breeders quite frequently have strange physiological changes that occur because weather and other environmental factors trigger hormonal changes. Millenia of evolving brough them about, and there is a purpose to it. Bucks may develop swollen necks because it attracts the chicks, or because it intimidates their opponents. Big antlers do both. It may have evolved because engorged muscles helped deer survive, and that trait was passed down. Have no doubt. At some time in the past, it almost certainly was beneficial to a small number of bucks, and selective breeding programmed it indelibly into the genes of modern deer.

November 4, 2011, 07:30 PM	#8
warbirdlover Senior Member Join Date: December 13, 2009 Location: central Wisconsin Posts: 2,324	Maybe that's why my neck swells from time to time... Oh wait. I guess it's from the steroids I have to take.

November 7, 2011, 09:53 AM	#11
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	Okay. Enuf. Remember, Sweet Thing gets mad when you go to hooking the headboard of your bed...