Jdw wrote:I think it depends on a lot of different factors. Type of terrain, deer density, buck to doe ratio, food availability, and the temperament of the individual buck.
In my experience the mature bucks travel less than younger age classes.
I agree it depends greatly on many factors. But I have seen mature bucks covering way more ground than young bucks in big woods mountains. I think it takes a buck 3+ years to figure out that the more ground he covers the more does he will find to breed, and to figure out where all those doe bedding areas are.