Sonoma Mountain Ecology Notes

Celebrating and Caring for the Land

Hormonal Spike Buck

Yearling (teenage) bucks with their new unbranched antlers and increased testosterone levels experience physical and behavioral changes such as rapid muscle growth, hardening of the antlers, shedding of velvet, increased libido, aggression and risk-taking behavior.

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