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Bushbuck Question
11 February 2010, 21:13
CrowkillerBushbuck Question
Why do bushbucks rub the hair off at the base of the neck? I've seen this on mine and many photos and mounts I've seen. Is this a scent marking procedure?
TANSTAAFL
11 February 2010, 21:22
Safari-HuntMatt,
No-one really knows why they do it there is no scentglands or anything else in the neck area it could be that the rams do it when they are mature like baldness. A habit and trait.
Or it could just be the style in which bushbuck ewes loves their men.
Frederik Cocquyt
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11 February 2010, 21:30
Use Enough GunKudu have that happen to them as well, I believe.
11 February 2010, 22:23
L. David KeithOn rare occasions, you'll find a ram that has no hair rubbed off. As Frederik said, no one knows why they do that. I've heard many explanations but none will hold water. It is possible that Bushbuck rams may have some type of scent gland we are unaware of and are scent rubbing. After all, biologists are constantly learning new things all the time. It sure would be nice if they didn't rub off so much of their neck hair.
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12 February 2010, 05:49
CrowkillerThanks for the responses.
Fred, I like your theory about the ewes the best! LOL. My theory was that they were trying to dissuade us from shoulder mounts. It isn't working, I think it gives them character. I would have been alarmed if Fred hadn't pointed it out.
Here is mine, my best trophy picture of the bare neck:
I'm always fascinated by animal behavior, but my trip to Africa was far too short to really get to study the animals.
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12 February 2010, 09:09
jdollarthe 17 plus inch ram i shot last year had no rub signs on his neck. maybe it is just genetic variation.
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12 February 2010, 12:18
Neil-PHMay just be the same reason some of us become follicly challenged in older life !!
12 February 2010, 13:01
VlamMy theory is that it is the area where the pepper ticks congregate when they are in the bush and one of the few areas they can really scratch properly
I have seen a few old rams doing that at their favourite tree or rock. During the worst of the ticks they are often covered with them.
12 February 2010, 13:40
zhabanow this explins everything
My buck had all his hair when i shot him but at the taxidermist while waiting to get tanned some hwo it must have come back to life and rubbed the shit out of itself as when i got the buck it had NO hair from the eye's to three inches behind the shoulders,thanks guys
