What
is ? in the Deer World
Buck
...The adult male of the deer family.
Doe ... The adult female of the deer family.
Fawn ..A
young deer, normally under a year old.
Rack ..A
term used to refer to a deer's antlers.
Rub
... The
mark on a tree trunk where a buck rubs his antlers.
Rut ...
A
period of time in the fall when breeding takes place.
Scrape
...An area on the ground that a buck digs up during
the breeding season.
This will alert does that he is in the area.
Shed
...A name used to refer to a deer's antler after it has been dropped (or
shed)
during the winter months.
Sparring ...When
two bucks use their antlers to twist, shove, and push each