The Secrets Behind Whitetail Bachelor Groups
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If you’ve ever lived in a rural area, you’ve likely seen folks pulled over on the side of a gravel road once dusk approaches on a summer night. Often they have a spotting scope or binoculars stuck out the window. Heck, maybe that person glassing the fields was even you. If it wasn’t you, you may have wondered what they were looking at.
The answer? Bachelor groups. No, not a rowdy group of human males (although you may find them in a field occasionally too). Whitetail bachelor groups consist of male deer from a variety of ages. In populations with healthy and diverse age structures, older deer may form exclusive bachelor groups, and younger deer may form separate ones. These groups band together in spring and summer, and continue to feed, sleep, and groom each other until late summer. They likely form as a method of additional protection. The more sets of eyes, ears, and noses watching out, the safer the group is from predation.
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